Re: [Sheflug] Iomega Zip Drive Parallel

["Chris J/#6" <nospam [at] nccnet.co.uk>]

> Dear all,
> 
> I have some documentation on how to setup a Parallel Zip drive under
> Linux but it's packed away before the great house move.
> 
> I seem to remember it being relatively straightforward and shouldn't
> need the Iomega drivers (which don't install on my distro - Mandrake 7).
> 
> Anyway any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Graham

The kernel needs SCSI and SCSI disk support, and from that point it needs the 
Iomega PPA driver...depending on how your dist is installed, you maybe okay; 
try typing "modprobe ppa" or "modprobe imm" (depending on the age of the 
drive; old drives use the ppa module, newer ones the imm one. According to 
Documentation/Configure.help, then if the cable that comes with the drive is 
labeled "Autodetect", then its probably a new drive) and see if any SCSI 
hosts are detected.

After that point, just treat it as any other SCSI disk using the traditional 
mount, umount, ls, cp et al commands :)

If there is another way to access a Zip drive, then I don't know about it :) 
But this should do the job.

Chris...

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