Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:00:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Scott Wilson <scott@medicaltech.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Problem with Iomega ZIP drive and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980429155919.13203w-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <8BBBEA98FCB7D011ADB100001B16D9A418ACD0@ntsvr.medicaltech.com>
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On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Scott Wilson wrote: > I recently purchased FreeBSD 2.2.6 from CDRom.com. The installation > program locks up running sysinstall. I have traced it down to a problem > with sysinstall and my ZIP drive. The drive is an Iomega ZIP drive > attached as the second device on my secondary IDE controller. > > If I unplug the ZIP drive, sysinstall will run fine but if the ZIP drive > is attached, sysinstall appears to lock up during the "probing devices" > step. Since I dual boot this machine into Windows NT (and I need the > ZIP drive for my NT development work), permanently disconnecting the ZIP > drive is not an option. I have tried making a custom kernal with the > zip device removed, but this did not help either. Is there a way to > make this drive work with FreeBSD? Or at least some way to keep > sysinstall from locking up? Are you saying you're having a problem AFTER installation too? Usually the installer will barf on it, but once the system is installed it won't have a problem. Double check that your master/slave jumper is set correctly and that the cable is in good shape. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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