Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:44:25 +1100 From: "DG" <david@fielden.com.au> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: ejecting a Zip disk using eject(1) Message-ID: <00a901c3b875$d1363160$5401a8c0@borg.fielden.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20031201203819.4dbee1b1.b_cassidy@bellsouth.net>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Bryan Cassidy > Sent: Tuesday, 2 December 2003 1:38 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: ejecting a Zip disk using eject(1) > > What about formating the zip drive? Is there anything in the ports for > for formating a zip drive? > > On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:13:06 +1100 > "DG" <david@fielden.com.au> wrote: > This site: http://www.vmunix.com/mark/FreeBSD/ZIP-FAQ.html contains some info about using Zip drives and disks with FreeBSD. Altho I haven't tried a Zip disk formatted with ufs or ffs, I have tried one formatted with ext2fs, one with msdosfs, and also one I have been writing a raw tarball to (tar cvf /dev/afd0 ...) - none will eject using eject(1). The eject button on the front of the drive works as expected, allowing a Zip disk to be ejected provided it is not mounted, which makes me think that the eject(1) command simply does not recognise or support IDE Zip drives. Dave
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