Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 11:54:53 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Bart Muyzer <Bart.Muyzer@cv.ruu.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Bart Muyzer <bartm@cv.ruu.nl> Subject: Re: Internal IDE ZIP drive support? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970327115346.354T-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199703211104.MAA21547@domino.cv.ruu.nl>
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On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Bart Muyzer wrote: > Dear list, > > Having searched the FAQ and the hardware support guide, I am still in > doubt... hence this quick question: > > Will FreeBSD 2.2 support an internal IDE ZIP drive? I know I have to be > careful with mount/umount before removing the floppies... It really depends on how it reports itself. If it acts like a CD it should work okay. I haven't heard from anyone with an IDE one. I have an external SCSI one here with me awaitng a proper adapter to connect to my NCR. > Will FreeBSD 2.2 handle this as any "normal" IDE drive? Good question. > Will I be able to read all supported filesystem types (including > MS-DOS)?? If it can see it, it should work as any other drive. 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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