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.

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