19 Apr
2012
19 Apr
'12
8:02 a.m.
From: Jos Dreesen <jdr_use at bluewin.ch>
Subject: Iomega ZIP programming manual ?
Probably borderline for CCtalk,
but does anyone have a proper programming manual for the
Iomega ZIP drive ( 100MB atapi version ) ?
I need to know exactly which ATAPI commands have been implemented.
To paraphrase a famous Jedi knight "use the source, Luke!"
The Linux driver source code
is probably the closest thing to documentation
This mentions what parts to look for:
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/ZIP-Drive.html
(sorry I don't have a better URL.
I've rarely needed to find Linux source code)
I never allowed ZIP drives in my house
but I tried using 1 gig JAZ drives.
I ruined them by trying the SCSI low-level format command on them.
The cartridge was unuseable after that.
I suspect ZIP drives & cartridges are similar:
DO NOT LOW LEVEL FORMAT!
-- jeffj