> > > > Borsenkow Andrej <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I tried to reanimate (once again) my zip drive when booting with > > > > 'devfs=mount'. > > > > The problem with the current configuration is the missing of part4 > dev > > > > node. It is only automatically generated when a ZIP media is > inserted > > > > during > > > > boot. > > > > > > It must be working in current cooker kernel (old ide-floppy bug) and > is > > > being corrected in public driver in slightly different way (Chmouel, > it > > > probably will obsolete my patch). > > > > I can atest to that I just upgraded a system to cooker yesterday and the > > Zip performs without problem. > > > > > > Charles > > I upgraded to current cooker (from a mixed mdk8.1/cooker system) two days > ago > - running kernel-2.4.13-12mdk. > And I can atest that I have to touch disc node first when disc is > inserted, > then part4 is generated.
That is correct. It is first created when you try to access it, *not* when you insert disk. > I.e. 'mount -t vfat /dev/host0.../part4 /mnt/zip' is otherwise not > working. > It is pretty strange. Dmesg, anything else that shows what's going on? -andrej
