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i just installed rh 7.3 and i just want to know how do you mount windows on it???....i have looked everywhere, i know how to do it on mandrake, but on the latest version of KDE, its not there.....and the other question is i accidently set my kPPP to use wizard all the time and the wizard doesnt have my ISP so i cant setup an account, can i take off this wizard?
I've no idea about KDE at all, either. But, as a general set of rules to try to fix something:
1) rpm -qc kppp
- Tells you what configuration files are included in the package.
- This can give hints as to what files might be worth editing to remove the Wizard. MasterC will tell you that wizards are evil, and to be fair, he's right if they don't offer an option to get rid of them.
2) rpm -qd kppp
- Tells you what documentation is included with the package.
- Generally this is a good place to start.
3) If all else fails, don't bother reinstallingthe whole system unless that's the only method. Try: rpm -e kppp (Remove the damn thing) and then reinstall the *package*. Default configuration files will probably then be put in place, although probably with an ".rpmnew" suffix.
i tried mounting windows from the command line exactly how u did it but i get a 'mount point does not exists' or something along those lines, and when i just do /mnt instead of /mnt/windows for the directory, it mounts, BUT, my floppy and cd-rom drives etc. aren't there, it's just all my windows folders in /mnt, anyone can help ?
uhhhmm for the windows mount point - you need to create the mount point first:
mkdir /mnt/windows
Then retry mounting the partition:
mount -t vfat /dev/hdXY /mnt/windows
/dev/XY is your windows partition as seen by fdisk -l
If it is ntfs - you'll need to have the ntfs module first. In RHL 7.3, you need to recompile it. You can try searching google.com/linux for an ntfs.o module and load it using modprobe:
I've no idea about KDE at all, either. But, as a general set of rules to try to fix something:
1) rpm -qc kppp
- Tells you what configuration files are included in the package.
- This can give hints as to what files might be worth editing to remove the Wizard. MasterC will tell you that wizards are evil, and to be fair, he's right if they don't offer an option to get rid of them.
2) rpm -qd kppp
- Tells you what documentation is included with the package.
- Generally this is a good place to start.
3) If all else fails, don't bother reinstallingthe whole system unless that's the only method. Try: rpm -e kppp (Remove the damn thing) and then reinstall the *package*. Default configuration files will probably then be put in place, although probably with an ".rpmnew" suffix.
Hi, he he he Not all wizards are evil, but if they don't work, then it's a good idea to know where to go. For example, take Voldemort, he is an EVIL wizard. But say, Albus Dumbledore, well now, then that's a good wizard
As for setting up dial up, I just had no idea, and would probably vote for the wizard as well.
Very good explaination btw, and that goes for almost all of your responses on here, thanks
ok people, really thanks for your help but just couple things are not happenin for me, one when i try puttin that line in to mount windows automatically i get a 'no final line' or something like that and yeh i think thats my last problem.....
Originally posted by MasterC KPPP, I have no idea....
Do it from the command line, assuming you have fat32: mount -t vfat /dev/hdX /mnt/winbloze
replace X with the correct letter and number of the device.
If you want to always be able to mount it, and easier, place this line in your /etc/fstab file: /dev/hdX /mnt/winbloze vfat default 0 0
If it's NTFS, a search on this site will unvail a plethora of options.
Here's pretty close though: /dev/hdX /mnt/winbloze ntfs users,user,noauto,ro,umask=022 0 0
Or something like that.
Cool
If you are talking to me, I have an edit from the line above. You don't need both 'user' and 'users' entry, either one.
users = the ability for any user to umount a drive mounted by any user.
user = The ability for a user to mount a drive, but only the user who mounted can umount it.
Those definitions are from my skull, so if you see some other differences, by all means, add/correct them.
Ok, so you might want to check and see if you actually have a line after the last entry in fstab. This would probably be the source of your problem. Since I am not on Linux I can't check to see if there should be one or not. Either way, do the opposite. If you have an extra line, backspace up until you are the very end of the last entry, no further lines. If you don't have one, go the last entry, and then press return to create a "blank" line.
If you still have problems, go ahead and post your /etc/fstab file here and someone can probably easily fix it.
i'm currently not on linux too, but i have tried the method of allowing an extra line and deleting one, and it has not solved my problem.....i tired moving the windows mount line to another spot eg. in the middle of all the other lines (if that made sense) and the same error returned....
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