On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:[...]
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> Thanks for the response. How would I determine what the desktop I am running
> is? I thought that Gnome was the desktop environment... I have a lot to learn I
> think.
>
> I will need to check on the etc/fstab information... I doubt that it is there
> though since I never added anything - and the partition was created after I
> installed Redhat.
>
> Just for kicks, what should I expect to see in etc/fstab?
Can others offer some help on this query? I don't want to go on at too great length since I don't always know what the heck I'm talkin' 'bout.
James -- You do not need much help; you got it right as far as you went.
Basically, the original problem has 3 elements:
1. Does his kernel support the vfat filesystem type? Answer: who knows? Easiest way to find out is to try step 2 and if it fails with a suggestive error message, come back to this step.
2. Is the partition mounted? Answer: He can do this by hand or, as you suggested, with an /etc/fstab entry of the form:
/dev/hda3 /home/data vfat defaults 0 1
After adding that entry, either reboot (not really needed in this case) or enter (as root):
mount /home/data
Then check (with "fstab", to pick one of many ways) to see that the partition actually has mounted.
3. Does the mounted partition show up on the desktop? Answer: Not being familiar with Red Hat, and being accustomed to using a minimalist WM and no desktop environment, I could not suggest what he needs to do here even if I knew what desktop environment he was running.
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