Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:19:42 -0500 | From | Joe <> | Subject | Re: module ppa zip driver vfat vs fat |
| |
Tim Waugh wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Joe wrote: > > > Does file work on scsi devices like /dev/sda4? > > Yes, but it'll just say 'block special device'. dd a couple of kilobytes > from sda4 to a tempfile and run dd on that -- dd can recognise some > filesystems.
did that.. it turn out that the filesystem is:
x86 boot sector, system MSDOS5.0, FAT (16 bit)
what I still dont get is why I had to dd if=/dev/sda of=./tempf rather than dd if=/dev/sda4 of=./tempf
and now I am able to mount it and run fdisk on it as /dev/sda but my other zip disks are /dev/sda4
normal zips disks
mount /dev/sda4 /zip
this zip
mount /dev/sda /zip
any clues on this?
-- Joe Acosta ........ home: joeja@mindspring.com
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |