Zip Drive

[Dehreorn]

Hello!

I just installed Red Hat 7.2 and am new to Linux. I can't figure out how
to get the Zip drive (or the floppy drive) to work.

I'm using Gnome, and I believe my Zip drive is "hdd4." I think it automatically
mounts this drive; there's a directory called /mnt/zip100.0. However, nothing
is listed in that directory even though there are things on the Zip drive
(like mp3s and folders with other stuff).

Does a Zip drive have to be formatted for Linux, or can Red Hat read a Windows-formatted
Zip drive, and there's just something else I need to do?

Thanks everyone--I appreciate any help you can give!

Dehreorn

[Dean Earley]

> Hello!
>
> I just installed Red Hat 7.2 and am new to Linux. I can't figure out how
> to get the Zip drive (or the floppy drive) to work.
>
> I'm using Gnome, and I believe my Zip drive is "hdd4." I think it automatically
> mounts this drive; there's a directory called /mnt/zip100.0. However, nothing
> is listed in that directory even though there are things on the Zip drive
> (like mp3s and folders with other stuff).

Have you tried mounting it manually?
mount /mnt/zip100.0

if that fails, try:
mount /dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip100.0 -t vfat

> Does a Zip drive have to be formatted for Linux, or can Red Hat read a Windows-formatted
> Zip drive, and there's just something else I need to do?

No, linux can read windows formatted drives/disks, but it can only read NTFS (used in NT, 2K, and XP) read only)

> Thanks everyone--I appreciate any help you can give!

Hope this helps

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
Assistant Developer

iCode Systems

[Dehreorn]

Thanks--I'll give that a try. I appreciate it!

Dehreorn