Subject: Re: Zip Disk?
From: Rob Brandt (rbrandt@sbdsl.com)
Date: Sun Jul 01 2001 - 22:23:46 MDT
I got it working! Must have been a bad zip disk - I used a different one
freshly Mac formatted with ziptools, and it mounts cleanly.
Thanks for your help and patience everyone.
Rob
At 05:31 PM 7/1/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Rob Brandt wrote:
>
> > I'll try doing a full Mac format reformat with Ziptools.
>
> > Does DOS support handle only 8.3 file names, or are the question marks for
> > longer file names indicative of another problem somewhere?
>
>When I mount a DOS formatted zip disk (mount -t dos /dev/sdb /mnt/zip)
>on my B/W G3 with the 'dos' type I only see 8.3 filenames. When I mount the
>same
>disk with the 'auto' type (mount -t auto /dev/sdb /mnt/zip) I see the
>full name. Hope this helps,
>
>D
>
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > >Rob Brandt wrote:
> > >
> > >> Yes, when I issued the pdisk -l /dev/sdb1 the light on the zip lit
> > >> up, so I know it's going to the right device. I'll try the line
> > >> below when I get home tonight.
> > >>
> > >> Rob
> > >>
> > >
> > >If the 'pdisk /dev/sdb' doesn't work you might check the formatting on
> your
> > >
> > >disk from the Mac side. I just ran into exactly the same error when I
> tried
> > >to
> > >mount a "dos" zip disk from my Windblows laptop. After fussing around
> > >trying
> > >different mount types for a bit until I got bored. then I stuck in a mac
> > >formated zip disk and the mount command (mount -t hfs /dev/sdb /mnt/zip in
> > >my case)
> > >worked just fine. Reformated the dos disk with Ziptools and it seems to
> > >mount fine
> > >as well :)
> > >
> > >D
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