On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 02:40:09PM -0700, Knute Johnson wrote: > I've got an FC4 installation running that I'm about to change over to > F7. I need to get some of the data backed up and the computer has a > Zip drive. The problem is I can't figure out what the device name > is. This is all automatic on F7. How do I determine the name for > the drive? If it's a parallel port or USB drive, it should show up as a scsi device (/dev/sdX). If it's a built in IDE drive, as an ide device (/dev/hdX). If it's an external drive, shut it down, and plug the cable in to both the computer and the drive. Open a terminal on the computer. As root, run "tail -f /var/log/messages". Now turn on the drive. As the drive comes up, you should see a message indicating the device file the kernel assigns to the drive. If it's a parallel port drive, you'll need to insert the appropriate module, either ppa or (I think) mma. As root, in another window and with tail still running: modprobe ppa If the device is plugged in and on, that should produce a message as above. After that, you will need to know the partition number so you can mount it. fdisk -l /dev/[h|s]dX -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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