SCSI Iomega Zip Drive--Can't Mount it, I think it's a kernal problem...

TheMusicGuy · 10-11-2004, 02:57 AM

I'm trying to get my Zip drive to work on Slackware (newest version) with kernal 2.4.x.
On all other linux systems I've tried, using /dev/sda4 will mount it with no preoblems, regardless of how the device is connected to the computer. (USB, SCSI...)

What's funny is that Zipslack (which I used to use on the very same machine) mounted /dev/sda4 without needing any special stuff, but "regular"Slack won't do it. It just says "/dev/sda4 is not a valid block device."

I think, though, that when I installed Slackware I may have accidentally disabled SCSI support, and that's why it won't work.

So how can I enable SCSI support in my kernal / what other things may be causing my zip drive not to work?

Again, I'm a Slackware

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andrade · 10-11-2004, 03:59 AM

I think that in slackware you must use /dev/sr0
If it doesn't work try to recompile kernel making sure that scsi is part of kernel and compile the modules refereing to SCSI Zip drives

TheMusicGuy · 10-11-2004, 01:03 PM

Erm...yes, I said that, but how does one recompile the kernal with SCSI and how do you compile the modules?
I hate to be rude, but all you did was restate what I had already said...

gbonvehi · 10-11-2004, 01:09 PM

Well you could try mounting /dev/sdb4 (maybe some other thing got detected as scsi like your cdrw and the zip is on second place).
And better yet, type: dmesg | less
and see if you can find where your zip is detected and which drive is it on.

TheMusicGuy · 10-11-2004, 01:21 PM

I've tried
hdd4 (a, b and c are all internal drives)
sda4
sdb4
sdc4
sdd4

none work.

Right now I'm trying to reinstall the whole system (there were a lot of things I wanted to change) but I can't seem to find an option to use an scsi kernal...

EyesOnly · 10-11-2004, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheMusicGuy
but I can't seem to find an option to use an scsi kernal... [/B]

when running setup, you have to chose a kernel(somewhere at the end of the setyp, if i recall right). There you can chose the right scsi kernel for your scsi-card (for example; i have an adaptec, so i would chose adaptec.s).

I have a SCSI-zip drive, and am using it whit slackware, but whit a custom compiled kernel(2.6.8). So not sure wheter it is supposed to work whit the default slackware system. I would think so, because besides SCSI, nothing special is needed for a zip-drive...

you could run 'dmesg', and check for the SCSI startup
(to show you what to look for, this is a part of my SCSI-stuff:

Code:

 
scsi0 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.36
        <Adaptec 2940 Ultra SCSI adapter>
        aic7880: Ultra Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/253 SCBs

(scsi0:A:0): 5.000MB/s transfers (5.000MHz, offset 10)
  Vendor: FUJITSU   Model: M2513A            Rev: 0800
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 01
  Vendor: IOMEGA    Model: ZIP 100           Rev: E.08
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02

)

Also when you are using slackware 10, udev might cause some problems(i did have some problems whit that...)

gbonvehi · 10-11-2004, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EyesOnly
Also when you are using slackware 10, udev might cause some problems(i did have some problems whit that...)

Just to not scare people, udev is a 2.6.X thing, so it doesn't bother you with a slackware default install

TheMusicGuy · 10-11-2004, 01:48 PM

Thanks fellas, you've been quite helpful.

Now I just have to keep trial-and-error-ing to get setup to only install the stuff I want...Normally I'd just install everything but I only have 2064 MB on hdb. :P

gnashley · 10-11-2004, 04:33 PM

The easy answer is: Use the ZipSlack kernel. Lots of surprises in that compile and you'll have no problems. Or try one of the scsi kernels.
Go see my Crazy 3-legged 20MB Slackware Mini-HOWTO or other more reasonable minimum install strategies:
www.amigolinux.org/docs/minstall/index.htm