Subject: Re: zip drives and pmaxes
To: Bill Harris <billh@airmail.net>
From: Dan McMahill <mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu>
List: port-pmax
Date: 05/20/1998 17:39:31
I'll take a copy of that disktab entry if you don't mind...

Thanks

Dan

In message <35630873.37DF550D@airmail.net>, Bill Harris writes:
>Christopher Preston wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Apologies if this has been covered before. I was wondering if
>> it possible to access a scsi zip drive if it is connected to a pmax?
>>
>> cheers,
>> Chris.
>
> Yes, and they work quite well.  You'll need to delete/change the tz
>entries in conf-glue.c of the kernel source and then build a new kernel
>so that it recognizes ID 5 as a rz device ie; rz5, rather than tz0 or tz1.
>
>It's real easy to do, and then you can disklabel it,  install a boot block
>and treat it like any other hard drive.  I use my zip to install/upgrade
>my pmax boxes all the time.  It's nice to have a machine that will go
>full muti-user off a 100mb zip disk.  Makes a great recovery disk
>also.
>
>I've got a working disktab entry if you need it.
>
>Bill
>
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>Bill Harris
>Internet America (Systems)
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