make it /dev/hdb1 perhaps? On Thu, 03 Apr 2003 20:29:52 +1200 Craig George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi all, > I have dropped MDK9.0 and have installed Debian 3.0 (I know the stuff is a > bit older, but it is a good way to learn more about how things run in Linux > IMHO as everything isn't done for you. > Anyway I have got it installed ok and I am setting up my 'mounts'. > I have got my DVD, CDRW, Floppy and Windows partition set up ok. > But when I setup my 100Meg Iomega Zip drive (Internal, 1st IDE, slave) I am > so far unable to get it to mount. When mounting I get: > > paradox:/home/craig# mount -t vfat /dev/hdb /mnt/zip > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdb, > � � � �or too many mounted file systems > > This is my fstab entry for the zip: > > /dev/hdb � � � �/mnt/zip � � � �vfat � �noauto,user � � � � � � 0 � � � 0 > > As I am a newbie I imagine that I have got something setup incorrectly. > Do I have to have the zip device setup on something apart from /dev/hdb ? > Thanks in advance for any advice. > > Craig > > p.s. I have tried several zip disks, all formatted and working from Win98 > -- Nick Rout Barrister & Solicitor Christchurch, NZ Ph +64 3 3798966 Fax + 64 3 3798853 http://www.rout.co.nz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
