I'm fairly sure that Zip drives use some sort of SCSI interface. However that is the extent of my knowledge.
Regards, Zane On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 20:43, Nick Rout wrote: > 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] > > -- ---------------------------------------------------- Regards, Zane Gilmore (Linux nerd since 1997) ____________________________________________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.:- A.C.Clark ____________________________________________________
