IDE Zip Drive 100

[pheonix]

is it possible to set up a zip drive in linux so it automounts and has a eject option simillar (but of course better than) the tools for windows that came supplied with the drive. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/cool.gif

[mattmorrow]

automount: yes, assuming it's inserted at boot time. Handle it like any other drive (/etc/mtab, /etc/fstab). Make sure all is well - first, by manually verifying the mount and accessing the drive.
eject: don't know. I've tried under RH 6.2 and 7.0 w/o success. (Context menu with "eject" item has no effect).

[Darkseid]

There is a great NHF on Zip drives here that may be of some use.

[mandreko]

with ejecting, i don't know about zip drives, but i would bet that this would work... it works with cdroms..

eject /dev/device
replace "device" with zip for zip, or cdrom for cdrom, etc..

to put it back in, just do a

eject -t /dev/device
but i doubt that works for zip drives, since they don't pull the disk in, correct?

[kryliss]

It might be just the way you have your zipdrive setup in your fstab.. here's the fstab for my IDE zipdrive, where it says noauto you can set to auto but make sure there is a zipdisk in when you boot. I have had success being able to eject or umount with mine.. just type in eject /mnt/zipdrive or umount /mnt/zipdrive

/dev/hdd4 /mnt/zipdrive auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,rw 0 0

[vhg119]

mine worked.
i don't think i did anything special to it neither

[Mikus11]

Yes this can be done.

The program you seek is JaZip. Install it and make a shortcut to it on your desktop.

Get JaZip Here (http://www.scripps.edu/~jsmith/jazip/)

[Mikus11]

Almost forgot...it also lets you write protect/unprotect. I don't know any other way to do that in Linux without this program.