Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 17:15:08 -0600 From: Scott Wilson <scott@medicaltech.com> To: "'Doug White'" <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, 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: <8BBBEA98FCB7D011ADB100001B16D9A418ACD7@ntsvr.medicaltech.com>
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Even after installing, if I run sysinstall it locks up. I have checked the jumper settings and my CD-ROM is set as the master with the Zip drive as the slave. The cable appears to be okay. I can't see any pinches in the cable or other signs of a problem, anyway. Thanks > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug White [SMTP:dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 5:01 PM > To: Scott Wilson > Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' > Subject: Re: Problem with Iomega ZIP drive and FreeBSD > > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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