On 20 Sep 1998 22:57:18 +0200, in list.linux.debian.user you wrote: >I have an Iomega zip drive that i used in win98, but when i do >mount /dev/sda /zip -t msdos it won't let me saying it doesn't recognize a >block device tehre, anyone know the problem? Perhaps i'm useing the wrong >dev or there is something else?
Yes, it's the wrong device. You have to use /dev/sda4. /dev/sda is the whole disk not a partition to mount. On every preformated ZIP-disk the fourth partition entry is used. Should solve your problem. A little tip: use "fdisk -l /dev/sda" or with any other harddisk to see all partitions. Juergen
