[ILUG] Par port Zip drive

[Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin)]

Oh ... forgot to mention:
	modprobe ppa 
for older models (the ones that are parallel only ...) or:
	modprobe imm
for newer models (the ones that can be either parallel or scsi)

This sets up the driver ... (check with lsmod first to see if they're
already loaded !)

P

> -----Original Message-----
> Tony,
> 	The parport zip shows up as a scsi device in linux ...
> 
> The problem most people have is remembering that a pre-formatted ZipDisk
> shows up (assuming no other scsi drives) as /dev/sda4 (4th partition on
> /dev/sda) whereas a reformatted zip disk shows up as /dev/sda1 (normally)
> ...
> 
> This can lead to confusion for anyone used to 'stick it in and it shows
> up'
> drives under certain other OSs ...
> 
> P
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > I'm having problems getting my parallel port Zip drive to work.  I've
> done
> > the things in the SUSE help files and it assures me that it can work but
> > doesn't give this newbie enough step - by - step instructions.   Can
> > anyone
> > help?
> > 
> 
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