Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:52:49 +0000 From: Jonathan Feldkamp <jonathan@skygod.cns.ksu.edu> To: Thomas Good <tomg@mailhost.nrnet.org> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: IDE Zip Drive Message-ID: <3905BF51.55960299@skygod.cns.ksu.edu> References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1000425110803.4182A-100000@mailhost.nrnet.org>
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that worked, it is /dev/afd0s4, but the 4 is the important part.
thanks
jon
Thomas Good wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Jonathan Feldkamp wrote:
>
> > Thomas Good wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Jonathan Feldkamp wrote:
> > >
> > > > msdos: /dev/afd0: Invalid argument
> > > > this is probably my biggest problem, what does this error message mean?
> > >
> > > Wouldn't it be /dev/afd4 ? (as -t = msdos) Just a guess!
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for your help, I cannot test this until this evening, but I guess
> > I don't understand the numbers, how do you that msdos = 4?
> >
> > Thanks again
> > Jon
>
> Hi Jon,
>
> I have no idea how "they" (whomever that might be!) arrived at this system,
> but:
>
> 1 = usually equals a unix partition whilst 4 usually equals a dos partition.
> I haven't got my ext zip to work on fbsd (need a kernel rebuild) yet but
> I've been using zips (int and ext) on linux boxes for years.
>
> Here is what I do on Linux:
>
> mkdir /zip
>
> mount /dev/sdb4 /zip ---> where I am on a scsi box, mounting a DOS disk
> ^^ on an external zip
> mount /dev/sda4 /zip ---> where I am on an ide box, mounting a DOS disk
> ^^ on an external zip
>
> mount /dev/sdb1 /zip ---> where I am on a scsi box, mounting a unix disk
> ^^ on an external zip
> mount /dev/sda1 /zip ---> where I am on an ide box, mounting a unix disk
> ^^ on an external zip
>
> mount /dev/hdb1 /zip ---> mounting a unix disk on an internal zip that is
> ^^ the slave dev on ide0
> mount /dev/hdc4 /zip ---> mounting a DOS disk on an internal zip that is
> ^^ the master dev on ide1
>
> If you get this working on FBSD, pls send me your mount args so I can
> replicate it. Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
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