mount the partition by going into linuxconf
give the mount point as /mnt/hdc
give the device name as /dev/hdc5
give the type of partiton as ext2 incase of linux
----- Original Message -----
From: Sukrit K Mehra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Linux Help Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 4:01 PM
Subject: [LIH] file system mounting
> Hi
>
> I had recently re-installed my linux OS as it had crashed beyond repair.
> Due to this I put all my files in my /boot partion and left it untouched
> during install. It is device /dev/hdc5 and is not mounted on boot. My
> root partion / is hdc1 and it has a /boot directory. Now I am in a fix
> cause I don't know how to access this partion and retrive my files from
> there. Please help. As the files in that partion are quite important to
> me.
> Thanks
>
>
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