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> Subject: Re: [BL] bzimage.big and scsi
> format=flowed
> 
> bzimage.big has
> >>
> >> CONFIG_SCSI=y
> >> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
> >>
> 
> Therefore when using a parallel port zip drive
> (iomega) you should NOT 
> insert scsi_mod or sd_mod, they are built into the
> kernel.  Trying to 
> insert these modules will cause problems.
> 
> Using bzimage.big
> 
> insmod parport
> insmod parport_pc
> insmod imm (or ppa)
> 
> Sindi
> 

This is probably confusing at least one person besides
me.  
I wrote:
>> Trying to get my IOmega parallel port zip drive
>> working w BL3.
>> Does the BIOS setting need to be changed to have
>> BL3 recognize this by ppa?  Is there another module
>> besides ppa.o I need to download and then run with
>> insmod?
>

Steven replied
> Sindi knows more about this than I do (I've never
> used a zip drive).  However, I think you might
> need to activate the parallel port first by doing:
> -----------------
> insmod parport
> insmod parport_pc
> -----------------
> Then do: insmod ppa

Sindi added this

> insmod parport
> insmod parport_pc
> insmod scsi_mod
> insmod sd_mod
> insmod ppa (for older model)
>       or
> insmod imm (for newer ZIP PLUS model)
> 
> ...
> ...
> You probably need bzimage.big from the BL site 
> (additional kernels and 
> modules) for scsi support along with the above 
> modules.

Now here.
Am using BL 3.5, the most current version.
Am NOT using a previous BL, for example, BL2x, BL3.2.
BL3.3, or BL3.4
As above, Sindi 1st wrote
> insmod parport
> insmod parport_pc
> insmod scsi_mod
> insmod sd_mod
> insmod ppa (for older model)
>       or
> insmod imm (for newer ZIP PLUS

After this, Sindi then wrote, on top of this thread
actually
> when using a parallel port zip drive
> (iomega) you should NOT 
> insert scsi_mod or sd_mod

With BL3.5 (specifically), in order to successfully
use a parallel port zip drive (iomega) according to
what Sindi claims above, is it now MANDATORY to use
bzimage.big -- thus possibly replacing 
the optimized zimage.4dx, zimage.p1, or zimage.p2 
kernels???  

-dw



      
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