I did all you recommended (including the chown)...
root.drewvogel:~$ mknod /dev/sda4 b 8 4
root.drewvogel:~$ chown drewvogel.disc /dev/sda4
chown: `drewvogel.disc': invalid user
root.drewvogel:~$ chmod 0666 /dev/sda4
root.drewvogel:~$ ls -l /dev/sda4
0 brw-rw-rw- 1 root root 8, 4 Mar 21 18:37 /dev/sda4
root.drewvogel:~$
root.drewvogel:~$ ls -l /dev/sda
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Mar 21 18:05 /dev/sda ->
scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
root.drewvogel:~$ ls -l /dev/hd*
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 32 Mar 21 18:03 /dev/hda ->
ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Mar 21 18:03 /dev/hda1 ->
ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Mar 21 18:03 /dev/hda2 ->
ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Mar 21 18:03 /dev/hda5 ->
ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Mar 21 18:03 /dev/hda6 ->
ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 32 Mar 21 18:03 /dev/hdb ->
ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/disc
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Mar 21 18:03 /dev/hdb1 ->
ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part1
0 lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 30 Mar 21 18:03 /dev/hdc ->
ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd
/dev/hdd:
total 0
/dev/hdd4:
total 0
root.drewvogel:~$
STRANGE!
Just to review...
FSTAB:
/dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda6 /home ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto
iocharset=iso8859-1,rw,nosuid,noauto,user,exec,codepage=850,nodev 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
iocharset=iso8859-1,rw,sync,nosuid,exec,user,noauto,nodev,codepage=850,unhid
e 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb1 /var ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda4 /mnt/zip auto
user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0
LILO.CONF:
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=normal
default=linux
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hda1
append=" devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hda1
append=" devfs=mount failsafe"
read-only
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
Still stumped, but ever-appreciative of your help!
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:38 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] ATAPI ZIP drive not working under LM8.1
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 16:45:07 -0500
Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The simple did not work.
> So lets do one that is a little harder, you'll have to use mknod.
>
> su to root and enter:
> #mknod /dev/sda4 b 8 4
Knew I forgot something.
After the step above enter the following:
#chown drewvogel.disc /dev/sda4
>
> next:
> #chmod 0666 /dev/sda4
> next:
> #ls -l /dev/sda4
>
> The last command should produce the following output for your system:
> [root@localhost charles]# ls -l /dev/sda4
> brw------- 1 charles disk 8, 4 Mar 21 02:35 /dev/sda4
>
>
> Now try to access your drive.
>
>
> Charles
>
>
>
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