Re: [TCLUG:2916] mounting zip disk

[Peter Lukas <peter@math.umn.edu>]

There are two types of parallel port zip drives:  read the Zip Mini HowTO
for the specifics:
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/ZIP-Drive.html

Peter Lukas
Math Systems Office
University of Minnesota


On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Scot Jenkins wrote:

> Before I try to edit my /etc/fstab file to mount the floppy, cdrom, and
> zip drive at boot, somehow I gotta get the parallel port zip drive to
> mount.
> Command line mount/umount cdrom and floppy is no problem.
>   Checked dmesg. I don't think the kernel has a driver for my zip.
> That's
> one theory. 
> 
>    >mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /zip
> 
>     gave me an error message relating to isamod driver. The folder /zip
> is valid.
> 
>   Slackware 3.3
> 
> don't you have to load the parallel port module 1st?  ppa.o I think. 
> Don't have a zip drive but I think this is your problem.
> 
> try lsmod to see if it's loaded
> -- 
> Scot W. Jenkins <swjenkins@ibm.net>
> Unix Systems Administrator
> 
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