On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 09:21:40AM -0700, oldman wrote: > CroombeFP wrote: > > >I have just installed FC4 on a new system using an "everything" install > >option (plenty of HD space). My 3 1/2" floppy and Zip250 drive are both > >listed and have ikons in the "Computer" desktop folder. BUT when I go to > >access either one of these two, I am told that I have not specified the > >file type. I looked in fstab and /media and noted that both devices are > >listed as "auto". System is Asus A7V400-MX + Athlon XP3000 + 1 GBy RAM, > >+ 80 GBy HD for / and 20 GBy HD for /home + IBM G70 monitor, + printers > >+ scanner + onboard Ethernet (which, obviously) works OK! My USB memory > >stick works just fine but I can't find my camera on one of the USB ports > >(camera is Fuji S602Zoom) when I could under FC3. > > > >What (hopefully simple) solution is there that will let me get access to > >my floppy and Zip back again -- I'm fairly desperate about this as on > >the Zip especially, I have loads of data files which I wish to use on my > >new system to say nothing of downloaded and carefully saved > >applications. > > > >I look forward to solutions to this odd problem. > > > >CroombeFP > > > > > > > > > This is a known issue and (I presume) is being looked at. You might > want to search bugzilla for complete information, but in the meantime > use the mount command in a terminal. I.E.: > > mount -t vfat /dev/hdb /media/zip > > assuming your zip is at /dev/hdb and that /media/zip exist > I haven't done this in FC4 and you don't say hpw your zip drive is connected. In the past parallel zip drives showed un on /dev/sda1 it seems to me. What device does the fstab entry tell you the zip drive is located?- ======================================================================= In love, she who gives her portrait promises the original. -- Bruton ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
