Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
How can I disable it at boot time? In lilo.conf by removing the append line? I do not want to make it worse. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:17, Jesus Arocho wrote: > This is most confusing. While reading about devsf on a website I found > that the terms /dev/sda1...4 are legacy designations and that they would > be links to the actual devfs node. Since I had created the node with > mknod I went back to try to figure out the link issue. Lo and behold > when I performed an ls on /dev the file sda4 was now a link (I did not > do anything to the machine or file). I tested the drive and it works > fine under root and user. I wish I knew what is going on. If I turn > off the machine, must I wait for some strange event of period of time > before I can mount the drive? Wasn't there some problems identified with devfs in the latest Mandrake release? I think they recommend disabling it at boot time until they produce a fix (they may have, I just don't like devfs so I left it disabled). t -- PGP key : http://n12turbo.com/tarragon/public.key Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
This is most confusing. While reading about devsf on a website I found that the terms /dev/sda1...4 are legacy designations and that they would be links to the actual devfs node. Since I had created the node with mknod I went back to try to figure out the link issue. Lo and behold when I performed an ls on /dev the file sda4 was now a link (I did not do anything to the machine or file). I tested the drive and it works fine under root and user. I wish I knew what is going on. If I turn off the machine, must I wait for some strange event of period of time before I can mount the drive? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
On Wednesday 19 December 2001 19:13, you wrote: > Yes, I did: mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/zip, both as user and as root. IIRC you stated that the disk worked in another disk drive. Does the drive work on another machine? Do any disks work in the drive you are having a problem with? Can you get a hold of another USB drive to see if that is the problem? Do you have any other USBish things to try? Perhaps the problem is not with the drive, but rather with your USB settings. -- Alex Linux 2.4.16 #1 Thu Nov 29 05:52:59 EST 2001 i686 8:00pm up 1 day, 20:30, 2 users, load average: 0.06, 0.08, 0.03 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
Yes, I did: mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/zip, both as user and as root. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
> On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 20:42, A V Flinsch wrote: > > Do you have all of the correct file modules loaded? > > > > modprobe vfat > > > > then try mounting the disk. On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:11, Jesus Arocho wrote: > Modprobe vfat, then mount; gives: mount you must specify the filesystem > type Did you try "mount -t vfat ..."? t -- PGP key : http://n12turbo.com/tarragon/public.key Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
The disk was used as received from iomega in a windows machine and then used on my Linux box. It works ok if I use a parallel port zip (but I gave that one to my 8 year old) together with a Linux box! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
Modprobe vfat, then mount; gives: mount you must specify the filesystem type On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 20:42, A V Flinsch wrote: > On Tuesday 18 December 2001 20:09, you wrote: > > Some additional info. There is a zipdisk in the drive when I boot the > > machine. The disk is a regular iomega formatted disk. If I issue the > > command: mount /mnt/zip, the drive spins and the activity light flashes > > and I get the unknown file system error message. Fstab is set for auto > > and /dev/sda. > > Do you have all of the correct file modules loaded? > > modprobe vfat > > then try mounting the disk. > > > > -- > Alex > Linux 2.4.16 #1 Thu Nov 29 05:52:59 EST 2001 i686 > 8:40pm up 21:10, 2 users, load average: 0.26, 0.29, 0.15 > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
hwmmm,,, was the disk formated? in winder$ On Tuesday 18 December 2001 20:09, you wrote: > Some additional info. There is a zipdisk in the drive when I boot the > machine. The disk is a regular iomega formatted disk. If I issue the > command: mount /mnt/zip, the drive spins and the activity light flashes > and I get the unknown file system error message. Fstab is set for auto > and /dev/sda. > > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 15:18, Ed Tharp wrote: > > On 8.1 the devfs makes thangs a little different. is the zip drive USB? > > ide? scsi? > > > > On Tuesday 18 December 2001 06:50, you wrote: > > > Hello. I am still having problems getting Mandrake 8.1 to access the > > > zip drive. After several weeks of checking I beleive that the system > > > does not return the proper block info for mknod. (I have done the > > > usual checks of fstab). Where can I find a list of major and minor > > > numbers for mknod? And, what do they mean? > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
On Tuesday 18 December 2001 20:09, you wrote: > Some additional info. There is a zipdisk in the drive when I boot the > machine. The disk is a regular iomega formatted disk. If I issue the > command: mount /mnt/zip, the drive spins and the activity light flashes > and I get the unknown file system error message. Fstab is set for auto > and /dev/sda. Do you have all of the correct file modules loaded? modprobe vfat then try mounting the disk. -- Alex Linux 2.4.16 #1 Thu Nov 29 05:52:59 EST 2001 i686 8:40pm up 21:10, 2 users, load average: 0.26, 0.29, 0.15 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
Some additional info. There is a zipdisk in the drive when I boot the machine. The disk is a regular iomega formatted disk. If I issue the command: mount /mnt/zip, the drive spins and the activity light flashes and I get the unknown file system error message. Fstab is set for auto and /dev/sda. On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 15:18, Ed Tharp wrote: > On 8.1 the devfs makes thangs a little different. is the zip drive USB? ide? > scsi? > > > On Tuesday 18 December 2001 06:50, you wrote: > > Hello. I am still having problems getting Mandrake 8.1 to access the > > zip drive. After several weeks of checking I beleive that the system > > does not return the proper block info for mknod. (I have done the usual > > checks of fstab). Where can I find a list of major and minor numbers > > for mknod? And, what do they mean? > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
might be an fstab error? or is it not finding the drive at all through USB? do you boot thru LILO? is the "append " statement in lilo.conf "devfs mount"? or "nomount"? is the drive mounting? On Tuesday 18 December 2001 19:55, you wrote: > It is a USB drive. If I give the mount command, it returns an error > message indicating it cannot identify the file type. > > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 15:18, Ed Tharp wrote: > > On 8.1 the devfs makes thangs a little different. is the zip drive USB? > > ide? scsi? > > > > On Tuesday 18 December 2001 06:50, you wrote: > > > Hello. I am still having problems getting Mandrake 8.1 to access the > > > zip drive. After several weeks of checking I beleive that the system > > > does not return the proper block info for mknod. (I have done the > > > usual checks of fstab). Where can I find a list of major and minor > > > numbers for mknod? And, what do they mean? > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
It is a USB drive. If I give the mount command, it returns an error message indicating it cannot identify the file type. On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 15:18, Ed Tharp wrote: > On 8.1 the devfs makes thangs a little different. is the zip drive USB? ide? > scsi? > > > On Tuesday 18 December 2001 06:50, you wrote: > > Hello. I am still having problems getting Mandrake 8.1 to access the > > zip drive. After several weeks of checking I beleive that the system > > does not return the proper block info for mknod. (I have done the usual > > checks of fstab). Where can I find a list of major and minor numbers > > for mknod? And, what do they mean? > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB ZIP250
On 8.1 the devfs makes thangs a little different. is the zip drive USB? ide? scsi? On Tuesday 18 December 2001 06:50, you wrote: > Hello. I am still having problems getting Mandrake 8.1 to access the > zip drive. After several weeks of checking I beleive that the system > does not return the proper block info for mknod. (I have done the usual > checks of fstab). Where can I find a list of major and minor numbers > for mknod? And, what do they mean? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
