Hello again.....well i added the space between /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip in /etc/fstab but i get this error when i add space:

"could not mount device. the reported error was mount: can't find vfat in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab"

Here is the portion of my /etc/fstab showing the flow of errors relating to the zip drive:

scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Vendor: IOMEGA Model: ZIP 250 Rev: 31.G
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
EFS: 1.0a - http://aeschi.ch.eu.org/efs/
Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sda: 196608 512-byte hdwr sectors (101 MB)
sda: Write Protect is on
sda:ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
SCSI disk error : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 8000002
Current sd08:00: sns = 70 7
ASC=30 ASCQ=80
Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x07 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x30 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
SCSI disk error : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 8000002
Current sd08:00: sns = 70 7
ASC=30 ASCQ=80
Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x07 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x30 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2
SCSI disk error : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 8000002
Current sd08:00: sns = 70 7
ASC=30 ASCQ=80
Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x07 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x30 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 4
IPv6 v0.8 for NET4.0
SCSI disk error : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 8000002
Current sd08:00: sns = 70 7
ASC=30 ASCQ=80
Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x07 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x30 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 6
IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
SCSI disk error : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 8000002
Current sd08:00: sns = 70 7
ASC=30 ASCQ=80
Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x07 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x30 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
SCSI disk error : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 8000002
Current sd08:00: sns = 70 7
ASC=30 ASCQ=80
Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x07 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x30 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2
SCSI disk error : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 8000002
Current sd08:00: sns = 70 7
ASC=30 ASCQ=80
Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x07 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x30 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 4
SCSI disk error : host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 8000002
Current sd08:00: sns = 70 7
ASC=30 ASCQ=80
Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x07 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x30 0x80 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 6
unable to read partition table
WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
USB Mass Storage device found at 2


Any help would be appreciated....dont know why the zip drive will not work. bob