you might want to look into the "sync" option for the zip drive.  If I am not 
mistaken, it makes sure that there is no data hanging around "in memory" so 
that it is lost on a sudden disk eject.

We had gotten a internal ide zip100 running and all was good then I unmounted 
it and it won't mount again............  something else to play with.

BTW,  I also use the sync option for a USB SmartThumbdrive I have....  128MB 
and clips to your keychain.  Mounts as /dev/sdx with vfat

kw




On Thursday 16 May 2002 08:49, you wrote:
> Mat,
>
> Since we can't send attachments in groups, and it is short, here is the
> fstab file as it is now.
>
> LABEL=/                 /                       ext3    defaults        1 1
> LABEL=/boot             /boot                   ext3    defaults        1 2
> LABEL=/data             /data                   ext3    defaults        1 2
> none                    /dev/pts                devpts  gid=5,mode=620  0 0
> LABEL=/home             /home                   ext3    defaults        1 2
> none                    /proc                   proc    defaults        0 0
> none                    /dev/shm                tmpfs   defaults        0 0
> LABEL=/usr              /usr                    ext3    defaults        1 2
> /dev/hda8               swap                    swap    defaults        0 0
> /dev/hda1               /dosC                   vfat    defaults        0 0
> /dev/hda9               /dosE                   vfat    defaults        0 0
> /dev/hdb2               /dosD                   vfat    defaults        0 0
> /dev/cdrom              /mnt/cdrom        iso9660 noauto,users,kudzu,ro 0 0
> /dev/hdd4               /mnt/zip100.0   auto noauto,users,kudzu 0 0
> /dev/fd0                /mnt/floppy     auto noauto,users,kudzu 0 0
> /dev/fd1                /mnt/floppy1    auto noauto,users,kudzu 0 0
>
>
> I don't live in Baton Rouge, but out in the Goodbee-Robert-Folsom triangle
> -- sort of like the Bermuda triangle, off of a gravel road without a name.
>
> When I logged on as root a few minutes ago I got mail including the
> following:
>
>   ################## LogWatch 2.6 Begin #####################
>   --------------------- ModProbe Begin ------------------------
> Can't locate these modules:
>     sound-slot-1: 14 Time(s)
>     sound-service-1-0: 14 Time(s)
>     sound-service-0-3: 3 Time(s)
>     ppp0: 1 Time(s)
>     char-major-10-134: 13 Time(s)
>     ppp-compress-21: 6 Time(s)
>     sound-service-0-0: 6 Time(s)
>
>   ---------------------- ModProbe End -------------------------
>
>   ---------------- Connections (secure-log) Begin -------------------
> **Unmatched Entries**
> xinetd[839]: START: sgi_fam pid=1403 from=<no address>
> xinetd[828]: START: sgi_fam pid=1177 from=<no address>
> xinetd[841]: START: sgi_fam pid=1183 from=<no address>
> xinetd[839]: START: sgi_fam pid=1199 from=<no address>
> xinetd[839]: START: sgi_fam pid=2076 from=<no address>
>
>   ----------------- Connections (secure-log) End --------------------
>
>   --------------------- sendmail Begin ------------------------
> 1242 bytes transferred
> 1 messages sent
>   ---------------------- sendmail End -------------------------
>
>   ###################### LogWatch End #########################
>
> I was not connected to the Web at the time.
>
> Choppy
>
> At 11:43 PM 5/15/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >if you need to kill your net connection, do a "ps aux" and find pppd -xxxx
> >(its gonna have some options behind it, but there is only one starting
> >with pppd) and kill xxx where xxx is the pid of pppd... the problem with
> >getting your user to dial up is probably bc he isnt in group ppp. also
> >what might work is giving that user permission to use pppd .  if you want,
> >send me a copy of your fstab so i can check it for you...  to mount
> >devices by user, i think they ahve to be part of the mount group... what
> >works is to put your user in most of teh groups, especially wheel... as
> >far as your tape drive goes, i have no idea, never worked with one of
> >those.  if you need someone to check it out for you, im always free after
> >5pm and im in the baton rouge area...  i dont charge
>
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