From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 20 11:34:11 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A19AD16A4D5 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2003 11:34:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from ni-mail2.dna.utvinternet.net (ni-mail2.dna.utvinternet.net [194.46.8.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59D3B43D95 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2003 11:32:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from charlessmyth@nireland.com) Received: from charlie2000 (unverified [194.46.1.140]) by ni-mail2.dna.utvinternet.net ; Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:32:45 +0000 From: "Charles Smyth" To: "Shantanoo Mahajan" Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:38:31 -0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20031220163124.GA632@dhumketu.homeunix.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: your suggestion X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:34:11 -0000 Hi Shantoo, No luck with that suggestion, but another one sorted it. mount -t msdos /dev/da0s4 /nountpoint works fine and was able to add the details into /etc/fstab so that the zip can be mounted from the KDE like a CD/DVD. Modifying the /etc/fstsb file also works for the floppy. /dev/da0s4 /mountpoint msdos rw,noauto /dev/fd0 /mountpoint msdos rw,noauto Thanks for the speedy assistance. Charles -----Original Message----- From: Shantanoo Mahajan [mailto:freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net] Sent: 20 December 2003 16:31 To: Charles Smyth Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: usb zip +++ Charles Smyth [freebsd] [19-12-03 20:51 -0000]: | | | Unable to to mount a USB ZIP drive, with any of the mount commands that work | for a floppy. Just keep getting superblock and file errors. | | The drive itself responds to the mount command but won't proceed any | further. | | The ZIP cartridge is formatted as FAT. | | Can't find anything on the BSD site or mailing lists. | | If possible, please let me have a suitable link for this issue, or the | necessary directions. | | | Charles Smyth. # mount_msdos /dev/da0 /mountpoint >From dmesg check out at what device USB Zip drive is detected and accordingly change /dev/da0 Shantanoo