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Although you posted a week ago...

Meryl Tseng wrote:
> 
> I installed a new kernel (32 to 33) on my RH5 system.  However I lost my
> PPA Zip drive; the kernel said it does not recognize /dev/sda4.
> 
> I tried to mount it again by compiling in SCSI disk enable in the
> kernel.  This did not resolve the problem either.  I just scanned the
> list of HOWTOs in the LDP and there was no mention of how to mount a PPA
> Zip drive.
> 
> Two things:
> 
> 1.  How do I reenable my Zip drive?
      
      I would: i) check that bios recognizes your parallel port(s)
                  and note the addresses.

              ii) use dmesg to review the bootup procedure and see
                  what happens to that port(s), i.e., who claims them
                  (having plip enabled may sieze your port before
                  lp gets a chance -- I think there can be problems
                  if another device/process claims the port first)

             iii) proceed accordingly...


> 
> 2.  How do I keep my settings the next time I upgrade my kernel?
            
      keep a copy of your /usr/src/linux/.config and load it next time
      you build your kernel.

Charles Cosse 
ccosse@nmsu.edu