Re: ppa support for thinkpad and zip drive

[ahn@indigo2.rad.bgsm.edu (Dave Ahn)]

> I am using the non-scsi zip with my TP and the port replicator trying to 
> install Slackware 3.1. Has anyone out there managed to mount the Zip 
> drive sucessfully this way? I am having problems because when I try to 
> mount the drive or install the ppa module, the thing says that 0x378 is 
> being used by lp!?!!? Help!

I've never tried to mount any device thru the parallel port, but
I doubt that it will work on a generic kernel.  This may be wrong,
but I am fairly sure that the generic kernels that come with
Slackware X.Y have not been compiled with support for parallel
port devices (e.g. CDROM, ZIP, tape drive).  Most people install
from IDE or SCSI CDROM/HD or floppy or over the network, so
the extra drivers would waste space.

I would recommend copying Slackware to your DOS partition and
installing from that.

Alternatively, get a hold of a kernel with proper parallel port
device drivers installed and boot off of that.

> Alternatively, does anyone out there know a good Linux (Slackware) mail 
> list? I dont get USENET :(

I don't know of any Linux end-user mailing lists, though I'm sure
there are some.  There are Linux programmer related lists, such
as kernel development, etc, but you probably aren't interested in those.

Good luck,
Dave.

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