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Ok, here are the scripts I am using:

 

To mount the drive, I have a script called mount-zip250, which appears below:

 

#!/bin/sh

# mzip - Shell script to mount internal ATAPI Zip 250 disk on Mandrake 10.1 CE
#        with 2.6.8.1-24 kernel

# Usage: mount-zip250

sudo modprobe ide-floppy
sleep 1
mount /dev/hdb4

# All Done!

 

To unmount the drive, I have a script called umount-zip250, which appears below:

 

#!/bin/sh

# uzip - Shell script to unmount internal ATAPI Zip 250 disk on Mandrake 10.1 CE
#        with 2.6.8.1-24 kernel

# Usage: umount-zip250

umount /mnt/zip
sudo rmmod ide-floppy

# All Done!

 

That's it!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks, mac57. Please forgive me for being a total newbie. How do I implement these scripts? Do I save the text as a file? What file extention should I use? Where does the file go? I hope these requests help other noobs like me learn a bit about the linux system.

TIA

Don

I'm running Community 10.1 as well. The ZIP disk is in the drive all the time unless I need data on another PC. I have 2 drives and about 10 or so 100Mb disks that aren't being used at present. Would you please post the scripts you made along with instructions on how to implement them? Otherwise, I've all but given up on the ZIP until the next Mandrake release. :unsure:

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Gnomemeeting recognized my cam right away. Cam is working fine (for a cheapo crappy cam!) but I can't get the sound to work. That's a different problem though. Problem solved! Thanks!!

Don

should the mount point be set at

/mnt/zip/

or at

/mnt/hdb4/

Currently it is set at /mnt/zip/

I've tried the changes suggested by mac57, bruno_p and Darkelve to no avail. Please help.

TIA

Don

Best Data external serial modem. select retail box option and deselect all other options. Less than $19 includes cables and shipping. Great deal.

http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info....roducts_id=3464

I don't know if this makes a difference but the zip is the master drive to a dvd writer slave on the second ide cable. The first ide id the master hard drive & slave cdrw.

Is this the best layout?

UPDATE: First IDE cable is hard drive=master, zip=slave. Second IDE cable has CD-RW=master, DVD-RW=slave.

Hard drive and CDs work fine; ZIP still no working .

Thanks, Darkelve. Did as told but still no go. When I double click on the zip icon a blank konqueror window opens. I know the disk has files on it. When I try to copy a .txt file to the zip window, I get the error mssg "Could not write to /mnt/zip/test.txt".

This is the end of my edited rc.local file:

(truncated file info)

elif [ -f /etc/security/msec/issue.net ]; then

cat /etc/security/msec/issue.net > /etc/issue.net

else

rm -f /etc/issue.net

fi

modprobe ide-floppy

fi

touch /var/lock/subsys/local

Do I have the line in the correct place? Is my zip icon linked to the right mount point? Am I crazy?

To do this, open a shell window, su to root, and issue command:

 

modprobe ide-floppy

 

You should hear the zip drive get accessed right away. 

After this, you can mount the drive the normal way.

Is the normal way double-clicking on the zip icon?

To make this permanent, add this command to /etc/rc.d/rc.local, somewhere near the bottom.

I'm a TOTAL noob here. could you explain in english, as in:

in (program name or console) type ab c 123 <enter>

Although I never figured out how to solve the venus chipset modem installation, I did get up and running on the Best Data external serial modem. Does this count as "problem solved"? (It does for me!)

Thanks to all who helped.

Don

Thanks Steve. I have installed G*meeting and will report back on my results.

HardDrake lists it as follows:

Identification

Vendor: Iomega

Media class: fd

Connection

Bus: ide

Device ID: 0

Misc

Old device file: /dev/hdb4

Model: ZIP 100 ATAPI

Disk controller: 0

New devfs device: /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part4

The file system is set for automatic, the mount point is /mnt/zip/ and the device is set for supermount. There is a ZIP icon on the desktop, but when I double click on it, konquerer opens with an empty window.

I'd really like to use my ZIP drive. It's a fast and easy way to transfer files that won't fit on a floppy without the time involved in burning a CDRW.

Please help me troubleshoot/configure my drive.

TIA

Don

My PC:

AMD Athlon XP 2400+

PCChips MB, SiS650 GUI 2D/3D Accelerator, SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator, SiS900 10/100 Ethernet, SiS 740 Host-to-PCI Bridge, 5591/5592 AGP, SiS962 [MuTIOL Media IO], SiS 5513 [iDE], SiS 7001 USB, SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Controller, SiS961/962 SMBus Controller.

Fujitsu‎MPC3064AT

Iomega ZIP 100 ATAPI

Lite-On Technology Corp.‎LTR-16101B CDRW

TDK DVDRW0404N DVD-RW

H1440 floppy

PS/2 optical mouse

HP psc 1310 series all-in one printer/scanner

Best Data 56SX-92 external serial modem

KDS Visual Sensations VS195

gqcam & camstream are not yet at a 1.0 release. Do you have any experience using them, kristi? I'd like to avoid progs that will freeze or crash my system.

