>> I am trying to access my Zip drive in Linux. I run fstool under my
>> Xserver and I see the device but its file type is ignore. Is there any
>> way of mounting this device? What do I need to change to mount it? Any
>> help would be appreciated.
>
>Change it to type "msdos" or "vfat" for win95-based filenames, and then
>mount it with:
>
># mkdir /mnt/zip
># mount /dev/hda4 /mnt/zip
>
>and be sure to substitute /dev/hda4 with the proper partition and device..
The ppa driver that comes with RH5.0 is extremely slow. You need to replace
it with version 1.41. [http://www.torque.net/~campbell/]
Then you need to install the module when you boot the kernel. I have
the following line in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local file:
insmod ppa
Then add the following lines to your /etc/fstab file:
/dev/sda1 /zip ext2 noauto,user,defaults 0 0
/dev/sda4 /dos/zip vfat noauto,user,defaults 0 0
Change the /zip and /dos/zip directories to what you want to use. Yes, you
can make Zip disks into Linux ext2 disks.
Insert a disk into the drive and enter: mount /dos/zip
All of the above assumes that you have a parallel port Zip drive.
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