Hi James. >>>>> This box w/Slack8.0/2.4.18; running AOK with an Atapi ZIP250 >>>>> internal, as /dev/sda4, as long as I insmod ide-scsi.o.. >>>>> (That file also installs sd_mod.o )..
>>>> You're doing this wrong. I have the Atapi Zip100 internal. It >>>> does not need the ide-scsi.co. Just set it up like this: >>>> >>>> /dev/hdc4 /zip auto noauto,user 0 0 >>>> >>>> You only need the scsi stuff when using the external type Zip >>>> (which I also have). >>> Greetings and - Gad Zooks.. Where did you discover the above? >>> Everything I've read about ZIP drives say they _must_ use scsi >>> emulation.. >> SCSI emulation is needed for PARALLEL PORT and SCSI INTERFACE zip >> drives only - and NOT for ATAPI IDE zip drives - UNLESS you included >> the string "hdc=ide-scsi" as a kernel parameter. If you did that, >> then you told the kernel to use the ide-scsi driver to access the >> drive in the secondary master IDE position independent of whether >> such was necessary or not. > Doesn't scsi emulation also apply to USB Zip (and other IDE) devices > as well? I have an external Zip100 drive that plugs into the computer > via USB, and it appears under the /dev/sdaX node. It shows up as a > scsi device, even though it's apparently using some sort of IDE to > USB trickery - which makes me believe that these also use scsi > emulation. I could be seriously miscomprehending - an ever-present > danger to my semi computer-literate cognitive apparatus. I know zilch about the USB version, which is why I specifically didn't mention it in the above. However, from your description, the USB models appear to the computer as being a USB-SCSI interface with a SCSI Zip drive behind it. In that case, they would use the relevant SCSI driver. Best wishes from Riley. --- * Nothing as pretty as a smile, nothing as ugly as a frown. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.493 / Virus Database: 292 - Release Date: 25-Jun-2003 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
