Removing "append=" devfs=mount"" from /etc/lilo.conf and rerunning lilo fixed the problem. The guy at MandrakeExpert knew the problem, but it is not listed on any FAQ I can find. (Or fixed in the cooker...)
On Thursday 07 February 2002 07:28, Juan Quintela wrote: > >>>>> "alan" == Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > alan> On Monday 04 February 2002 11:35, you wrote: > >> > I have upgraded to 8.2 beta 1 and the zip disc is not wanting to work. > >> > > >> > /dev/hdc4 is not getting created. Is there a good reference on what > >> > >> devfs is > >> > >> > doing with ide-zip drives and how to get them working? > >> > >> Please > >> > >> - boot without disk in drive > >> - do ls -lR /dev/ide > >> - insert disc > >> - do the same ls -lR /dev/ide > >> - send both outputs and dmesg log to me or list (if not large). > > alan> Mail to you direct is bouncing. (Exchange is claiming "congestion in > the alan> message" whatever the hell that means.) > > alan> /dev/hdc gets created. /dev/hdc4 does not. Trying to mount /dev/hdc > does alan> not work. DevFS does not appear to be seeing the partition on > the IDE Zip alan> disc. The drive worked fine as a non-devfs device. > > ls -l /dev/hdc4 shows something|? > > Later, Juan.
