[SMAUG] novice query

[David Correa]

Estelle,

I have not used that particular type of HD, but try:

mkdir /Backpack (or whatever you wish to call the mount point)
mount /dev/parport0 /mountpoint  <--this works if the HD is
                                      formated for linux use

Check dmesg to see if the HD was detected, it will also
tell you where is at.

Try something like "dmesg | grep par"
and see if you get any of these:
par0
par1
par2
parport0
parport1
parport2

Check the "man page" for mount. It will tell you the file
systems allowed.

You might need to do something like:
mount -t vfat /dev/parport0 /mountpoint
for a windows formated HD (not NTFS)

Hope this helps,
david

On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, Estelle Baer wrote:

> Linux advisors:
>
> Win2000 was cleared from an old laptop and SuSE 7.2,
> Kernel 4.4.4, was installed.  A Backpack HD was
> connected to the laptop's parallel port.  After
> running
>
>     insmod parport
>     insmod parport_pc
>     insmod paride
>     insmod bpck6
>     insmod pd
>
> Linux sees the BPHD.  What precisely are the next
> commands which are required to mount the BPHD,
> assuming that the mount point is to be bphd?
> After the BPHD is mounted, it is intended to make
> a single partition on it.  (Is just one partition
> a good idea?)  What is the command to make the
> partition? After the partition is defined, are
> there other preparations required for this partition
> before it can be used?  And finally, are there other
> questions that should have been asked here but which
> would not occur to a novice?
>
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David Correa
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