Try# mount -t vfat /dev/hdb /mnt/temp
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anandvivakanan Baljit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: Weird question
> Hi
> Windows is on another physical hard-drive. I did make this hard drive
a
> slave. Linux detect it as a new hard-drive but when I try to mount
> it -->mount /dev/hdb /mnt/temp -t vfat .I got an error stating wrong
file
> type or file system too large. Something like that . Booth hard-drive
are
> the same size. Also I would like to know that when you mount, is the
data
> transferred to the location or is it just the address of where the
data is
> on the other device?
> Bye.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mikkel L. Ellertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Weird question
>
>
> > At 07:58 PM 5/27/00 -0700, Anandvivakanan Baljit wrote:
> > >Hi everyone,
> > >This is my first message.I have a problem. My situation is that I
have
> Linux
> > >on a Harddrive by itself and Windows on another. I run only one OS
at a
> time
> > >figuring that this would be easy on me. Next my modem is PCI and
Linux
> > >cannot handle it (no internet). But this doesn't really bother me
since I
> > >will try and get one as soon as I get the funds. My real problem
now is
> that
> > >after installing the Apache web server and PHP 3 I found out that
MySql
> is
> > >not on the Redhat CD. I have to download it to use it but MySql is
too
> big
> > >to hold on a diskette . What is the easiest way to get the SQL
server
> onto
> > >my linux harddrive.
> > >P.S I am a Newbie to Linux.
> > >Bye
> > >Anandvivakanan Baljit
> > >(I hope to be a Linux fan forever.)
> > >
> > You don't have to use a floppy to move files between Linux and
Windows.
> > Linux can mount your Windows partition, and access all the files on
it.
> >
> > If windows is on the first hard drive, try something like this as
root:
> >
> > mkdir /mnt/windows (Create mount point)
> > mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows -t vfat (Mount the windows partition)
> >
> > You should now be able to access Windows drive C: at /mnt/windows.
> > If Windows is not on /dev/hda1, change as needed. You will not
need to
> > create the mount point after the first time.
> >
> > After you get it mounting ok, you may want to add it to /etc/fstab
so that
> > linux will mount it everytime you boot up. Something like:
> >
> > /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat noexec,rw 1 1
> >
> > I hope you enjoy Linux as much as I do!
> > Mikkel
> > --
> > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
> > for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
> >
> >
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