how to view DOS partition in linux

matt_w_lambert · 04-25-2003, 05:01 PM

could sombody tell me how to view my dos partition in linux

thanks

javomzt · 04-25-2003, 05:20 PM

Well, im a newbie, but that I have done. first log like su and do:

mkdir /mnt/vfat/

then you do:

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/vfat

The bad thing is that I think you have to do the mount everytime you log in because after login out I have had to do the mount in order to acces my DOS partition. I also use wME on the other partition, if you are using something weird like NT i dunno if it still works.

Hope it works though.

jailbait · 04-25-2003, 06:27 PM

If you want your dos partition to be automatically mounted every time you boot then create an entry for it in /etc/fstab.

whansard · 04-26-2003, 02:28 AM

you can name the directory to mount on whatever you
wish.
the dev/hd<a,b,c,d-1,2,3,4 . . .>
is a letter for the drive controller.
primary master is a, slave is b
secondary master is c, slave is d
first partition on said drive is 1, second is 2
so /dev/hda1 is
primary master first partition.

an fstab entry could look like this

/dev/hda1 /hda1 vfat user,noexec,nodev,suid,rw,umask=0 0 0

javomzt · 04-26-2003, 09:26 PM

It sounds really confusing... but I will sure try it.

Thanx!!

matt_w_lambert · 04-26-2003, 10:04 PM

I got it ! thanks for the help