RE: putting an ext2 filesystem on a zipdrive

[Ryan Marinoff]

Isn't hdb the second HDD on a IDE controller?  If so, isn't there another
device name for the zip drive on an IDE controller?  If so again, then that
could be a problem.  (reason for the questions, is that I don't know the
answer to what I asked, but that might help for now)

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Hanigan Family [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
        Sent:   Friday, December 17, 1999 9:06 AM
        To:     Redhat list
        Subject:        putting an ext2 filesystem on a zipdrive

        Hi all,
        I am trying to put a linux file system on a zip drive
        I delete current partition, create new linux partition
        than I write partition table to disk. Using fdisk or
        cfdisk both  work fine.
        Next I try
        mke2fs /dev/hdb1
        and I get I/O errors I thought this was the command
        to format the disk but am wondering if I am missing
        a step is there a seperate command 2 format the
        zip drive before it makes the filesystem? or do
        I have a bad zipdisk?
                    Linda


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