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Mounting a zip drive

I have an ATAPI ide zip drive on my computer.  When I attempt to mount it, I get an error message:

Incorrect FS type, bad option, or bad special block

I am using the command:
mount -t vfat /dev/hdd /mnt/zip

Is there something else I need to do?
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I have read that you can mount zip drives the same way you can harddisks. Why not do a mount /dev/hdd /mnt/zip
and let linux figure out what type of partion you have?
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If the file type is not specified, Linux will return an error asking for a file type.  Linux's autodetect option also does not work with the zip drive.
then try mount -t msdos /dev/hdd /mnt/zip
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You hit it on the nose o wise one!!