Micro-Solutions Backpack

[Brent Harding]

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
>
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