RE: SCSI Zip drive

["Braden N. McDaniel" <braden shadow net>]

Thanks, I got it working.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denis McKeon [mailto:DMckeon swcp com]
> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 1998 12:45 AM
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: SCSI Zip drive
>
>
> In <001501bd708d$c5a95330$01018080 bonezero>,
> "Braden N. McDaniel" <braden shadow net> wrote:
> >I have installed RH5 on a system with a SCSI hard disc, CD-ROM, and Zip
> >drive. The Zip is nowhere to be found. What do I need to do to get it to
> >show up?
>
> Confirm that the hardware is seeing the Zip by watching the messages
> from the host adapter BIOS during boot, or by using some other OS;
> try booting with a formatted disk in the Zip drive;
> and mention the Zip device in /etc/fstab with a line like:
>
>     /dev/sdc4 /mnt/zip <fs-type> <options>
>
> or some such device path and mount point appropriate for your system,
> and run 'mount /mnt/zip' (or whatever) to get it mounted.
> (Zip/Jaz media are partition 4 for Mac compatibility reasons.)
>
> Other resources include The Linux SCSI HOWTO,
> and I believe there is a Zip/Jaz mini-HowTo,
> and the comp.periphs.scsi FAQ, at
>     http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/scsi-faq/
> if you desire to learn a lot more about SCSI hardware.
>
> These may also be useful:
>     http://www.iomega.com/support Iomega
>     http://cnct.com/home/steveg/zip.html    Iomega Zip FAQ
>
>
> --
> Denis McKeon
>
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