"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
>
> Steve Philp wrote:
>
> > Manny Styles wrote:
> > >
> > > I have an Iomega Zip 100 parallel port zip drive connected to my system.
> > > When I used Mandrake 5.3, it was detected during installation, and was ready
> > > to be mounted when I first started the system. with 6.0, it was not
> > > detected, and would not mount until I used "modprobe ppa". Unfortunately,
> > > this does not completely fix the problem. I have to use modprobe everytime
> > > I start my linux system in order to mount my zip drive. Is there a way I
> > > can get around this, and/or have the ppa module load at boot?
> >
> > Sure, create a file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules that contains:
> >
> > #! /bin/sh
> >
> > modprobe ppa
> >
> > Then set it to be executable:
> >
> > chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
> >
> > And it'll be run auto-magically whenever you boot.
> >
> > --
> > Steve Philp
> > Network Administrator
> > Advance Packaging Corporation
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Steve,
>
> What is the line #! /bin/sh for? I thought the "#" char. signified a
> comment to follow?
>
> Joe
It means to use /bin/sh to interpret the script that follows.
Similarly, you would use "#! /usr/bin/perl" for a Perl script and "#!
/bin/csh" for a Csh script.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
