Quoting Richard E. Hawkins Esq. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Kenneth wrote, > > > Try to re-partition that zip disk again, but ONLY make a partition > > number 4. All zip disks are partitioned with one partition 4 and no > > partitions numbered 3,2, or 1. Why? This is a Mac thing. (Same for > > Bernoulli's too BTW). > > I'm probably not being clear enough here. What you and peter wrote is > exactly correct, but that's the part I knew :) > > I need to know *exactly* where the partition lies. Is it the whole > disk? It seems to me that there's a tiny bit left for some reason, > that isn't used in the partition. And since I only get one shot at > this, if I lay the partition wrong . . .
I'm not sure what your problem is, because I've just used zip disks as if they were fixed, with the same tools. I'm hoping you haven't screwed the low-level formatting, though. > Hmm, can I use dd to make a copy of the disk even though it has no > partition table? As in > > dd if=/dev/sda of=zipback Yes, though I'd add bs=512 to that command. But I'm not sure why you want to make a copy of *that* disk (i.e. the "faulty" one). Why not use dd to copy a good disk to a file, then copy the file to the faulty one and you'll end up with a clone, partition 4 and all. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
