many, many, many people responded with both of the right answers: one, i
had forgotten to newfs the drive after reformatting it, and two, i was using
scsi id 6, which was already in use by the cd-rom drive. thanks for the help,
especially since they were both problems that i once knew and would have
recognized, but had forgotten.
-- sweth.
-- "Countin' on a remedy I've counted on before Goin' with a cure that's never failed me What you call the disease I call the remedy" -- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones