Thanks for the advise. Finally, insert CD#1, expert, Update, let it find the drive, go through all the motions and back in business.
I know there must be a way to probe for it and set it up but this is the only way I found that works. Richard. On Tuesday, 23 July 2002 08:44 am, Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SICN wrote: > Have you tried making a new icon/link. > I seem to recall reading that the kde/mandrake install > made link doesnt work, and you need to make a new. > > Brian D. Klar - CVE > OTS > WPAFB > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Holt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 7:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] how to mount zip drive, post install, Dell > laptop > > On Monday, 22 July 2002 03:41 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Even though you created the mount point, did you mount it? > > In KDE there should be a icon on the desktop for the zip. > > > > mount /mnt/zip > > > > I think that is what it is > > Thanks, yes, I tried it. I get a dialog: > > X Error > Could not mount device. > the reported error was: > > mount: special device /dev/sda4 does not exist. > > Apparently something isn't right in the line in fstab, but I've > not found a better example. > > regards, > Richard. > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Installed mdk81 on Dell Latitude, PII-D300XT, 128MB. > > > At install, the floppy was connected, not the Zip drive. > > > Hence, problems to access Zip drive. > > > > > > Have created /mnt/zip and added the following line to fstab: > > > /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip auto ... > > > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > > > > > > but it still isn't accesible. What should I add to wake up > > > the Zip? > > > > > > Have found info about installing but nothing has worked so > > > far. > > > > > > > > > I have tried in the past to reinstall to correct minor > > > annoyances, but ended up with LiLo at the end unable to > > > write to MBR resulting in, for me, wiping out everything and > > > starting over. There must be a better way. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Richard. > > > -- > > > Servicios GO-TRO,ca, v/f:0265-641-0003, 0414-675-8257 -- Servicios GO-TRO,ca, v/f:0265-641-0003, 0414-675-8257
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