I checked the log and there is no mention of the zip drive as hd? Do you know if
the kernel is configured to accept a zip drive or do I need to make the
necessary changes in the kernel before changing /etc/fstab?
Thanks
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On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> Hi Les,
> If you want to set up your zip drive, before you edit /etc/fstab you have
> to see if the drive was recognized when you booted up. It would help to
> know if it is a parallel port, internal (SCSI), or internal (ATAPI) type
> drive.
>
> Type "dmesg | less" to find out. If it is an internal ATAPI type, you
> should see it as something like hdc or hdd, if it is SCSI, you should see
> it as sda or something like that. In any case, you have to add it to fstab
> as hdd4 or sda4 (or whatever letter corresponds to the drive).
>
> Once you find it, if you have more questions on mounting and unmounting
> the drive, let me know (This was something that took me hours when I just
> started).
>
> Regarding the boot disk question, I thought Mircea's approach to making a
> boot floppy (See "PC Crash Dummy..." in the messages from earlier this
> month) was fairly straightforward, and did not take me a whole day.
>
> -Glen
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