This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility testing with TurboLinux 6.0, Caldera OpenLinux 2.3, RedHat 6.2 and SuSE 6.4 with the Iomega ZIP 250 (Parallel) removable media drive.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the ZIP 250 (Parallel) to be compatible with TurboLinux 6.0, Caldera OpenLinux 2.3, RedHat 6.2 and SuSE 6.4. The ZIP 250 (Parallel) is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

Testing Results

The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by AppLabs and provides pass/fail results.

Tests and determinations are available for reference in ASCII format for immediate viewing.

Test	Comment	Result
Drive Detection Test		PASS
Driver Installation Test	See notes below.	PASS*
Partitioning Test		PASS
Format Test		PASS
File Intregrity Test		PASS
Bonnie Load Test		PASS

Test Platform Configuration

The following table defines the system configurations used for testing.

Drive Information
Manufacturer		Iomega, Inc.
The Model		ZIP 250 MB, Parallel Port

Distribution	CPU	RAM	Swap
TurboLinux 6.0	Intel PIII, 500 MHz	64 MB	128 MB
Caldera 2.3	Intel PIII, 750 MHz	128 MB	128 MB
RedHat 6.2	Intel PIII, 500 MHz	64 MB	128 MB
SuSE 6.4	Intel PIII, 750 MHz	128 MB	128 MB
Distribution	F.I. Test Size	BONNIESIZE	Bonnie RunTime
TurboLinux 6.0	128941800	125	24+ hours
Caldera 2.3	128041800	125	24+ hours
RedHat 6.2	134314375	125	24+ hours
SuSE 6.4	134314375	125	24+ hours

Notes

1. Drive will not be detected during install or reboot on any of the tested distributions. After reboot, issue the command:

modprobe imm

and the drive will become available as a /dev/sd* device.

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