[utanja]

how do i mount a fat32 partition and make it read/write
utanja

[codejockey]

As root, do the following:

• create the mount point (directory) where the FAT-32 filesystem will be mounted. You can use the mkdir command or a graphical interface to create the directory.
• at the command line, give the command: mount -t vfat device-name directory-name where device-name is the partition that contains the FAT-32 filesystem and directory-name is the mount point you created.

For example, if I want to mount a FAT-32 filesystem that resides on /dev/hda1 on a directory named win98c, I would use the commands:

• mkdir /win98c
• mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /win98c

Hope this helps.

[utanja]

thank you so much ......just what i look for.....
i have to move some iso from the linux partition to the WinXP

now is it possible to have it automount at boot time as well?

[codejockey]

You are welcome -- glad that I was able to help. Yes, you can have your FAT-32 partition(s) mounted automatically when you boot. You will need an entry for each partition in your /etc/fstab file. The typical entry will look something like:

/dev/hda1 /win98c vfat defaults 1 0

You can use the existing entries in the file as a guide. Each entry tells Linux which partition to mount, which mount point (directory) to use, the filesystem type, the mount options and additional information for filesystem checking. For more information about what each field in the entry means, give the following command at the command line: man fstab

Hope this helps.

[tnik]

just a tip, I wouldn't mount a NTFS with write enabled, it tends to corrupt the file system...

[Squashman]

Originally posted by utanja:
thank you so much ......just what i look for.....
i have to move some iso from the linux partition to the WinXP

This will work as well.

Explore2fs

[utanja]

Originally posted by tnik:
just a tip, I wouldn't mount a NTFS with write enabled, it tends to corrupt the file system...

ja...i this understood before.....i mount my d: partition which i keep as fat32....the c: partition is NTFS and i understand that it is not mountable....but that is not a problem....

again thank you so much for you rapid response...things in RH9 are diferent from the earlier releases is many case...

[tnik]

NTFS is mountable, you can read from it all day long, but writing to it is still under development..

[utanja]

Originally posted by tnik:
NTFS is mountable, you can read from it all day long, but writing to it is still under development..

yes thank you.....but the RedHat9 distrio default kernel does not support this so i guess i must built a custom kernel....

i am researching how to do this....from the redhat custom config manual....but if you any other options have.please let me know...
again...thank you so much for your help...

[tnik]

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/ntfs.html#3.5

here ya go..

[utanja]

Originally posted by tnik:
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/ntfs.html#3.5

here ya go..

and thank you so much for the perfect finish to this thread...
just what i needed to do but was ready to recompile the kernel....

works prima....

you save me much time and aggrevation...

[tnik]

anytime, always glad to help

[Squashman]

Originally posted by utanja:
and thank you so much for the perfect finish to this thread...
just what i needed to do but was ready to recompile the kernel....

works prima....

you save me much time and aggrevation...

Did you try my link above.

Originally posted by LwdSquashman:
This will work as well.

Explore2fs

[utanja]

Originally posted by LwdSquashman:
Did you try my link above.

i just download it earlier this week but have not had chance yet to try out.....i will install later tonite and let you know what i think....

[utanja]

Explore2fs [/B][/QUOTE]

ok....thank you so much....yes this appear to be a wunderfull tool for dual boot systems.....seems to work ok...but i will not try to write to ext3 files until i get a chance to try it on my test box which currently i am testing slackware 9.1 but i am not totally convince that i want to change from RH9....been using redhat since rh6...and unix5 before that....

i did try writing to ntfs with this tool and did not have a problem copying test files....

again....thank you so much....