Well, I tried that. Here's what I got after typing "insmod ppa":
/lib/modules/2.2.14-15mdk/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
forstfed wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, you wrote:
>
> This is what worked for me:
>
> As su in a terminal window:
>
> mkdir /mnt/zip
>
> insmod parport
>
> insmod ppa
>
> mount -t msdos /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip
>
> make sure there is a disk in. You have to umount -t msdos /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip
> to eject the disk, then mount -t msdos /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip again when you
> insert another disk.
>
> Ed
>
> > Jon wrote:
> >
> > > Idris S Hamid wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am having trouble getting the zip drive recognized in
> > > > Mandrake 7.0. Here is what I get:
> > > >
> > > > # modprobe ppa
> > > > /lib/modules/2.2.14-15mdksecure/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or
> > > > resource busyparport: Device or resource busy
> > > >
> > > > modprobe imm gives the same message (though I have a 100M drive so
> > > > modpobe ppa should be correct).
> > > >
> > > > I added the following line to /etc/fstab:
> > > > /dev/hdd /mnt/zipdisk vfat user,noauto,rw 0 0
> > > >
> > > > Please advise, thanks a lot!
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes
> > > > Idris
> > >
> > > Do you have an IDE zip or a parallel port drive?
> > >
> > > ppa stands for parallel port adapter
> > >
> > > Yet you have your fstab set for an IDE zip drive...
> >
> > Since I have the same problem trying to get Mandrake 7.0 to recognize my
> >
> > PARALLEL Zip drive, my question is: So what? Everything I've seen so
> > have has been targeted toward those with IDE Zip drives. And yes, I have
> >
> > tried the suggestions anyway, yet I receive the same message as above.
> > Trying /dev/sdx4, or whatever variant, doesn't work because M7.0
> > doesn't recognize the parallel port as a SCSI device, and /dev/hdx4
> > doesn't
> > work because it's neither an IDE device, or hard drive. And to add to my
> >
> > original question (So what?) I ask: So what *is* the answer? Or is there
> >
> > one?
> >
> > Mani
