From owner-freebsd-current Tue Feb 24 18:08:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA05143 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 18:08:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA05134 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 18:08:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA17550; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 18:06:01 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802250206.SAA17550@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Edwin Culp cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ZIP 100 In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 24 Feb 1998 19:27:15 CST." <34F37373.5FDA356B@ver1.telmex.net.mx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 18:06:00 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I just installed a Zip 100M Parallel port. It seems to work fine, > but I get this from dmesg. > > vpo0: on ppbus 0 > scbus0 at vpo0 bus 0 > sd0 at scbus0 target 6 lun 0 > sd0: type 0 removable SCSI 2 > sd0: Direct-Access > sd0: ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0 Invalid field in CDB > sd0 could not mode sense (4). Using ficticious geometry > > I don't know where the ILLEGAL REQUEST is coming from or why, but > since it works, I haven't worried too much :-) But, if someone > does know it would be nice. The SCSI code asks the disk what its geometry is. Knowing the geometry is important if you want to make the disk bootable. The Zip refuses to give an answer, and because the command is not handled specially, you get a warning printed. It's harmless. > The real problem is that I want to connect a parallel printer to the > Zip and I assume that I will use nlpt0 which doesn`t have a device > or a listing in MAKEDEV. I assume that it shouldn't be linked to > lpt0, but I'm really not sure. No; the nlpt driver has the same major/minor numbers as lpt, so just print to /dev/lpt0 like you normally would. > P.D. Does this work or should I just install another parallel port? Yup. I even tested it before I committed it. YMMV, and I am always keen to hear feedback, especially if you have detailed problem reports. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message