topic Re: access in Operating System - Linux

access

Basavaraj — Wed, 05 Mar 2003 14:24:43 GMT

Hi folks,

I've RH Linux 7.2 and Win 98 on the same hard disk. Is there a way I can access windows files from linux and vice versa? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Re: access

steven Burgess_2 — Wed, 05 Mar 2003 15:25:22 GMT

Hi

Have a look at the mount command. You need to specify the options as per the type of filesystem on win98 and the partition its loaded on

Once you have done this , add the entry to /etc/fstab to mount upon boot

man mount

If you have the documentation its on there

Steve

Re: access

Tom Ward_1 — Wed, 05 Mar 2003 21:08:08 GMT

you can try something like this in your /etc/fstab file.

/dev/hdXX /mount_point vfat defaults 1 2

where /dev/hdXX is the Windows98 partition, and /mount_point is whatever point you're mounting the Windows partition on.

Good luck,
Tom

Re: access

Balaji N — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 03:37:29 GMT

hi,
easiest way first is to do this.

mount /dev/ /mnt/win98.
the filesystem type will be autodetected and it will be mounted.

if not, check out what type of file system you are using for your windows partition. check if it appears in /proc/filesystems. if not, then you need to recompile your kernel to include support for that file system. and then mount.

hth
-balaji

Re: access

Sergejs Svitnevs — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 06:55:04 GMT

"smbmount" command mounts a SMB filesystem.
The kernel must support the smbfs filesystem.

Regards,
Sergejs.

Re: access

Hans van Zijst — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 13:34:38 GMT

Enough information about accessing Windows files in Linux by now, I guess :) The other way, accessing Linux files in Windows, is a bit more tricky. Windows isn't equipped with modules to read filesystems that weren't made in Redmond, so you'll need a piece of third-party software. I tried one years ago, but I forgot the name.

Kind regards,

Hans

Re: access

Basavaraj — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 21:12:11 GMT

Thanks guys. I was able to access windows files from linux after mounting it. Now I'm stuck when I try to access linux files from windows. Any ideas?

Re: access

Bruce Copeland — Fri, 07 Mar 2003 00:04:04 GMT

It's hard to imagine there will be very much stuff in Linux that you need to access from Windows. I generally just make sure that I use the dos partition for any files that are likely to be used both places. In fact on dual boot Linux/Windows XP systems where both operating systems have their proprietary filesystems, I create a 3rd partition of type vfat that is then accessible to both operating systems.

Bruce

Re: access

Basavaraj — Sun, 09 Mar 2003 21:29:38 GMT

Linux Guru(s)- can I use Samba for this?

Re: access

Balaji N — Mon, 10 Mar 2003 04:23:22 GMT

hi,
here you go. the ext2 driver for windows. i have used this and have accessed my linux files on window but dont use it on a regular basis. too critical data on my linux box to try anything funny. but it works.
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/ext2ifs.htm
hth
-balaji

ps: how abt assigning points?

Re: access

Basavaraj — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 21:26:13 GMT

Thanks for the info. The above link doesn't work for Win 98. Anyways I found this link useful-
http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2001-01/lw-01-legacy-p2.html

Thanks again!