Alessandro Z wrote: > After compiling the kernel including: > --> scsi support=yes > scsi disk support=yes > Iomega Zip support as a module > parallel printer as module > and running lilo to use the new kernel I get an error when trying to > install ppa:
What about rebooting after running lilo? > insmod ppa I also get error messages with insmod because ppa depends on modules that could not be installed in the kernel. The file /lib/modules/2.2.1/modules.dep says that ppa depends on scsi_mod, and parport. But when I "modprobe ppa" I get no error messages if the ZIP drive is connected. Now it is not here, and so I get: /lib/modules/2.2.1/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or resource busy parport: Device or resource busy > --> PPA: unable to initialise controller at 0x378, error 1 > scsi: 0 hosts > > /lib/modules/2.0.xx/scsi/ppa.o: > init_module: Device or resource busy I see that you use kernel 2.0.xx. I didn't know that kernel in the 2.0 series supported ZIP drives. I think that my last 2.0.35 didn't included ZIP drives. Nevertheless, I include below some of the critical CONFIG's in file /usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.1/.config after running "make menuconfig" for paralel port ZIP drive, in case you want to compile kernel 2.2.1: # Loadable module support CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y CONFIG_KMOD=y # General setup CONFIG_PARPORT=m CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=m # CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set # Plug and Play support CONFIG_PNP=y CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=m # Additional Block Devices CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=m # CONFIG_PARIDE is not set # SCSI support CONFIG_SCSI=m # SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM) CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m # SCSI low-level drivers CONFIG_SCSI_PPA=m # CONFIG_SCSI_IMM is not set CONFIG_SCSI_IZIP_EPP16=y # CONFIG_SCSI_IZIP_SLOW_CTR is not set # Character devices CONFIG_PRINTER=m CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK=y -- Conrado Badenas (Assistant Lecturer) Department of Thermodynamics. University of Valencia c/. Doctor Moliner, 50 | e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 46100 Burjassot (Valencia) | Phn: +34-63864350 SPAIN | Fax: +34-63983385