Are you root?
> -----Original Message----- > From: stm23 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 1:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: FAT32 SHARED DRIVE > > > hi, i tryed the following command in a terminal window (is > this what u mean by > a "console"?) > > # fdisk -l /dev/hd? > > but got the reply > > bash: fdisk: command not found > > what am i doing wrong?? > > cheers, sam > > > >===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== > >>hi, i have a 10 GB FAT32 drive which can be accessed by windows xp, > >>but i'd also like my redhat 9.0 OS to be able to read & > write to it. > >>how can i go about setting this up? > >> > >> > >hello there > > > >first you need to find the device file which points to your fat32 > >partition. > > > >to do this, in a console become root > > > >$ su - > >Password: ***** > > > >then type > > > ># fdisk -l /dev/hd? > > > >this will give a list of all the hard disk partitions > > > >hopefully you'll find the fat32 partition. > > > >now you'll need to make a place for the partition to be mounted to > > > ># mkdir /mnt/fat32 > >(for example) > > > >now if you want it to mount automatically on boot > >add this to your /etc/fstab > > > >/dev/hd?? /mnt/fat32 vfat umask=644 0 0 > > > >if you want it to be able to be mounted manually add this > line instead > > > >/dev/hd?? /mnt/fat32 vfat umask=644,noauto 0 0 > > > >[substitute the /dev/hd?? with the device file which > corresponds to the > >fat32 partition] > > > >save and exit > >now if you type as root > > > ># mount /mnt/fat32 > > > >you'll be able to access the partition there > > > >hth > > > >tim > >
