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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



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