Hello Alan,
Thanks for the information!!! I'll give this a try.
Kevin
Wednesday, January 12, 2000, 10:39:01 AM, you wrote:
AS> Kevinthe only way I know to get Linux file system (ext2)
AS> formatted zip discs is to format them yourself with the linux
AS> command mkfs or mke2fs. When you b
This means iomega pre formated zip !!!
If you format with your windows then is recognized like hdd
if factory (iomega) formated is recognized like hdd4 (For example the iomega
tool disk)
Hope it helps
Kevin Boylan wrote:
> >> Kevinif youy're using factory formatted media then it will identi
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote:
>
> On boot up the system definitely recognizes that there is an ATAPI zip
> drive and it says it is hdd (just hdd with no number). But if I add
>
> /dev/hdd /mnt/zipautodefaults0 0
>
> to fstab, I don't get any errors, but I can't seem
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote:
>
> You *don't*, *ever*, put something like "/dev/hdd" (the *device*) in
> your fstab !!!
> Instead, you must put "/dev/hddn" (a *partition*) where the n is the
> partition
> number.
> So, for media factory-formatted, put "/dev/hdd4".
>
Well, the only exception I
:>> Hi!
:>>Just a question: Why does appear the pre-formated disks (also the
:>> windows-formatted disks) as /dev/hdd4???
Because someone loves number 4. If you prefere them on 1, you will have to
do it yourself. I use some ext2-formated zips, where ext2 partition is the
first partition, and
Michael George wrote:
> On Jan 12, Kevin Boylan wrote:
> > >> Kevinif youy're using factory formatted media then it will identify
> > >> as hdd4 (partition 4).
> >
> > I read in a how-to that it is not known why hdd4 was chosen.
> >
> > But I'm curious. By factory formatted media, do you (Al
On Jan 12, Kevin Boylan wrote:
> >> Kevinif youy're using factory formatted media then it will identify
> >> as hdd4 (partition 4).
>
> I read in a how-to that it is not known why hdd4 was chosen.
>
> But I'm curious. By factory formatted media, do you (Alan) mean
> dos/Windows or linux for
Claudioyou'd have to ask someone at the iomega company that
question. My only answer would have to be, because that's the
way iomega formats them.
Alan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi!
>Just a question: Why does appear the pre-formated disks (also the
> windows-formatted disks) as /de
On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 08:46:27AM -0500, Kevin Boylan wrote:
-> >> Kevinif youy're using factory formatted media then it will identify
-> >> as hdd4 (partition 4).
->
-> I read in a how-to that it is not known why hdd4 was chosen.
->
-> But I'm curious. By factory formatted media, do you (
Kevinthe only way I know to get Linux file system (ext2)
formatted zip discs is to format them yourself with the linux
command mkfs or mke2fs. When you buy zip discs in the store
they are factory formatted and that file system is vfat
(dos/windows). These factory formatted (or ones you've
fo
Kevin Boylan wrote:
> On boot up the system definitely recognizes that there is an ATAPI zip
> drive and it says it is hdd (just hdd with no number). But if I add
>
> /dev/hdd /mnt/zipautodefaults0 0
>
> to fstab, I don't get any errors, but I can't seem to see anythin
Kevin Boylan wrote:
>
> >> Kevinif youy're using factory formatted media then it will identify
> >> as hdd4 (partition 4).
>
> I read in a how-to that it is not known why hdd4 was chosen.
It has always been that way with all ZIP and JAZ media, as sold they
always use the 4th primary partiti
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] atapi zip drive- hdd4
>
>
> Hi!
>Just a question: Why does appear the pre-formated disks (also the
> windows-formatted disks) as /dev/hdd4???
>
> -
>> Kevinif youy're using factory formatted media then it will identify
>> as hdd4 (partition 4).
I read in a how-to that it is not known why hdd4 was chosen.
But I'm curious. By factory formatted media, do you (Alan) mean
dos/Windows or linux formatted? The disks I would have in my zip driv
Hi!
Just a question: Why does appear the pre-formated disks (also the
windows-formatted disks) as /dev/hdd4???
-
Claudio J. Tessone
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