From owner-freebsd-hardware Sat Dec 14 06:28:15 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id GAA01349 for hardware-outgoing; Sat, 14 Dec 1996 06:28:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (0@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.110.29]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id GAA01330; Sat, 14 Dec 1996 06:28:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (15005@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.4/8.6.10) with SMTP id GAA09908; Sat, 14 Dec 1996 06:28:06 -0800 (PST) From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group Message-Id: <199612141428.GAA09908@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca> X-Authentication-Warning: passer.osg.gov.bc.ca: 15005@localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol Reply-to: cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca X-Mailer: MH X-Sender: cschuber To: "Brian T. Schellenberger - Personal Account" cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org (FreeBSD Hardware), freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Zip drive In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 13 Dec 96 20:49:16 EST." <199612140149.UAA07097@mercury.interpath.com> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 96 06:28:06 -0800 X-Mts: smtp Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I've got a working Zip drive under FreeBSD 2.1.5R, initially on my 486/33 and now on my P5/120. I chose SCSI because I already had an Adaptec 1542CF and three SCSI devices. You may wish to configure AMD to handle mounting of the Zip drive. I've found it reduces the number of instances I need to become root to mount a Zip disk. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert OV/VM: BCSC02(CSCHUBER) Open Systems Support BITNET: CSCHUBER@BCSC02.BITNET ITSD Internet: cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca cschuber@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca "Quit spooling around, JES do it." > > I'm trying to usei Nicolas Souchu's 2.1.0 zip driver from > http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~son/ppa3.html, and I'm not being entirely > successful. In fact, after detecting the ppa0 device, it locks up > (but only if the drive is in fact on--if it's powered off or disconnected, > I get a "probe failed" message and the boot continues). > > I need to get this working quickly, or send it back. Has anybody else > got a zip drive working? If so, did you use this driver, or get a > SCSI adaoptor? If the former, can you give me any pointers? If the > latter, do you have a laptap (PCMCIA) SCSI adaptor that works? > > Thanks. > > -- > Brian T. Schellenberger, the Man from Babble-On. > > "Someday I'll get around to importing all the cool quotes from my other > account's .sig files." http://mercury.interpath.com/~babbleon >