Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 21:56:49 +0200 From: "Barry Monk" <barry.monk@gnet.tn> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: IOMEGA IDE ZIP DRIVE Config Message-ID: <01a901bd72e0$7cf95e00$234d5fc1@default>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00ED_01BD72F0.8BA1DBC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I have the above internal device and wonder if I can make BSD2.2.5 = see it. I checked the FAQ's etc and only find refs to SCSI or parallel drives. = I think it may be possible because when I boot BSD it sees the drve as locked when = I have a disk in it and unlocked when I don't, and tries to assign it as = wdc1 and fails, then says unrecognied device wd1a. It would be magnificant if I = could access this device as presently I have to copy from zip to floppy un MS = then boot BSD and mount the floppy - a bit time consuming, and file size is = an obvious limiting factor! as I still an not on-line in BSD (modem = problems, some of you might have seen my question with regardto using usrobotics = winmodems on BSD).=20 Thanks Barry ------=_NextPart_000_00ED_01BD72F0.8BA1DBC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi, I have the above internal device = and wonder=20 if I can make BSD2.2.5 see it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I checked the FAQ's etc and only = find refs to=20 SCSI or parallel drives. I think it</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>may be possible because when I boot = BSD it sees=20 the drve as locked when I</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>have a disk in it and unlocked when = I don't, and=20 tries to assign it as wdc1 and</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>fails, then says unrecognied = device wd1a.=20 It would be magnificant if I could</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>access this device as presently I = have to copy=20 from zip to floppy un MS then</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>boot BSD and mount the floppy - a = bit time=20 consuming, and file size is an</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>obvious limiting factor! as I still = an not=20 on-line in BSD (modem problems, some</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>of you might have seen my question = with regardto=20 using usrobotics winmodems</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>on BSD). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanks = Barry</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00ED_01BD72F0.8BA1DBC0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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