When you use mount you either have to tell it enough information to mount the device or it will look in /etc/fstab for clues.
You will need to have ntfs support (read-only) either compiled into your kernel or the module loaded and then tell mount exactly what you want to do - mount -t ntfs /dev/hda2 /mnt or add an entry into fstab to give it the clues it needs/ On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 11:31, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > Hi > > i have two partitions on my Dell Inspiron 8600, and would now wish to copy > files from the Windows partition to the linux side, so that i can make the > windows partition minimally small. > how do i mount the Windows partition? I thought i could just > mount the ntfs partition as /dev/hda2. but that produces a warning: > > # mount: can't find /dev/hda2 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab -- Andrew Porter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
