[linux-help] Re: Setting up a Zip drive with Linux...How?

[Jim Vetor <jvetor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Patrick, I'm mobile in Michigan right now and don't have my linux
stuff with me but here goes. lp0 is for your printer. My zip drive is
set up as /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip. I have to use msdos instead of vfat so it
looked like: mount msdos /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip. To be able to mount as user
you will have to make an entry in /etc/fstab. You should be able to find
all this in a zip drive howto. Another thing I had to do was in a
terminal as root do a (hope I have this right) ismod parport and hit
return then insmod ppa. I put these two lines in /etc/rcd/sysini (I
think I have this right) and with the entries in fstab I can then click
on the zip Icons I have on the desktop to mount the zip. I am fairly new
to linux so maybe someone else will add to this. I never could get vfat
to work, only msdos. I had a heck of a time getting my zip installed.
All the guys who tried to help just never got through to me and I
finally got it working by trial and error. Good luck.
Jim
Wichita

"Patrick R. Klee" wrote:
> 
> Hey guys, and possibly gals,  :-)
> 
> I got an Iomega Zip! drive for my birthday, and it said it is compatible
> with Linux, and I think I got it set up, however, it runs through the
> parallel port, and my printer hooks into the drive and the drive hooks
> into the computer.  Also, my printer works but when I try to mount the
> Zip drive, I get the message, "only root can mount /dec/lp0 on /mnt/zip.
> 
> If this helps, look at the following:
> 
> I have my device as /dev/lp0, because that is the printer port and the
> printer works fine.
> also, like /mnt/fd0, I have my mount point as /mnt/zip
> finally, my filesystem type is vfat for Win9x/NT/DOS type files.  like
> the floppy.
> 
> Any and all help would be greatly appriciated.
> 
> Thankx
> Patrick
> 
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