Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Michael Scottaline wrote:
>
>> Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> >I decided to put my zip drive from my Mac onto my Linux box.
>>
>> >
>>
>> >So far I've had it reconized by the system, but I'm unable to mount it.
>>
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>> Have you made an entry for the device in /etc/fstab? What's the mount point?
>> Sorry if I'm asking the obvious
>> Mike
>
>Hey no problem, I need all the help I can get. <g>
>
>This is my entry in fstab
>
>`/mnt/zip100.0 /mnt/zip100.0 supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/sda4 0 0'
>
>I've also created a directory in mnt called `zip100.0'.
>
>When I try to mount it manually - the system tells me it's already
>mounted, which is good.
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Yes, I believe it is good since you are using supermount which, I believe,
automagically mounts an inserted disk.
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>
>However, when I cd to /mnt/zip100.0, I receive `Input/output error', thats
>the vertabatim message [I'm doing this as a regular user].
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Hmmm...., puzzling(?).....
Could it be a permissions problem for the device??
Perhaps the word "user" needs to be added to the line??
But... I'm not sure that's the type of error message you'd get
if that were really the problem. Worth taking a look at I suppose.
<shrug>
Sorry I'm not more helpful,
Mike
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