May I make some suggestions Before you change anything in fstab please make backup. The dir name in /mnt is win_c in this case - you can create any dir name you like - after install I usualy create my own dirs like win-hda1 , dos-hde1 , man90-hde5, etc. Then I edit the fstab with the new names - two choices - umount the edited partitions and then "mount -a" or reboot. Now delete the old names in /mnt. Your case - use win_c - now test this first before editing fstab You may also use fdisk -l /dev/hda to check that you have your info correct. mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c The type must be correct (vfat, etc). This should work and you should now use "mount" and will see this partition displayed with the rest.(at bottom) I only make changes in fstab and I have no problems. In fstab add line like.. /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c vfat defaults The type of system like vfat, ext2 ,reiserfs is importend here. This always works for me - the system is smart enough to mount correctly. Now "umount /mnt/win_c" *** mount **** look if out on list. Now mount -a mount see on screen if it is there you are OK.
Now is this partition in your /etc/lilo.conf or GRUB menu.lst If you want to boot it - it must be added. Enjoy Johan ************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Tresenriter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] recognizing Windows > On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 13:01, Eric Huff wrote: > > On 06 Jul 2003 12:39:18 -0500 > > Curt Tresenriter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > hda1 (C:) wasn't connected during my last install, so I'm trying to get > > > Linux to recognize it. > > > I've created the /win_c: dir in /mnt and edited fstab and mtab with: > > > > > > /dev/hda8 /mnt/win_c: vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 > > > and rebooted. > > > Still when I click the win_c: icon in a file mgr, no files are shown. > > > > Shouldn't that be /dev/hda1 ? > > > > You shouldn't need to reboot: just mount /mnt/win_c: > > > > Also, you might want to get rid of the ":" just for confusion's sake. > > > > Here is another example of install differences: 1st time mine was /mnt/win_c, next time /mnt/windows > > > > eric > > Thanks Eric, > Got it (mostly) sorted out :-) > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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