On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Dutch wrote: > I have winxp on hda1, linux on hda2 and swap on hda3. > > Lilo, in MBR... > > How do I go about making the windows partiton visible/usable from > Linux (debian)? > > Is it making other file systems in the kernel or...?
It depends somewhat on what file system type WinXP is using in hda1. From a Linux perspective, VFAT is safer than NTFS, especially for read-write. If you don't already know the type, use cfdisk to check it out. Assuming that your kernel supports the file system type, then do: mount -t <type> -o ro /dev/hda1 /mnt where "<type>" is probably either "vfat" or "ntfs". If that seems to work, you can mount it read-write by dropping the "-o ro" for vfat, but I don't know if it's advisable to do so for ntfs: umount /dev/hda1 mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt If you want to get at it from other IDs than root, you might also have to use the "uid=" & "gid=" mount options, such as: mount -t vfat -o ro,uid=1000,gid=1000 /dev/hda1 /mnt You might also want to create a more descriptive mount point, such as: mkdir /WinXP mount -t vfat -o ro,uid=1000,gid=1000 /dev/hda1 /WinXP To unmount it, do: umount /dev/hda1 To look at the mounted file systems, just do: mount To make it automatic, translate the mount command into an entry in /etc/fstab. > What man page would explain this? mount(8) fstab(5) ________________________________________________________________________ Jay Ford, Network Engineering Group, Information Technology Services University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], phone: 319-335-5555, fax: 319-335-5505 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
