try /dev/sdb4 /mnt/zip
have you loaded the correct modules.
try insmod parport
insmod lp
insmod imm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vidiot [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 9:28 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Can'tmount Zip drive
>
> >I've been through the Zip HOWTO forward and backwards and can't mount my
> >Zip drive.
> >
> >I have an internal IDE/Atapi 100MB Zip drive. Physically, it's the
> >slave drive on the 2nd IDE channel. During boot, it's detected as a
> >Zip/IDE/floppy on /dev/hdd. There are no SCSI drives detected.
> >
> >Whenever I attempt to mount it, the error message says wrong filesystem
> >type.
> >
> >I've tried these variations...
> >
> >mount -t vfat /dev/hdd /Zip
> >mount -t vfat /dev/hdd1 /Zip
> >mount -t msdos /dev/hdd /Zip
> >mount -t msdos /dev/hdd1 /Zip
> >mount -t ext2 /dev/hdd5 /Zip <--says not an extended drive.
>
> You forgot one: hdd4.
>
> I have the following in my fstab:
>
> /dev/hdc1 /zip ext2 noauto,user,defaults 0 0
> /dev/hdc4 /dos/zip vfat noauto,user,uni_xlate,defaults
> 0 0
>
> Replace hdc with hdd and you are all set.
>
> Besides, the best way to get at a DOS ZIP disk is to use the mtools suite
> of programs. No disk mounting necessary. Use the drive as if it were a
> floppy disk, but only bigger. Also, the mounted support for file names
> is a little off. If I want to name a file, doit.exe, it will only be
> placed
> on the disk as DOIT.EXE. But, if you use MTOOLS, it will use long
> filename
> support if the name you give the file is not strictly 8.3 and all caps.
>
> Look at mtools, you'll love it.
>
> MB
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