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Just as I was about to throw in the towel and make my recommendation for Ubuntu, I decided to try the command suggested by adamw and it worked!! Immediately after booting up I typed modprobe pata_marvell entered a ZIP Disk and it immediately recognized it. Amazing! Now, I added that command to the /etc/modprobe.conf file so I didn't have to probe that module manually each time and it appears to work. Hopefully that is the best place to put it but if its not, please let me know. Greg and Adam, thank you guys so much for all the assistance you have given me regarding this issue. Greg, even though you and I weren't able to figure out the problem, you have certainly given me plenty of examples on how to debug devices should I run into problems in the future. Thanks guys!!

First let me thank you again for your input. The documentation you specified is pretty similar to the kinds of stuff I was finding online. There just doesn't seem to be more up-to-date information on ZIP drives these days. Unfortunately, it is the only technology I am able to use to achieve my goal at this time. Anyways, the first link is kind of interesting because if I were going by ONLY the information contained on that page, I would say it were a hybrid of the ATA and ATAPI connector because it does have a single button that acts as both the indicator light and eject function BUT it also has a manual eject hook on the front. However, since I have the instruction booklet for the drive sitting in front of me, it clearly states "Zip ATAPI Drive" so my answer would be ATAPI :) So, after discovering it is an ATAPI drive, I followed your second link and read the section entitled "4.5 ATAPI version". This section states that I just need to enable "ATAPI floppy support in the kernel" but then doesn't give instructions on how to do this. Would you be able to direct me on how to enable ATAPI floppy support in the kernel? The link provided on the page refers to the linux gazette which is clearly outdated. I will submit a bug report regarding this issue later today. Thanks, yet again, for all your help.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8276 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff Memory behind bridge: fa000000-fe8fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000dfffffff Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- Capabilities: [88] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8276 Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [a0] Express (v1) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+ RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #2, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s, Latency L0 <256ns, L1 <4us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- SltCap: AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise- Slot # 0, PowerLimit 75.000000; Interlock- NoCompl- SltCtl: Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg- Control: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power- Interlock- SltSta: Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock- Changed: MRL- PresDet+ LinkState- RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible- RootCap: CRSVisible- RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending- Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?> Capabilities: [140] Root Complex Link <?> Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [uHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 Region 4: I/O ports at b800 [size=32] Capabilities: [50] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [uHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21 Region 4: I/O ports at b880 [size=32] Capabilities: [50] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [uHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18 Region 4: I/O ports at bc00 [size=32] Capabilities: [50] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18 Region 0: Memory at f9fffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0 Capabilities: [98] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd Kernel modules: ehci-hcd 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22 Region 0: Memory at f9ff8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=55mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [70] Express (v1) Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us ExtTag- RBE- FLReset+ DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed unknown, Width x0, ASPM unknown, Latency L0 <64ns, L1 <1us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; Disabled- Retrain- CommClk- ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed unknown, Width x0, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?> Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?> Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0 Memory behind bridge: fea00000-feafffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f8f00000-00000000f8ffffff Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- Capabilities: [40] Express (v1) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+ RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend- LnkCap: Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x2, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <1us, L1 <4us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep+ BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk- ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x2, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- SltCap: AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug+ Surpise+ Slot # 0, PowerLimit 10.000000; Interlock- NoCompl- SltCtl: Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg- Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock- SltSta: Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock- Changed: MRL- PresDet+ LinkState+ RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible- RootCap: CRSVisible- RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending- Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?> Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?> Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff Memory behind bridge: fe900000-fe9fffff Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- Capabilities: [40] Express (v1) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+ RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend- LnkCap: Port #6, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <256ns, L1 <4us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep+ BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- SltCap: AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug+ Surpise+ Slot # 0, PowerLimit 10.000000; Interlock- NoCompl- SltCtl: Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg- Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock- SltSta: Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock- Changed: MRL- PresDet+ LinkState+ RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible- RootCap: CRSVisible- RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending- Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?> Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?> Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [uHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23 Region 4: I/O ports at b080 [size=32] Capabilities: [50] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [uHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19 Region 4: I/O ports at b400 [size=32] Capabilities: [50] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [uHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18 Region 4: I/O ports at b480 [size=32] Capabilities: [50] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23 Region 0: Memory at f9fff800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0 Capabilities: [98] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd Kernel modules: ehci-hcd 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 92) (prog-if 01 [subtractive decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=32 I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff Memory behind bridge: feb00000-febfffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f0000000-00000000f00fffff Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 22 Region 0: I/O ports at a000 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at 9c00 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at 9880 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at 9800 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at 9480 [size=16] Region 5: I/O ports at 9400 [size=16] Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [b0] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: ata_piix Kernel modules: ata_generic, ata_piix, pata_acpi, ide-pci-generic 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18 Region 0: Memory at f9fff400 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Region 4: I/O ports at 0400 [size=32] Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus Kernel modules: i2c-i801 00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8277 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 22 Region 0: I/O ports at b000 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at ac00 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at a880 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at a800 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at a480 [size=16] Region 5: I/O ports at a400 [size=16] Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [b0] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel driver in use: ata_piix Kernel modules: ata_generic, ata_piix, pata_acpi, ide-pci-generic 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8243 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] Region 3: Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M] Region 5: I/O ports at cc00 [size=128] Expansion ROM at fe8e0000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [78] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <4us ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <4us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?> Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?> Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information <?> Kernel modules: nvidiafb 02:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE6121 SATA II Controller (rev b1) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8296 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: I/O ports at dc00 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at d880 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at d800 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at d480 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at d400 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at fe9ffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME+ Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [e0] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr+ NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, Latency L0 <256ns, L1 unlimited ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?> Kernel modules: ata_generic, pata_acpi, pata_marvell, ahci, ide-pci-generic 03:00.0 PCI bridge: NEC Corporation uPD720400 PCI Express - PCI/PCI-X Bridge (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Bus: primary=03, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=64 Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- Capabilities: [40] Express (v1) PCI/PCI-X Bridge, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- BrConfRtry- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x8, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <4us, L1 <16us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; Disabled- Retrain- CommClk- ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x2, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [54] PCI-X bridge device Secondary Status: 64bit+ 133MHz+ SCD- USC- SCO- SRD- Freq=conv Status: Dev=03:00.0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC- SCO- SRD- Upstream: Capacity=32 CommitmentLimit=32 Downstream: Capacity=16 CommitmentLimit=16 Capabilities: [64] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=55mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Bridge: PM- B3+ Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?> Kernel modules: shpchp 03:00.1 PCI bridge: NEC Corporation uPD720400 PCI Express - PCI/PCI-X Bridge (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Region 0: Memory at feaffc00 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128] Bus: primary=03, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=64 Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f8f00000-00000000f8ffffff Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- Capabilities: [40] Express (v1) PCI/PCI-X Bridge, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- BrConfRtry- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x8, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <4us, L1 <16us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; Disabled- Retrain- CommClk- ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x2, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [54] PCI-X bridge device Secondary Status: 64bit+ 133MHz+ SCD- USC- SCO- SRD- Freq=conv Status: Dev=03:00.1 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC- SCO- SRD- Upstream: Capacity=32 CommitmentLimit=32 Downstream: Capacity=16 CommitmentLimit=16 Capabilities: [64] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=55mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Bridge: PM- B3+ Capabilities: [6c] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [7c] Hot-plug capable Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?> Kernel modules: shpchp 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: SysKonnect SK-9871 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-ZX Adapter, PCI64, Fiber ZX/SC (rev 18) Subsystem: Allied Telesyn International Device 2916 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 64 (5750ns min, 7750ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 Region 0: Memory at febfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Region 1: I/O ports at e800 [size=256] [virtual] Expansion ROM at f0000000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data <?> Kernel driver in use: skge Kernel modules: skge

Both commands below were executed with a disk in the drive and as 'root' modprobe ide_scsi -- Nothing happens, just taken back to prompt -- dmesg | grep -E -i 'sdb|scsi' | tail -n 20 -- The exact same as the previous post -- Block layer SCSI generic (bsg) driver version 0.4 loaded (major 253) SCSI subsystem initialized scsi0 : ata_piix scsi1 : ata_piix scsi 0:0:0:0 : Direct-Access ATA HD5728080PLA380 PF20 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 sd 0:0:0:0 : [sda] Attached SCSI disk scsi 0:0:1:0 : CD-ROM LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A15 9L08 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 scsi2 : ata_piix scsi3 : ata_piix sd 0:0:0:0 : Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 scsi 0:0:1:0 : Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5 sr0 : scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray sr 0:0:1:0 : Attached scsi CS-ROM sr0 Thanks for your attention to this issue! It is driving me a bit mad.

