On Sat, 2004-01-03 at 05:12, Rick Stevens wrote: > Graeme Nichols wrote: > > Hello Folks, well.. 2004 already! I hope everyone's 2004 started out > > auspiciously. They say that as you get older, well, more mature, really, > > each year goes faster than the one before it. I won't let on how old I > > am, just let's say that 2003 went so fast I had trouble getting a focus > > on it. > > > > Can someone tell me if the mzip command, from the mtools package, > > actually works? Every time I have tried to use it I get the message that > > A: isn't a Zip drive. Is there a config file for it, or mtools > > generally. My Linux Bible doesn't shed very much light on the subject > > apparently assuming that it works without trouble. > > The config file for mtools is /etc/mtools.conf. By default, any > mtools program where you don't specify a drive will use a: and since > that isn't your ZIP drive, you get the error. > > You probably need to add something like: > > Drive X: file="/dev/sda4" partition=4 > > which assumes your ZIP drive appears as /dev/sda and the active > partition is partition 4 (which is pretty normal for preformatted > ZIP disks). You may not need the "partition=4" bit. Good luck. Thank you very much Rick, will give it a whirl. I knew that mtools defaults to the A: drive for the current dir etc. but I thought mzip may be a little more intelligent than expecting A: to be the Zip drive :-) Hope your New Year got away to a good start. -- Kind regards, Graeme Nichols ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off." -- Johnny Carson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - IMPORTANT. - - The contents of this email and any attachments, which may be con- - - fidential, are sent for the personal attention of the addressee/s - - only. If you receive this email and are not the intended addressee - - please inform the sender and delete this email immediately. Use, - - copying, disclosure or forwarding of the contents of this email - - and/or any attachment/s is not authourised. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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