On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 09:05:50PM -0400, Dougpol1 wrote: > Joachim Fahnenmueller wrote: > > > (...) > >If you just want to access your windows files, you don't need the CD. > >Do (as root): > >mkdir /windows > >mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /windows > > > >(Assuming that the windows partition is the first partition on the first > >harddisk and its type is vfat [the older windows file system].) > >If it works, add a corresponding entry to /etc/fstab . > >See man mount and man fstab . > > > >HTH > > > > > Hello Joachim > I am using fat 32 Widows 98 so that wouldn't work but I tried it > anyway, just for the sake of trying out commands.
It should work as I have the same. fat32 is vfat and is 100% supported while the new ntfs is not AFAIK. What does it say when you type as I said? Maybe the device is not correct. Which harddisk and which partition is it? > My R/W cd files are > not readable by my old cd rom drive. I don't believe my memorex r/w > drive is compatable with linux at least as far as I have been able to > find out on line today. I may have to put off using linx a couple more > months until I can spend some money. > > Thanks much, > > Doug Regards -- Joachim Fahnenmüller # Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into # your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
