Do their hard drives work? I want some type of linux compatible drive that can store a lot that works both on laptops and desktops, although I'd prefer to use the same drive on both machines. I wonder if the hp 8200 plus USB CD recorder works in linux some how, using redhat 6.2 now, have a box with 7.0 in it. I think kernel 2.2.18 has some usb in it, but what's supported, I'm not sure. At 10:55 AM 1/13/01 -0600, you wrote: >I got one of these last Sunday, so I know the whole routine. You'll >need to get the Linux driver for the Micro-Solutions Web site at: > >http://www.micro-solutions.com/software_library/linux/ > >Get the driver for the closest kernel version to what you actually >have. Unpack it and move the module to the right place. For example, >if you're running kernel 2.2.16, put the module in >/lib/modules/2.2.16/misc/backpack.o > >Now to load all the modules you type (as root): > >modprobe paride >insmod -f backpack >modprobe pcd >modprobe pg > >The pcd module lets you use the drive as a CD-ROM drive, and the pg >module lets you use it as a CD writer. There are a couple of device >files you need to create by typing: > >mknod /dev/pcd0 b 46 0 >mknod /dev/pg0 b 97 0 > >/dev/pcd0 is what you use if you want to use the drive as a CD-ROM >drive, and /dev/pg0 is what cdrecord uses to access the CD writer. > >You'll need either cdrecord or cdrdao in order to use the CD Writer. >So far I have only used cdrecord, and I don't even know if cdrdao >works with a Backpack. Once you've got cdrecord, type: > >cdrecord -scanbus > >And that will tell you what you need to use as the dev argument for >your CD writer. > >I hope that helps. And if anyone has gotten the open-source bpck >driver to work, please let us know. > >-- >Matt Campbell <http://www.pobox.com/~mattcampbell/> ICQ #: 33005941 > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >
