How to mount FAT32 partitions

nechiforalin · 12-30-2006, 03:40 PM

I am a new Linux user and I have chosen Mandriva One. On my computer I also have Windows XP and I want them both to use the data on a third FAT-32 partition, but I can't get Mandriva to see the rest of the hard disk, other than its own partition. Thanks for your help!

theNbomr · 12-30-2006, 03:57 PM

Start with, as root,

Code:

fdisk -l

If that shows your fat32 partition, then you can do, as root:

Code:

mount -t vfat /dev/hdxy /dir/subdir/YourMountPoint

/dev/hdxy is the partition you want to mount, something like /dev/hdb2, from the report from fdisk.

YourMountPoint must be a directory that exists in your filesystem.

Once mounted, you should be able to access the files and directories. You may wish to make the mounting occurr automatically at boot time, by adding an entry to /etc/fstab which is similar to this:

Code:

/dev/hdxy       /dir/subdir/YourMountPoint           vfat    rw           0 0

There are numerous options possible with mount; so you should do at least
man mount

--- rod.