> > > mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/disk > > > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda, or too > > many mounted file systems > > > > > > The device is definitely /dev/sda because the drive spins during the > > mount attempt and it says so in dmesg. > > > > Can anyone help please? > > Yes, try with "/dev/sda4". > > Or, better, use: "/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part4", because when > you ever remove a zip disc from the zip drive, the "/dev/sda4" file is > removed... so mounting is simply not possible without re-reading the > partition table. *But* when you access file in "/dev/scsi/host0/...", that > provokes a re-read of the partition table and the "../part4" file > automagically appears right when you need it. >
/dev/discs/disc?/part4 is a bit shorter and may be used as well. I had issues with /dev/cdroms/cdrom? not being proper link due to stale /lib/dev-state files though ... -andrej
