Help:PPA Zip and 2.0.33

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6 total messages Started by Meryl Tseng Sun, 22 Feb 1998 00:00

#484

Author: Meryl Tseng
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 00:00

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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?

2.  How do I keep my settings the next time I upgrade my kernel?

Re: Help:PPA Zip and 2.0.33

#485

Author: Robert Stout
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 00:00

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Meryl Tseng <mtseng@radix.net> wrote:
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>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
<snip>

Look at the list of mini-HOWTOs

Bob S.
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Re: Help:PPA Zip and 2.0.33

#486

Author: Meryl Tseng
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 00:00

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Robert Stout wrote:

> >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
> <snip>
> 
> Look at the list of mini-HOWTOs
> 
> Bob S.

I did:

http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX-3.html#ss3.2

It didn't tell me nuthin!

Re: Help:PPA Zip and 2.0.33

#487

Author: Thomas A. Oehser
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 00:00

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I think you just have to have the ppa.o driver, I always do it as a module.
My 'tomsrtbt' root/boot system includes both 2.0.33 and ppa.o, I did test it
on a friends machine with a parallel zip drive with no problems...

DO look at /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/README.ppa if you have problems...

-Tom

In article <34F21F29.E22E298B@radix.net>,
Meryl Tseng  <joe_tseng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Robert Stout wrote:
>
>> >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
>> <snip>
>> 
>> Look at the list of mini-HOWTOs
>> 
>> Bob S.
>
>I did:
>
>http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX-3.html#ss3.2
>
>It didn't tell me nuthin!

Re: Help:PPA Zip and 2.0.33

#488

Author: Charles Cosse
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 00:00

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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

Re: Help:PPA Zip and 2.0.33

#489

Author: Robert Stout
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 00:00

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Meryl Tseng  <joe_tseng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I did:
>
>http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX-3.html#ss3.2
>
>It didn't tell me nuthin!

How about

ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/Install-From-Zip
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/ZIP-Drive
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/ZIP-Install
>
>

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