-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 08 November 2001 12:08 pm, you wrote: > Thanks for the tip. As a newbie, I need more info though. I ran lsmod & > saw that there is no ide-floppy module loaded. I found the likely module > here: /lib/modules/2.4.8-26mdk/build/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c This is just the source code for that module. The actual module file should be at /lib/modules/kernel-version/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.o > What exact command do I issue to load this module? modprobe ide-floppy > Then I need to load this automagicly. I need to modify /etc/rc.d/init.d, correct? How? Nope, I'm guessing you're running RedHat? I'm not sure with RedHat. I run Debian. With debian you just edit /etc/modules and stick in the module name and options, one per line. Maybe someone more familiar with how RedHat does things can help you out. > Here is more info on how the zip is operating now. It does function > correctly if I boot with a disk in the drive. Kudzu, which runs at boot > time, gets pissed & times out. If I then run kudzu, it configures a > "generic serial modem". everybody is happy ;) If I then boot with no > disk, you guessed it.... No idea what Kudzu is. Sorry. - -- Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://www.ringworld.org/~zibby Bender: You just think that robots are machines built by humans to make their lifes easier. Fry: Well, aren't they? Bender: I've never made anyone's life easier and you know it! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjvq3bMACgkQ/PFCAPL3hQNCxwCgi3MuDaQfMsGMLypBzAJCJJ2N 1wAAoL/TloYrsAITVgmWgHouNIzfbBYT =TOja -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----