i've found that you can just fdisk a zip disk and change the partition type over to linux... you can even create multiple partitions. at least, i've done this with the ide/usb versions of the 100 capacity breed. -d Preston Crawford said: > Got a zip drive recently. Using it to do small code backups. I was > wondering... In order to maintain the integrity of the file > permissions/dates, etc. (not sure if this is even necessary) can I > format a zip disk as something other than vfat? Like ext2? Is this > possible or even recommended? New area for me. > > Preston > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -+(duncan brown -+(duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -+(http://www.linuxadvocate.net Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. -- George Eliot