Before I tried to manually install it on my MDK 8.2 computer, I looked at several references, one of which from Iomega's own Web site (you pointed me there, indirectly.) Those instructions conflicted a bit with another set that came up as a high score in Google for what I was looking for. I tried it both ways, neither of which helped me get the drive to be recognized. I eventually ended up reinstalling 8.2 because I think I may have messed up my symlinks and got so terribly confused. On install, 8.2 found the drive and took care of everything for me. Phew!
I have been following the numerous supermount problems others have been having in the listserv, so I know that it can get flaky. Here's what I noticed on mine:
1) If I try to do a listing of the contents of a newly inserted Zip disk from the console prompt, it either tells me there is an 'input/output error' or that the device does not exist. Which one depends on whether I have accessed the drive through X-windows prior to doing this at the console level or not.
2) If I go into KDE and click on the Zip drive icon, it tells me I do not have permission to access the device.
3) If I then go into Konqueror and try to access '/mnt/zip', it happily does so without a problem. As long as I switch to another folder outside of '/mnt', switch my zip disks, then go back into '/mnt/zip', Konqueror has no problems automounting the disks as I change them.
4) Once I exit out to the console level, doing a listing gives me the error as stated in 1). However, I can CD over to the Zip disk and do a listing easily enough.
I guess it comes down to knowing the rules of the game, huh? Have you noticed about the same, Sharrea?
T
Sharrea wrote:
On Sunday 20 Oct 2002 10:01 am, Technoslick wrote:So, your external zip drive was automatically recognized during install? Is it USB or parallel port?I have an old parallel port zip drive that I have cursed as much as used in the past. (really don't like the things) I haven't interacted much with Iomega, so I can't complain about them. I was just never impressed with the way their software always screwed up my printers and caused what seemed like random lock-ups... I wonder if it would be worth giving it a go in Linux? Does yours work pretty reliable under MDK?
Mine is an old parallel port zip drive (250MB) and yeah, I don't like my zip drive much either... too slow. However it works flawlessly in linux, no problems whatsoever.
A few months back Tom (at least I think it was Tom) had suggested mounting your zip drive somewhere other than under the /mnt dir so you don't have to wait while the zip disk is read when browsing other mounted devices in the /mnt dir. Seems like a good idea to me, I just haven't gotten around to doing so. Actually, I'll go do it right now!
Get back to us if you have any problems installing your zip drive.
Sharrea
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