See: http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/running-kernel-2.2
... for a list of known issues when running the newer kernels on Slink machines. On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, virtanen wrote: > On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > A: > > One way is to use modules, which I think most people do. > > Is there any doc available how to compile the kernel using just those > modules (printer and zip-drive) so that it works effectively? (In the > installation manual there is a long talk about that matter *why* compiling > the kernel is done how it is done in Debian, but very little about that > matter *how to do* it... :-)) > > B: > > However, > > I don't use them myself; if you have the latest kernel (2.2.x > > series) you can have both your zip drive and your printer working > > simultaneously, without modules and without any problems. > > 1) > Did you install the latest kernel with slink? > Any problems with it? > > 2) > Does the Zip drive work then that way that the printer is attached to the > zip-drive? > > 3) > What about then if I take the zip-drive off sometimes and attach printer > directly to the parallel port? > > (In my case the zip drive isn't there > always. I'm using it in two machines.) > > > - > hv > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | Nate Duehr - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Support Amateur Radio & Linux! | | Private Pilot, Telephony Engineer | Ham Callsign: N0NTZ | | UNIX Hack, Perl Hack, Tech-Freak | Grid Square: DM79 | | | "May the Source be with you." | +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | HamRadio and Linux mailing lists available for interested parties: | | http://www.natetech.com/mailman/listinfo | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+