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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I was both logged in as root and a disk
was in the drive. Which reminds me of another question, " how come I am denied
access to certain drives and - or - files if I was logged in as root. I'm
supposed to have superuser status, right? I noticed this while just
tinkering around a few days ago.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=peter@thecybersource.com href="mailto:peter@thecybersource.com">Cyber
Source</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nflug@nflug.org
href="mailto:nflug@nflug.org">nflug@nflug.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 17, 2002 9:39 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: zip drive errors</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>did you have the disk in the drive when you were trying those
commands? were you logged in as root? <BR>On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 21:26, Michael
wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT color=#737373><FONT size=2><I> Hi
all, I had a little time so I tried cfdisk
/dev/hdd, cfdisk /dev/hdd4, cfdisk /dev/scd0, all of which got
me a fatal error, press any key to return, and fdisk /dev/hdd, fdisk
/dev/scd0 etc. etc. which resulted in unable to open disk. I don't have time
right now to go into my boot config. file, I'm hoping to get to that
tomorrow . Might I be doing something the wrong way?</FONT></FONT></I>
<BR><FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I> </FONT></FONT></I> <BR><FONT
color=#737373><FONT size=2><I>Thank you,</FONT></FONT></I> <BR><FONT
color=#737373><FONT size=2><I>Mike</FONT></FONT></I> <BR><FONT
color=#737373><FONT size=3><I> </FONT></FONT></I>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>----- Original Message
----- </FONT></FONT></I><BR><FONT color=#737373><FONT
size=3><B><I>From:</FONT></FONT></B></I><FONT color=#737373><FONT
size=3><I> </FONT></FONT></I><A
href="mailto:peter@thecybersource.com"><FONT size=3><I>Cyber
Source</FONT></I></A> <BR><FONT color=#737373><FONT
size=3><B><I>To:</FONT></FONT></B></I><FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>
</FONT></FONT></I><A href="mailto:nflug@nflug.org"><FONT
size=3><I>nflug@nflug.org</FONT></I></A> <BR><FONT color=#737373><FONT
size=3><B><I>Sent:</FONT></FONT></B></I><FONT color=#737373><FONT
size=3><I> Monday, June 17, 2002 7:55 PM</FONT></FONT></I> <BR><FONT
color=#737373><FONT size=3><B><I>Subject:</FONT></FONT></B></I><FONT
color=#737373><FONT size=3><I> Re: zip drive errors</FONT></FONT></I>
<BR><FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I></FONT></FONT></I><BR><FONT
color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>also to use /dev/scd0, check to see if you
have something like hdd=ide-scsi in your boot config, check your
/etc/lilo.conf file, I add that all the time, then tell whatever my ide
cd-rom drive is, that it is /dev/scd0, this is a nice workaround as Linux
seems to work much better with scsi emulation and the supermount command
lines in /etc/fstab don't have a problem with xmms then, it is a pretty
neat little work around </FONT></FONT></I><BR><FONT color=#737373><FONT
size=3><I>On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 19:50, Justin Bennett wrote:
</FONT></FONT></I>
<BLOCKQUOTE><PRE><FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>yeah use a blank disk, or even put one in with stuff on it. Try ding a fdisk</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>/dev/hdd and see if you can see the partitions on them. If it's been used in</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>windows you should be able to see the partitions, maybe it's not on 4...</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>Michael wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> Justin, the disks I've been trying to read have info written on them from</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> various windows sessions and are IBM formatted as per the label. I'm</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> figuring that I should still be able to read them as I can read floppy disks</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> that have been used in windows. I will try a blank disk and give</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> fdisk/dev/hdd a shot when my wife is done using my machine for her work. As</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> for creating a FAT partition on partition 4, do you mean the zip disk</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> itself?</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> Mike</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> ----- Original Message -----</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> From: "Justin Bennett" <justin.bennett@dynabrade.com></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> To: <nflug@nflug.org></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 7:04 PM</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> Subject: Re: zip drive errors</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > No is should be hdd. I have in internal one also. The parrelel version</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> uses scsi</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > emulation over the parralel (spelling) port, and appears as a scsi device.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> The</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > ATAPI ide ones appear as hddx.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > Justin</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > Michael Osika wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > Pete, I have also read in other sources on the net ( Linux Gazette )</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> that</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > it should be a scsi device but I wasn't sure if this was right. I'm</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> willing</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > to give it a shot but how do I go about changing from hdd4 to sda4, and</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > being new to Linux, being specific is again appreciated. :-) I have</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> played</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > around with different tools but have not found a way to change things. I</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > don't want to meddle too much when I'm not sure what consequences will</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> be.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > Mike</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > ----- Original Message -----</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > From: "peter" <pvant67@wnyip.net></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > To: <nflug@nflug.org></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 6:24 PM</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > Subject: Re: zip drive errors</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > > Mike: the zip drive should be /dev/sda4, since it's a scsi device</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > > internally, regardless of the actual type of interface used. At least,</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > > that's what it wes on my parallel port model. I bet it's the same on</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > > yours. Either way, keep us posted</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > > --</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > > "Truly, if Te is strong in one, all one needs to do is sit on one's</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> ass,</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > > and the corpse of one's enemy shall be carried past shortly."</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > > -- spotted somewhere on Usenet</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > > ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT color=#737373><FONT size=3><I>> > ></FONT></FONT></I>
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