Re: 2.0.33: Problem with ATAPI Zip drive

Andrzej Krzysztofowicz (ankry@idk.com.pl)
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:45:11 +0100 (MET)


>
Hi,

> <3>ide-floppy: hdc: I/O error, pc = 5a, key = 5, asc = 24, ascq = 0
> <3>ide-floppy: Can't get drive capabilities
> <6>hdc: 98304kB, 32/64/96 CHS, 4096 kBps, 512 sector size, 2941 rpm
> <5>hdc: The drive reports both 100663296 and 0 bytes as its capacity
> [...]

I noticed one more possible problem.
The IDE ZIP seems to report incorrect geometry (CHS=32/64/96). Paralel port
ZIP reports CHS=96/64/32 and this agrees with pre-defined partition table
on a ZIP disquette.

Is it a hardware problem or kernel detection problem ?

Regards

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