actually for the ide/atapi iomega zipdrive I needed
ide-floppy
----- Original Message -----
From: Wikoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 5:14 AM
Subject: RE: Can'tmount Zip drive
> 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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Lisa: They must have
> > programmed it to eliminate the competition.
Bart: You mean like
> > Microsoft? Lisa: Exactly. [The Simpsons -
12/18/99]
> > Visit - URL:http://www.vidiot.com/ (Your link to
Star Trek and UPN)
> >
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