Re: zip drive?

[Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>]

On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 10:36:02AM -0400, D-Man wrote:
> | filnames. Well, most times I use vfat foramttd ZIPs and the few 
> | times I use something else I use
> | mount -t hfs /dev/hdd /zip
> | (why don't I need a partition number in this case?)
> 
> I guess because the entire disk is 'hfs' (the partition starts at the
> very front) or maybe the hfs part of the mounter can figure it out?
> (I have no idea what 'hfs' is nor have I used it)
> 
HFS is used by MacOS.  I assume that you haven't worked with macs at
all.

Usually mac zips use the mac disklabel which is different from x86
partition tables.  That's why that works...