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Old 03-12-2005, 05:30 AM   #1
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simple question


how do i see my windows directories and file in fedora core 3 linux?

All i can see is the linux drive, hardware finder finds the device, and calls it hda and hda1 or something.

but i can't see any of my files and folders,

Please help me. Please. Pretty Please
 
Old 03-12-2005, 05:34 AM   #2
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hi there

visit the "My help pages" section at
www.linux-iips.tk
and u can get some docs on mounting drives in linux

regards
 
Old 03-12-2005, 05:41 AM   #3
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will try that out, thankyou times infiniti
 
Old 03-12-2005, 05:56 AM   #4
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for viewing a widows drive from linx u have to mount it to linux directory tree.
1)crere a directory say "wind" in ur linux directory.
2)suppose if ur windows is installed in ur first primary partition it will be taken as hda1
so type "mount /dev/hda1 wind" at command prompt
3)now u can see the files in ur windows directory under wind folder
4)usually only root can do this

try this
 
Old 03-12-2005, 06:40 AM   #5
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Well what an experience. figured out after a while what window to get up to enter in these commands. did that, after a while of fumbling around linux i used this thing which asked me for some password then i got into root i think.

Anyway it said and i quote "fs type not supported by kernel" i'm using fedora core 3.

the file system is a standard xp ntfs volume.

Where should i go from here?
 
Old 03-12-2005, 06:56 AM   #6
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fs type not supported by kernel?

Well what an experience. figured out after a while what window to get up to enter in these commands. did that, after a while of fumbling around linux i used this thing which asked me for some password then i got into root i think.

Anyway it said and i quote "fs type not supported by kernel" i'm using fedora core 3.

the file system is a standard xp ntfs volume.

Where should i go from here?
 
Old 03-12-2005, 06:59 AM   #7
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After becoming root (meaning you have to open up the window you mentioned and which probably it's a console) by using 'su', type 'mount -t ntfs -o ro,noexec,umask=000 /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1' *if* you have already a /mnt/hda1 directory created. If not, create one with 'mkdir /mnt/hda1'.
This is what fssengg was trying to tell you.

Note that I presumed it is hda1; might be not. Also, instead of /mnt/hda1 you can create a directory with another name and location as you wish. And finally, you can "play" around with the umask settings to allow users certain rights over the partition.
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:01 AM   #8
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NTFS is a horrible filesystem and as such isn't directly supported in the linux kernel. There is an RPM kernel module available somewhere which will give you read access, but writing is still not safe.

Try:
modprobe ntfs
as root
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:04 AM   #9
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is that "-o ro" or "-oro,noexec,unmask"? silly question but it's important i get the syntax right since it takes ages for me to return to windows.

also i created a dir called wind under mnt. the command i used was correct for the hard drive, twas just the ntfs thing.

i typed "mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/wind"
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:10 AM   #10
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It is '-o ro...'. This is the syntax most of the command line programs use: 'program_name -option"space"option_value'. I hope it's clearer this time as what I typed as "space" should be interpreted by a single blank character.
And it's not "unmask" but "umask".
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:13 AM   #11
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Why was i able to read all files from the hard drive when i booted using a knoppix cd? Does the knoppix cd contain the modules you are talking about?
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:20 AM   #12
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You shouldn't post more than once for the same thing, not to say three times. Your other threads (which already have been responded to) are at:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=300677
and
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=300669
I think it would be easier for you too to follow the answers.
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:31 AM   #13
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Quote:
Originally posted by thegreat1
Well what an experience. figured out after a while what window to get up to enter in these commands. did that, after a while of fumbling around linux i used this thing which asked me for some password then i got into root i think.

Anyway it said and i quote "fs type not supported by kernel" i'm using fedora core 3.

the file system is a standard xp ntfs volume.

Where should i go from here?
hi there

for ntfs support on fedora core 3
either recompile ur kernel or get the ntfs module from
linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net

regards
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:35 AM   #14
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sorry
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:59 AM   #15
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The Knoppix kernel is probably configured to read from NTFS partitions and the one from Fedora isn't. If you need this feature in Fedora, you may have to recompile your kernel.
 
  


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