[ale] Are IDE ZIP-drives supported under 2.0.33?

Linux Idiot esoteric at atlnet.com
Wed Jun 3 12:08:57 EDT 1998


John M. Mills wrote:
> 
> Lo, folks --
> 
> I installed RH4.2, and have since upgraded to the 2.0.33 kernel.  (I run
> libc.so.5.)  RedHat's 'Hardware Compatibility FAQ' says: removeable-
> medium IDE drives are not supported, and they specifically mention
> Iomega's ZIP as an example.  I recall seeing posts that they may be
> supported by the module 'ide-floppy' and/or the kernel config option
> 'large_floppy'.

I don't know about the IDE zip, but I've got an IDE ls120 drive that is
working with 2.0.33. 

> 
> Are these drives supported in a 2.0.x kernel, and if so, how should I
> build and install the relevant module(s)?
> 
> TIA
> 
>   John M. Mills, Senior Research Engineer   --   john.mills at gtri.gatech.edu
>     Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332-0834
>           Phone contacts: 404.894.0151 (voice), 404.894.6285 (FAX)

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