How do I install the Iomega® parallel port or Jaz® Traveller™ drivers for Linux® Kernel 2.2.14 or higher?
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Use the following instructions to load the drivers needed to detect your Zip® parallel port drive or your Jaz® drive (connected to the Jaz Traveller™) in Linux®. You must be logged into the root and not as SU (shared user).

STEP ONE - Use the modprobe command to install the following drivers:
  1. modprobe imm for new Iomega parallel port drives.

  2. modprobe ppa for older parallel port drives.

  3. modprobe vfat to load both fat.0 and vfat.0

    Note: These are usually loaded by default in most releases of the linux Kernel.

    If you get a message that indicates there is no such file or module when installing the fat.0 and the vfat.0, the module may already be installed or you are not logged in the root.

    Some Zip 100 parallel port drives may need the motherboard cmos setting, under parallel port options, set for standard parallel port (spp) to work correctly.

STEP TWO - Add the following mount point for your drive: mkdir /mnt/zip100.0

If you have more than one Iomega drive, you will need to add a mount point for each drive. Use the following chart to determine the mount point for your Iomega drive:

    Zip 100 drives
        First drive   zip100.0
        Second drive   zip100.1
        Third drive   zip100.2
    Zip 250 drives
        First drive   zip250.0
        Second drive   zip250.1
        Third drive   zip250.2
    Jaz 1GB drives
        First drive   jaz1g.0
        Second drive   jaz1g.1
        Third drive   jaz1g.2
    Jaz 2GB drives
        First drive   jaz2g.0
        Second drive   jaz2g.1
        Third drive   jaz2g.2

    Note: These are the default names for Iomega drives if you change the name, you will be unable to use IomegaWare™ with your drive. Steps 3 and 4 give permission to the drive for other users.

STEP THREE - Add the following line to fstab:
  1. Type: /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip100.0 vfat noauto,user 0 0

STEP FOUR - Mount your drive
  1. Type: mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip100.0 where -t = type and vfat = disk format and are optional.

    Note: You may use /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip100.0 omitting -t vfat

22 October 2003