Make a temporary "mount point" in the directory /mnt: mkdir /mnt/temp5 mkdir /mnt/temp6 (you don't have to call them 'tempX', but bear with me :-) ) As long as you are not trying to mount a swap partition, you can use the following for the linux partitions: mount -t ext2 /dev/hda5 /mnt/temp5 mount -t ext2 /dev/hda6 /mnt/temp6 If the windows partition is fat16: mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/temp5 (I'm re-using the temp5 directory, assuming it's not already mounted when you try this) I'll guess your "linux extended partition" is your swap, and leave it alone. to "unmount" the partition: umount /dev/hdaX (where 'X' is the partition #) For a fat floppy: mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy umount /dev/fd0 the '-t' denotes the file system, for a cdrom it would most likely be '-t iso9660'. The man page has a list of the different file systems your distro's kernel supports. But for many of them, you may have to re-compile the kernel toget functionality. An important hint: DO NOT COMPILE READ-WRITE FOR NTFS IN YOUR KERNEL... sorry for "yelling" but this can royally fuck things up. And, um, sorry about the language, but urgency can often be well demonstrated by profane emphatic expression. It's colourful, as well, and sometimes gets a rise out of co-workers in a stuffy office environment--you may shout it loudy over the cubical walls in a disguised voice and watch the surprised, somewhat perturbed faces on the prairie dogs as they begin popping up around you. I'm getting off topic? Anyway....the above is the typical usage for 'mount' MDK may, depending on the security level at which you installed, prevent you from mounting if you're not root. Y should be able to change this in linuxconf, by making the devices (/dev/...) user-mountable. If you have any questions... well... you've been here before. --Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "ai4a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have created a standalone boot linux using 'tomsrtbt'. This is a > standalone bootable linux. It boots fine. But how do I access the files > on my HD. MY partitions are: > hda1 linux boot > hda2 windows > hda3 linux extended partition > hda5 linux > hda6 linux > > How do I mount the hda3(hda5,hda6) partitions? > I am using Mandrake 7.0. > Please show several mount commands so I can try and understand the mount > command. I have read the 'man mount' pages and several books. I think > they all presume I have a better background than I have. I am a newbie > (so new I shine). > The fstab in /etc/fstab (floppy) show only fd0. > Thanks > Charles > ______________________________________________________________________________ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
