is linux able to copy sth from a fat32 partition ? which are the commands ?
do i have to mount first the fat32 partiton in linux ?

simple questions but i need the answers.plz

You need to mount the partition first. I don't know about fat32, but it worked for me on fat16. Use the command:

mount -t vfat /dev/hda0 /mnt/winpartition

(replace hda0 with your disk name and create a directory(like winpartition) in /mnt/, where you will mount the windows partition. I believe vfat is the right type to mount. I haven't found any different in man mount pages.)

hda means harddisk and 0 stands for the number of your harddisk the partition you wan't to mount is on. Like: if you only have one harddisk, then that harddisk would be hda0 and every harddisk after that one would be hda1, hda2, ..., hdaN

After you mount that partition, you are able to do with it whatever you wish (copy, DELETE!!!!!, FORMAT !!!!! so be careful) If you don't want to mount it as read_write there is a switch you add so it is read-only. I think the switch is ro, but check that in man mount pages!

Hope this helps!

Linux has no problems at all with the FAT32 filesystem - in fact, it's very common to use a FAT32 partition to share stuff between a Windows and a Linux installation.

In order to access ANY filesystem or partition, you'll have to mount it (for details, see the man page for mount). If FAT32 partitions are detected during the Slackware installation, one is asked if one wants to mount them (and if so, to specify the mount points). That information ends up in /etc/fstab. However, the FAT32 partition will be accesible only to root/su by default. This is easily changed by making the appropriate changes in /etc/fstab. Some more extensive information on this topic is available at Simply Linux, and I think there are some tips at user local as well...and of course, there are loads of discussions on this topic on this very forum.

I got no idea what sth means, but anyways: YES, you've gotta mount it.

mkdir /mnt/<foldername> | mount -t vfat /dev/hdXX /mnt/<foldername>



If you want the disk you mounted readable for other users than Root, you go to /etc/fstab and edit.

sth=something