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>===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] =====
>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
>>
>>
