Quoting Gregory Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > At 07:14 PM 04/03/2000 +0100, David Wright wrote: > >Quoting Anthony Campbell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > > > I don't use modules. I have my printer connected through the Zip drive > > > and I can use either or both without problems. This is with kernel > > > 2.2.14. > > > >Yes, that's what I would expect with 2.2 kernels, as in the > >HOWTO that Gregory quoted. But I presume that without modules, > >you have to make sure that the zip drive is present when you > >boot. Or can you use any of the scsiutils to get round this? > > I'm not sure what is indicated to do with the modules, or if it is indeed > necessary; any more details available? :-)
Modprobe or insmod them (ppa and lp) but not both at the same time. > I use Debian 2.1R4, is this a 2.2 kernel? If you don't know, then it's unlikely to be, because you would have had to compile it. But uname -r will tell you. > My boot time dmesg says: > > ... > scsi0 : PPA driver version 0.26 using 4-bit mode on port 0x378. > scsi : 1 host. > Vendor: IOMEGA Model: ZIP 100 Rev: D.06 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Detected scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0 > scsi : detected 1 SCSI disk total. > sda : READ CAPACITY failed. > sda : status = 0, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 28 > sda : extended sense code = 2 > sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB. > Partition check: > sda:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 > unable to read partition table > .... > lp: Driver configured but no interfaces found. > .... So the zip drive was switched on at the time (but no disk). If you're using a stock kernel, I presume ppa and lp are modules, and that you installed then in the installation program, ie, both are therefore mentioned in /etc/modules. You could remove their names and either insert them manually at appropriate times, or rely on kerneld to do it for you when you print or mount a zip disk. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
