> Hello Adrian, > > Thanx a lot for your answer. > > Below are other interesting > informations I've received > from Phillipe Anderson. > > Regards, Max > > > ----- Begin Included Message ----- > > >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jun 16 17:33 MET 1998 > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 17:33:57 +0200 > From: Philippe Andersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: ZIP & ZIP+ drives > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hello Max, > > Yes, the Parallel version of the ZIP drive is supported by default by > all recent versions of the kernel (for sure as of 2.0.32, possibly with > all 2.0.x). To enable support for it, recompile your kernel with SCSI > support (yes, even if you haven't any SCSI adapter), SCSI disk support, > and for the adaptor, choose Iomega PPA driver. > > Regarding the ZIP Plus, a driver have just been developed by Dave > Campbell. See the following URL : > > http://www.torque.net/~campbell/ (file is imm.tar.gz) > > Beware : the code is in Alpha stage, but seems quite usable and stable > enough (I'm using it - rarely - without problem). Also please note that > ZIP+ only needs a special driver to be used in parallel mode ; if you've > got a SCSI board, you don't have a problem. > > If you need documentation, go to the LDP (on sunsite), in the > unmaintained/mini section, there is a ZIP-Drive.txt (it somewhat old : > 01/96 but still worth reading). I'm also in the business of publishing a > updated version of the stuff, transformed in a full-blown sgml howto, > but in the early draft stage as yet. Don't wait for it. > > Hope this helps. > > Ph. A. > > -- > > > > //\\ > \\// > ///\\\ > SCITEX > > /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/ > /* Scitex Europe, S.A. | Philippe Andersson */ > /* Dreve Richelle, 161, E-F,| PC & Network Specialist */ > /* 1410 WATERLOO | [EMAIL PROTECTED] */ > /* BELGIUM | +32-2-352.25.93 Fax: +32-2-352.25.84 */ > /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/ > > > ----- End Included Message ----- > > >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jun 17 12:26 MET 1998 > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > X-Lotus-Fromdomain: SCITEX > To: Max Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 12:25:56 +0200 > Subject: Re[2]: ZIP & ZIP+ drives > Mime-Version: 1.0 > > > > Hello again, Max. > > Just a word of warning since you mentionned you were considering the > purchase of a ZIP and didn't own one yet. You might want to have a > look at the "Click of Death" Home Page (see URL : > http://www.thirdeyesp.com/jatin/iomega/). Recent ZIP drives seem to be > vulnerable to some kind of "disease" called "Click of Death". I own > mine (ZIP+) for a few month and never had any problem, but also I must > say that I don't use it quite often. > > Up to you to decide - just thought you'd rather hear about this before > purchasing than after (as I had). > > Good luck. Bye. > > Ph. A. > > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator ____________________________ > _____ > Subject: Re: ZIP & ZIP+ drives > Author: Max Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at SCITEX > Date: 6/17/98 8:29 AM > > > > > Dear Phillipe, > I thank you a lot for your answer. > I still don't know which one I'm going to buy though :-( > However, I'm quite happy to learn that work is in progress :-) > First, I'm going to have a running box !! > Hope to see your Howto soon. > Regards, Max. > > > > >
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