Hi, Guy! And thanks for your help!
Hoewer, I cannot get my system to recognize the zip drive using mount /dev/sda4 /mnt I get the message back that "the kernel doesn't recognize /dev/sda4 as a block device". I also tried to install hotplug, usbutils etc. but these need libc6 >= 2.2.2-2, and I am not able to install this library without damaging what is already installed - I tried to install it, and ended up with a system that was not working - had to reinstall everything. I downloaded libc6 and used dpkg -i etc to install. How can I install libc6 or update it without any damage to the system? I am grateful for all the help I can get - I am a newbie to Linux. Thanks! Sincerely, Joern T Larsen. --- Guy Geens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "Joern" == Joern Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Joern> I am new to Linux, and have just installed Debian/GNU Linux on > Joern> a Dell Dimension XPS R400. The only problem I am facing, is - > Joern> how to get an Iomega 100MB USB zip drive to work with Debian > Joern> 2.2r3? I have installed the module for USB-storage, but have > no > Joern> clue how to go from there. > > Make sure your kernel has support for SCSI disks. > > You will also need the `hotplug' package. > > Once you have that installed, plug the ZIP drive into the USB port. > You can access the disk as /dev/sda . Standard ZIP disks use > partition > 4, so you should be able to do > > mount /dev/sda4 /mnt > > Don't forget to umount the disk before removing it or the drive. > > Joern> Also - how do I get my computer to accept Mac-files? (I forgot > Joern> to install the module for Macintosh files.) > > For Mac text files, you have to convert end of line characters. E.g., > tr '\r' '\n' <mac-file.txt >unix-file.txt > > Other files should be copied as-is. > > If you want to mount Mac-formatted ZIP disks, you need a few options > in the kernel. HFS file system, and probably Macintosh partition > support. > > -- > G. ``Iggy'' Geens - ICQ: #64109250 > Home: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Work: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > WWW: http://users.pandora.be/guy.geens/ > `I want quality, not quantity. But I want lots of it!' > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
