Viewing FAT 32 partition
 

Hi again !

I'm new to Linux and running Red Hat 9.

I've heard it should be possible to access and open files on FAT partitions.

As you can see I have such partitions:

http://home.swipnet.se/thor/pngs/Vie...tition - 1.png




I've been trying to find my fat partitions in the Nautilus browser whithout success. All I've found is this:

http://home.swipnet.se/thor/pngs/Vie...tition - 2.png




I'm thankful if someone could help me !

Hi!
Did you mount the partitions?
try
where "hd??" is, for instance "hda1"; and "/mount/point" is a (non-necessary, but asdvisable) empty directory where you'd like to have the contents of hd?? (usually something like "/mnt/windows", but could be whatever)
Regards

Thank You !

http://home.swipnet.se/thor/pngs/Vie...tition - 3.png

Is this the right code?

What does "only root can do that" mean?

Do I have to enter the password for root? If so, how and where can I do that?

This is the first time I'm working whith Linux commands.

Hey :)

The command is right.

On the screenshot you're logged as a user [thor] and users don't have the permissions to mount partitions, so you need to be root to do that.

Type in the console:
1. su (this will allow you to log as a root)
2. you'll be asked for a root password
3. as root, type the following commands
mkdir /mnt/windows (it creates a directory)
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows -t vfat

4. Reboot
5. Finished ;)

If you want to, you can write on that FAT32 partition (and it's quite safe)
If so:

Log as user, edit /etc/fstab:
The "dev/hda1" line (which is your mounted partition) should look like this:

/dev/hda 1 /mnt/windows vfat rw,auto,umask=000,quiet 0 0

rw .. read, write
auto .. the partition will mount automatically
umask=000 .. allows users to use that partition

for more information on "mount" command type "man mount".
For more information on console commands, I'd get the (free) eBook of Paul Sheer: "Linux: rute user's tutorial and exposition" (you can find it with google), or some interesting documents in http://tldp.org/ (The Linux Documentation Project); or do a search in the forum
If you have more questions on this, ask :)
Regards

martina-cz wrote:

But Linux didn't accept this:

http://home.swipnet.se/thor/pngs/Vie...tition - 4.png




How do I go on?

No, first type "mkdir /mnt/windows" and press enter; then enter "mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows -t vfat" and press enter
Regards

PS And don't forget the 'spaces'!

I hope it works now :)

Thanks everyone! It's working now! :)

Now I can view and open my Windows documents in Red Hat.

But it's one thing I'm wondering about.

It seems to be necessary every time I boot up Red Hat to go to the Terminal and write the command "mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows -t vfat" in order to get access to hda1. This is a quite complicated procedure to do every time.

Is it possible to craeate a shortcut on the Desktop which by a mouseclick gives me immediate access to hda1?

Do I really have to mount hda1 by this complicated procedure every time I start up Red Hat?

No, read above what martina-cz wrote:
i.e. as root, edit the file "fstab", located in the "/etc/" directory and add a line like thi one.
I repeat, for more details type "man mount" and read the documentation of this command (also "man fstab")
Regards

Thanks Y0jiMb0 !

I opened "fstab" and added the line:
/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat rw,auto,umask=000,quiet 0 0
just as you said.

I restarted Red Hat and now it's working. hda1 turns up in Nautilus. :)

Thanks a lot.

I have a lot to learn.

Glad to hear you got it! ;)
Regards