Hi,
I have found that the device for ZIP 100 is /dev/sda1 for an ext2 f/s and
/dev/sda4 for a DOS or VFAT f/s on the ZipDisk. I hope this helps
Cheers,
Lin
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, June 30, 2001 09:07
Subject: Re: [newbie] Zip Drive question
>It was Sat, 30 Jun 2001 00:26:52 -0500 when Dave wrote:
>
>>OK---this is my second post.... so I hope this isn't a stupid
question......
>>
>>Will my External Parallel 100 mb Zip Drive work with LInux Mandrake 7.2?
>>Ps: I did finally get the settings right on my USR 33.6 modem....(didn't
have
>>a manual...tinkered with it till I got it right.)
>
>It is not a stupid question. You're stupid when you don't ask!
>And yes, the zip will work. You have to find the proper modprobe command
for
>it on boot.
>
>1.Turn on the drive and insert a disk.
>
>2.Type modprobe ppa or modprobe imm. This will load the module.
>
>3.Try to mount the drive as 'root':
> mount /dev/sd[x]4 -t vfat /mnt/disk
>
>4.If mount doesn't complain, you've got it.
>
>(from http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/hardware/hremov2.html )
>
>Then stick the modprobe in /etc/rc.d/rc.local and you're done (this will
>require the drive up and loaded though). If you want, you can create a
script
>for that, to run when you need the drive.
>
>Paul
>
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