>> this is a new ZIP disk, and as such should have a FAT filesystem on
>> it, yes?

Not necessarily.  Check the packaging to see what filesystem type it
claims is on the disk.

> Hmm, I'm not sure if all ZIP disks were sold pre-formatted with FAT
> filesystems.

I think they were all sold preformatted (I've never heard of actually
needing to format a ZIP, especially a new one), and I think they were
all sold with filesystems on them.  But I know they weren't all sold
with FAT filesystems; I have some that came with Macintosh-style (HFS?)
filesystems on them.

I have no idea where the original ENODEV is coming from.

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