On 07 May 1999, Debian Mail wrote: > Once (Debien 1.3.1) I could use my ZIP drive by saying > > rmmod lp > insmod scsi_mod > insmod sd_mod > insmod ppa > > After I installed Debian 2.0, ppa.o was not there any more. Now I > installed kernel 2.2.5. So ppa.o is there again, but not the other two > modules above. If I just say > > insmod ppa > > I get: > > /lib/modules/2.2.5/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or resource busy > > (but I did a rmmod lp first...) > > How does it work for kernel 2.2? > > Stef >
I'm using kernel 2.2.7 on slink. My Zip (parallel) drive works perfectly and so does the printer. I don't use modules at all. The 2.2.* kernel series allows you to have multiple parallel support. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.1 (Windows-free zone) Book Reviews: www.achc.demon.co.uk/bookreviews/ "The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on..." - Edward Fitzgerald (Rubaiat of Omar Khayyam)
