I didn't know about IDE ZIP.
But with parallel port ZIP (ie a kind of SCSI zip), a new zip disk has to be
mounted from /dev/sdx4 too!
I don't know why either.
Mathieu
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> Sent: 12 January 2000 11:13
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] atapi zip drive- hdd4
>
>
> Hi!
> Just a question: Why does appear the pre-formated disks (also the
> windows-formatted disks) as /dev/hdd4???
>
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>
> On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
>
> > Kevin....if youy're using factory formatted media then it will
> > identify as hdd4 (partition 4).
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
> > Kevin Boylan wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > As my system boots I can see that it recognizes my IDE
> Atapi internal zip
> > > drive as hdd. But once booted, I can't find any hdd
> anywhere. I've looked
> > > at the zip drive how-to, but I can't seem to get anything
> mounted. Does
> > > Madrake 6.1 already have what is necessary for me to
> mount the zip drive?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best regards,
> > > Kevin
> >
>