Do I have to be using the Gnome desktop in order to use Gnomemeeting or can I use it while running KDE (my preferred window mgr.)

When I plug my USB webcam in, HardDrake recognizes it as follows:

Identification

Vendor: VLSI Vision Ltd.

Description: CPiA WebCam

Media class:

Connection

Bus: USB

Bus PCI #: 1

PCI device #: 2

Vendor ID: 1363

Device ID: 2

Misc

Module: cpia_usb

According to http://webcam.sourceforge.net/ the CPiA driver is in the kernel since 2.5.x

The cam came with windoze software on the driver disk. What software program do I need to run to utilize my cam under Mandrake 10.1 Community?

My PC:

AMD Athlon XP 2400+

PCChips MB, SiS650 GUI 2D/3D Accelerator, SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator, SiS900 10/100 Ethernet, SiS 740 Host-to-PCI Bridge, 5591/5592 AGP, SiS962 [MuTIOL Media IO], SiS 5513 [iDE], SiS 7001 USB, SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Controller, SiS961/962 SMBus Controller.

Fujitsu‎MPC3064AT

Iomega ZIP 100 ATAPI

Lite-On Technology Corp.‎LTR-16101B CDRW

TDK DVDRW0404N DVD-RW

H1440 floppy

PS/2 optical mouse

HP psc 1310 series all-in one printer/scanner

Best Data 56SX-92 external serial modem

KDS Visual Sensations VS195

http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info....roducts_id=3464

Under $19 including shipping. I just got one last week and it was a breeze to setup. I wanted to wait until I had it up and running before I recommended it.

Ask for an external SERIAL modem, not an external USB modem. Serial modems have the controllers on them; many USB modems are just external winmodems.

I'm afraid I'm just not ready to configure hardware yet; I can't figure out how to get the modem working. I bought it because it's a controllered modem and I thought it would work with minimal effort on my part.

The good news is that I found an external serial modem for $18.68 online including shipping here:

http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info....roducts_id=3464

I haven't given up on Linux yet, but expecting to know how to wrestle a PCI modem into submission via the command line is more than this newbie can handle at the moment.

Don

Per the document:

"These instructions are for users running the 2.6.3-4 kernel."

I'm running 2.6.8.1 kernel. Will this cause a problem?

Don

I've been to the linmodems.org site as well as the Mandrake hardware compatability list page. That's how I chose this modem in the first place. I wish I'd bought an external USB modem. They look to be easier to configure, but that may be wishful thinking.

Minicom is now installed. The modem setup instructions are for Redhat 5.2 & 6.0 and I think the file structure for MD10.1 has changed because I get "no such file or directory" warnings when I try to follow the manual (logged in as root# in console). I'll keep slogging away, but I wish I didn't feel like I was reinventing the wheel.

I know the modem works because I have a removable hard drive rack and three separate drives with Win2K, Win98 and Linux Mandrake 10.1 loaded separately. I have dialup under both Windoze flavors. But the more I play in Linux, the more I LIKE it!

I'ts saturday night and my free time is spent working on my operating system; I'm officially a nerd. :P Now if I could only find the adhesive tape for my glasses....

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Don

BTW, CD only has drivers for OS2 and windoze flavors. No linux driver.

PDF manual has instructions on how to get Linux to configure the modem on boot-up that I should be able to follow if I can get the minicom thing figured out. Hope that helps.

Ignorantly yours,

Don

This is my modem:

http://www.actiontec.com/support/modems/pcimaster.html

Company offers free tech service during business hours m-f, $9.95/hour otherwise. Natch it's saturday.

This is where I bought it:

http://www.neutronexpress.com/prod.cfm/141...TEC/PCI56012-02

Again, they only answer the phone m-f.

The .pdf file says I should have a communications program like minicom installed. How do I verify this/install if it's not already?

TIA

Don

Thanks. KPPP wasn't installed but is now. Still no luck communicating with the modem. In configure/hardware the following info was available about my modem (under misc. devices). It says Venus WinModem, but the label on the box says PCI Master part # PCI56012-02 which is a DSP card (on board controller). I'm also unsure about the last line "Module? unknown". Any help?

Identification

Vendor: ?Lucent Microelectronics

Description: ?Venus WinModem (V90, 56KFlex)

Media class: ?COMMUNICATION_OTHER

Connection

Bus: ?PCI

Bus PCI #: ?0

PCI device #: ?11

PCI function #: ?0

Vendor ID: ?4545

Device ID: ?1152

Sub vendor ID: ?5736

Sub device ID: ?1152

Misc

Module: ?unknown

I've looked around the board and haven't seen this yet. Forgive me if I missed it.

I installed MD Community 10.1 on a whitebox PC with a new Actiontec PCI Master internal modem. This is an internal PCI card with an onboard controller (Lucent/Agere VENUS chipset). The box listed it as compatable with Linux. As a long time PC user (windoze 3.1 & DOS and up) I'm not afraid to edit files, but as a Linux newbie I have no idea where to start. Everything else works fine; CD burning, printer, etc. all OK.

Please point me to the right HOW2s, preferably with step by step instructions that assume I know nothing.

TIA

Don