---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: zip drive problems... Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 07:19:45 +0800 From: Robert Storey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Andy Saxena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Tuesday July 31 2001 04:57, Phillip Deackes wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:39:47 -0700 > > Sometimes the partition you need to access is /dev/sda1 rather than > /dev/sda4. Don't know why, but I have several zip disks, some where the > uabale partition is /dev/sda1 and others where it is /dev/sda4. Maybe it > has something to do with whether you formatted the zipdisks using Linux > or Windows? By default, Zip disks from the factory are partitioned as /dev/sda4. That's just Iomega's standard practice, there is no technical reason why it must be so. By using the Linux fdisk command, you can repartition a Zip disk as /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2 or /dev/sda3. If you aren't already familiar with the fdisk command, it wouldn't be a bad idea to practice with it on a Zip disk (a Zip disk with no important data on it!). It's much safer to practice using fdisk on a Zip disk than on your hard drive. Run "fdisk /dev/sda" and have fun playing with the menus. Once you've changed the partition information, you may have to reformat the disk with mkfs. - Robert Storey -------------------------------------------------------
