Re: Can't Mount a Zip Drive
Subject: Can't Mount a Zip Drive
Date: Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 01:42:00PM -0600
In reply to:Alex
Quoting Alex(AlexanderTheGreat@ibm.net):
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> I can't mount my zip drive. It is a scsi zip drive and I think my
> isa-to-scsi host adapter is working. During boot I get these lines
> (among others ofcourse):
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>
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> "scsi : 0 hosts.
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> scsi : detected total."
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> Does this mean my host adapter is working?
It means that the kernel didn't find any scsi devices.
>
> I remember reading somewhere that a scsi zip should be ready to mount
> on a default install of debian. But when I use something like this:
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>
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> "mount -t vfat /dev/sda5 /zip"
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This would wouk if the scsi device has a partition 5. check it with
(linux) fdisk.
ie: fdisk /dev/sda
Command (m for help):p
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> or any other sda* listed in /dev I get an error message saying that:
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> "the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda* as a block device
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> (maybe 'insmod driver'?)"
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Yep, if the device was compiled as a module, was it?
Or depmod -a
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> How do I mount my zip drive?
>
The mount command above will work once you get the card compiled into
the kernel.
> -alex
Do you have your scsi card selected in the kernel? As a Module or
compilied in?
cat /proc/devices if compiled in should show it or
cat /proc/modules if compiled as a module (of course)
HTH
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