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Mark Glassberg wrote:
> 
> I'm running BL1.8 on the hard disk of an old 386 based 
> laptop--80M hd and 10M ram.  I have one of the newer 
> parallel port zip drives, which takes an imm module 
> which was not available when the 2.0.34 kernel was created.
> Is there any way to use (mount) this drive using the 2.0.34 
> kernel?  

Probably not.  There is a special iomega.s kernel (2.0.34) 
in Slackware 3.5, but I think it only works for some zip 
drives.  The zipslack.s kernel (2.0.34) should work with 
more varieties of zip drives.  I suggest you try booting
BL1 with the bzimage from /kernels/zipslack.s.

> If not, which replacement would be best?

If you really need the imm module, you should use a later
kernel (from a later version of Slackware).  Slackware 7.1
has that module (in the /modules/2.2.16/scsi directory).
Boot BL1 with the bzimage from the /kernels/bare.i directory 
(although you could try the zipslack one too).

> If I replace the kernel, how do I replace the modules?

You will need modules from the same version of Slackware.
For example, if you boot a 2.2.16 kernel (Slack71), you
need 2.2.16 modules.  In Slack71 you will find the modules 
in various sub-directories below:   /modules/2.2.16/
Copy the modules you need to BasicLinux and put them 
all in one directory:  /lib/modules/2.2.16/misc

Cheers,
Steven