Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:18:49 -0400 From: Steve Bradey <sbradey@netroute.net> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: UFS on ATAPI ZIP Message-ID: <35762029.CDE8B4E@netroute.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980602235633.22038g-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Thanks Doug for the prompt reply. I managed to get the ATAPI zip disk UFS formatted after your note convinced me to give it another try using the tutorial that you created. The actual steps I ended up using were as follows... dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rwfd0 count=2 disklabel /dev/rwfd0 | disklabel -R -r wfd0 /dev/stdin newfs /dev/rwfd0c Being the rookie that I am, I'm not sure exactly what each of these commands is doing - time to check out those man pages I guess. Thanks again. Steve Doug White wrote: > On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, Steve Bradey wrote: > > > I am new to BSD (and to UNIX) and have an ATAPI zip drive. I am running > > 2.2.6. I have been able to mount my DOS/Win95 formatted zip disks > > using... > > > > mount -t msdos /dev/wfd0s4 /zip > > > > without any problems. I would like to format a disk or two with the BSD > > FS so that I may use long file names, but I have had no luck thus far. > > I have followed the directions for fdisk and disklabel that I found at > > ... > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/diskformat/ > > > > and things appear to have worked correctly until I try to mount the > > disk. I get an "Invalid super block" message. I have tried both the > > dedicated and compatibility methods that are outlined on the > > above-mentioned tutorial page. I have also tried a couple of different > > drive geometries (96/64/32 and 512/12/32 cyl/head/sec). If anyone has > > been successful at getting this to work I would appreciate your input > > (remember I'm a rookie!). > > Please run a `script' of an attempted format session and post it. I did > the exact same sequence when I formatted a zip disk to write for the > tutorial and it worked fine. > > Did you remember to newfs the drive? What mount command line are you > using? > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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