mounting FAT filesystems in Linux

[cyanide3d]

hi!
out of sheer curiosity due to the huge amount of hype being generated, i installed linux.(fedora core 1)
earlier i had tried out a slackware live cd and it detected my filesystems and other stuff. but in fedora, i am not able to access my windows(fat) drives. i tried the mount command in various ways:

mount /dev/hda1

mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/dosc VFAT

but it kept giving me the error that /dev/hda1 could not be found in /etc ...
please help me since i like to do my worl while listening to songs and i cannot play any

[Kiran]

Hi cyanide3d,

U can use mount the windows partion in Linux.

use

man mount

in the terminal for more information.

But if iam not wrong the format of mount command goes like this:

 mount -vfat  /dev/hda*?* /mnt/[folder]

U will have to provide a proper device number for the partion u want to mount. U can know the device number using the command

 fdisk -l

in the terminal.
Note: Extended partition as a whole has a device number.DONOT MOUNT IT.

U will have to make a folder in [root]/mnt/ directory where u would like to mount the new partition.

For convenience you can create a text file and type the mount complete mount command & save the text file with .sh extension. Give it execute permission. Store a shortcut for the file in desktop. Click it! Voila!!! the partition mounts......


If ur a Linux panta u can go for editing fstab file located in [root]/etc/ folder.

But if ur windows partition is NTFS ( if u r using win2000 or winXP ) mount command will not mount unless Kernel is Recompiled (in case of Redhat iam sure of this ).

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[BONZI]

Try this make a folder in /mnt (name it something like c

Then open etc/fstab

Add the following lines (I'm not sure I'm now working in win2000)

/mnt/c: vfat hda1 .

You will find something similar in the above lines. In the Fs column use vfat and in the column of /mnt/... Use the name of the folder created in mnt. and hda1 for c:
If you are confused I'm sorry next time I will run in linux and clarify your doubts.

[Prajith]

create a mount point
type mkdir/mnt/windows at the command prompt
then mount fat 32 partitions by using command
mount/dev/hda1/mnt/windows for ur c: (proceed similarly for others)
else use command
mount -t vfat/dev/hda1/mnt/windows

now access from /mnt/windows