On Wed, 12 Dec 2001 09:28:31 -0500 "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ville V Sinkko wrote: > > > > Two problems. > > > > 1. I can not mount the floppy drive. I have tried mount with every > > conceivable parameter. Linuxconf says this <typos mine>: > > > > Executing: /bin/mount -t auto -o > > exec,nodev,nosuid,rw,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 /dev/fdo > > /mnt/floppy: > > * mount: /dev/fd0: unknown device > > * return 32 > > > > 2. How do I setup a ZIP drive? The only text on the subject that I have > > found is in www.linuxdoc.org and it says I need to recompile the kernel > > which is something I am never ever going to pull off. Are there any other > > ways of doing it? > > Check your /etc/fstab file and see what it has for these 2 devices. Here are > the lines from my /etc/fstab file: > > Floppy: > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > > Zip: > > /dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip auto > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > > Note that you will have to change "hdd4" to match your system/setup, if you > use this line for your Zip drive. If your fstab entries are the sameas mine, > then simply right-clicking on your KDE (I'm not terribly familiar with Gnome) > desktop will allow you to create a new device (I use floppy drive for both). > You can pick your drives from there. > > If you change your fstab file, you can have it re-read by the system without > rebooting by doing a "mount -a" > > BTW, what version of Mandrake r u using? Supermount is disabled in 8.1! > As well as what ver of Man you are using the proper solution can, if you are running 8.1, be dependent upon wheather you did a clean install or an upgrade. What type of zip are you using, ide, pp, or USB? How is it listed in harddrake? Your /etc/fstab could have either 1 or 2 listing for yor zip and they could range from fdx, hdx, or sdx depending upon your setup. Charles
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