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From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] One more zip drive question
> Have you tried looking at all the boot-up messages to see how Linux
> sees your zip drive? Also, is your kernel configured for that device?
> To check the boot-up messages, create a file, myfile.
> Then:
> dmesg > myfile
> then check what's in myfile. Should tell you what Linux sees.
>
> --- Jim Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I am currently upgrading from 5.3 to 6.0 on another
> > computer after giving up on
> > this one getting my ATAPI zip drive to work.
> >
> > Under 5.3, my parallel port zip drive was found.
> > Under 6.0 during the upgrade
> > it wasn't. What gives here? Shouldn't a newer kernel
> > be downward compatable?
> >
> > Many thanks for the help.
> >
> > Jim
> >
>
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I had the same problem, just type "modprobe ppa" (no quotes) at the prompt,
then mount your drive as normal. I have no idea why 6.0 doesn't see the zip
drive automatically when 5.3 did.
Manny Styles
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