Both commands below were executed with a disk in the drive and as 'root' dmesg | grep -E -i 'sdb|scsi' | tail -n 20 Block layer SCSI generic (bsg) driver version 0.4 loaded (major 253) SCSI subsystem initialized scsi0 : ata_piix scsi1 : ata_piix scsi 0:0:0:0 : Direct-Access ATA HD5728080PLA380 PF20 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 sd 0:0:0:0 : [sda] Attached SCSI disk scsi 0:0:1:0 : CD-ROM LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A15 9L08 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 scsi2 : ata_piix scsi3 : ata_piix sd 0:0:0:0 : Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 scsi 0:0:1:0 : Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5 sr0 : scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray sr 0:0:1:0 : Attached scsi CS-ROM sr0 lsmod | grep -E -i 'ide_scsi|ppa' -- Nothing happens, just taken back to prompt -- And yes, this is attached via an IDE Connector. Thanks!

Okay, before people start telling me to read through different forum topics that relate to this very problem let me tell you that I have already read through about 100 different threads on a dozen or so forums and haven't found a suitable solution yet. I need actual help with this issue because it is starting to drive me a bit crazy. In order to get semantics out of the way, when I say "drive" below I am actually referring to a known partition on a physical disk that has been inserted into the physical ZIP Drive (ie, I know Linux mounts partitions and not physical drives). Here's the deal...I am simply trying to get an internal ZIP750 drive recognized by Mandriva 2009.0. I have done a sanity check and made sure that other distros can successfully see and utilize the drive (Ubuntu 8.04/8.10 and OpenSuSe 11.0) so I know it is not an issue with the drive and/or motherboard. The second check I performed was to see if Mandriva would recognize the external version of the same drive, and it does, so I know it is not a driver issue (and before anyone says 'why don't you just use the external drive?' my response is simply 'I can't'). Thanks to other topics/forums, I have tried commands such as '/sbin/insmod -p ppa', '/sbin/insmod ide-scsi', etc but all return the same error "insmod: can't read 'ppa/ide-scsi' : No such file or directory" so I'm not sure if the module is not installed nor am I sure whether or not I actually need it. Anyways, I am under the impression after reading several responses that a ZIP drive will generally mount the file system in the fourth partition, which appears to be true as the external drive mounted under /dev/sdb4; however, I have done a 'modprobe ls' and a 'ls -l /dev/' both before and after a disk has been inserted into the physical ZIP Drive (hoping it would be auto-mounted) and there appears to be no change whatsoever. When I perform this same test with the external drive, 'ls -l /dev/' reveals an entry for '/dev/sdb' and '/dev/sdb4' after a disk has been inserted at which point I can successfully access the data on the disk. I have also done similar comparisons between the /var/logs/syslog and /var/logs/messages and received similar results (no change when a disk is in the internal drive; new messages when a disk is inserted in the external drive). I am basically at my whits end here and would really appreciate someone's input into this issue. Thanks in advance for your help! -HM