Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 12:43:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Gary Hall <gary.hall@mcg-graphics.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Adding a zip drive on a parallel port Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808131240460.11633-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <35D176A3.AA5605FF@mcg-graphics.com>
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On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Gary Hall wrote: > We are trying to utilise a parallel port ZIP drive for making backups > on. We have attached the ZIPdrive to the machine and rebooted the > machine. > > How do we configure the drive and then format it for FreeBSD ? You must run -CURRENT to get the parallel-port bus support, then hope that the vpo driver finds your drive. I'd seriously suggest using a SCSI version instead. It's faster and better supported. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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