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[Basavaraj]

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.

[steven Burgess_2 · Accepted solution]

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

[Tom Ward_1]

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

[Balaji N]

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

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

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

Regards,
Sergejs.

[Hans van Zijst]

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

[Basavaraj]

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?

[Bruce Copeland]

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

[Basavaraj]

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

[Balaji N]

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?