Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 22:32:11 -0600 From: Edwin Culp <eculp@ver1.telmex.net.mx> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ZIP 100 Message-ID: <34F39ECB.39BC3394@ver1.telmex.net.mx> References: <199802250206.SAA17550@dingo.cdrom.com> <34F38A0D.DE69B35@ver1.telmex.net.mx>
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Final Report everything works great. Zip - Printer Thanks ed Edwin Culp wrote: > > Mike Smith wrote: > > > > > I just installed a Zip 100M Parallel port. It seems to work fine, > > > but I get this from dmesg. > > > > > > vpo0: <Adaptec aic7110 scsi> on ppbus 0 > > > scbus0 at vpo0 bus 0 > > > sd0 at scbus0 target 6 lun 0 > > > sd0: <IOMEGA ZIP 100 J.03> type 0 removable SCSI 2 > > > sd0: Direct-Access > > > sd0: ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0 Invalid field in CDB > > > sd0 could not mode sense (4). Using ficticious geometry > > > > > > I don't know where the ILLEGAL REQUEST is coming from or why, but > > > since it works, I haven't worried too much :-) But, if someone > > > does know it would be nice. > > > > The SCSI code asks the disk what its geometry is. Knowing the geometry > > is important if you want to make the disk bootable. The Zip refuses to > > give an answer, and because the command is not handled specially, you > > get a warning printed. It's harmless. > > > > > The real problem is that I want to connect a parallel printer to the > > > Zip and I assume that I will use nlpt0 which doesn`t have a device > > > or a listing in MAKEDEV. I assume that it shouldn't be linked to > > > lpt0, but I'm really not sure. > > > > No; the nlpt driver has the same major/minor numbers as lpt, so just > > print to /dev/lpt0 like you normally would. > > > > > P.D. Does this work or should I just install another parallel port? > > > > Yup. I even tested it before I committed it. YMMV, and I am always > > keen to hear feedback, especially if you have detailed problem reports. > > -- > > Thanks a lot, Mike. I'm going to give the printer a try and see what > happens. > I'm sure it'll work fine. > > ed To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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