Re: [newbie] Accessing Windows Files
Once you have the file manager open, on the left look for 'mnt' directory. There should be sub-directory called windows. That represents the C:\ drive of the windows partion. You should be able to browse your windows side from there. Hope it helps. Randy - Original Message - From: Charles Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:41 PM Subject: [newbie] Accessing Windows Files Hello All, I am a newcomer to Linux and to this list. I hope that you will not be bothered by my extremely elementary questions. I have installed Mandrake 8.1 in a dual boot with Windows 2000 on my Dell desktop. The first thing I would like to do is get some of my previous text documents transferred from the Windows sector into Linux. But with the KDE file manager, I cannot see into the Windows area. Can someone advise me on how to do this? Thank you. Charles Muller Toyo Gakuen University Digital Dictionary of Buddhism and CJK-English Dictionary http://www.acmuller.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Accessing Windows Files
I am running W2K and my Man 8.1 seems to work with it fine (However, I have not accomplished any writing to the NTFS from Linux... Just reading). Hope this helps... =^} -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of David Stevenson Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 1:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Accessing Windows Files On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 20:38:33 -0500 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 11 January 2002 23:04, you wrote: On Friday 11 January 2002 10:41 pm, Charles Muller wrote: Hello All, I am a newcomer to Linux and to this list. I hope that you will not be bothered by my extremely elementary questions. never I have installed Mandrake 8.1 in a dual boot with Windows 2000 on my Dell desktop. The first thing I would like to do is get some of my previous text documents transferred from the Windows sector into Linux. But with the KDE file manager, I cannot see into the Windows area. Can someone advise me on how to do this? Mandrake may have already set up your windows files as a directory under /mnt If you go into Konqueror File Manager, labelled 'home directory' on your desktop and look in the left pane you will see the root directory. Just click on the plus sign in front of it (like in Windows) or double click on it and all the 'sub' directories will appear. One of them will be the mnt directory. Click on the plus sign in front of it and within it should appear the windows directory labelled 'windows'. Once there, it should all be familiar territory. mnt is where linux puts other file systems and Mandrake is very good at setting it up during installation. hth, Bill W. You may have a problem if you have Win2K using NTFS? Not done it myself, but I think NTFS and Linux have a problem. Someone advise please? Dave Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Accessing Windows Files
Thanks to all who advised on locating the Windows partitions. Indeed, it was right there under root/mnt. Regards, Charles Muller Toyo Gakuen University Digital Dictionary of Buddhism and CJK-English Dictionary http://www.acmuller.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Accessing Windows Files
Hello All, I am a newcomer to Linux and to this list. I hope that you will not be bothered by my extremely elementary questions. I have installed Mandrake 8.1 in a dual boot with Windows 2000 on my Dell desktop. The first thing I would like to do is get some of my previous text documents transferred from the Windows sector into Linux. But with the KDE file manager, I cannot see into the Windows area. Can someone advise me on how to do this? Thank you. Charles Muller Toyo Gakuen University Digital Dictionary of Buddhism and CJK-English Dictionary http://www.acmuller.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Accessing Windows Files
On Friday 11 January 2002 10:41 pm, Charles Muller wrote: Hello All, I am a newcomer to Linux and to this list. I hope that you will not be bothered by my extremely elementary questions. I have installed Mandrake 8.1 in a dual boot with Windows 2000 on my Dell desktop. The first thing I would like to do is get some of my previous text documents transferred from the Windows sector into Linux. But with the KDE file manager, I cannot see into the Windows area. Can someone advise me on how to do this? Thank you. make a directory, maybe /mnt/windows then issue the following command mount -t msdos /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows (assuming your windows is on partition hda1) Then your windows disk should be at /mnt/windows do a ls /mnt/windows to see it. Iam sure there are other ways! -- Gerald -- Registered Linux User 255245 Register at http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Accessing Windows Files
On Friday 11 January 2002 23:04, you wrote: On Friday 11 January 2002 10:41 pm, Charles Muller wrote: Hello All, I am a newcomer to Linux and to this list. I hope that you will not be bothered by my extremely elementary questions. never I have installed Mandrake 8.1 in a dual boot with Windows 2000 on my Dell desktop. The first thing I would like to do is get some of my previous text documents transferred from the Windows sector into Linux. But with the KDE file manager, I cannot see into the Windows area. Can someone advise me on how to do this? Mandrake may have already set up your windows files as a directory under /mnt If you go into Konqueror File Manager, labelled 'home directory' on your desktop and look in the left pane you will see the root directory. Just click on the plus sign in front of it (like in Windows) or double click on it and all the 'sub' directories will appear. One of them will be the mnt directory. Click on the plus sign in front of it and within it should appear the windows directory labelled 'windows'. Once there, it should all be familiar territory. mnt is where linux puts other file systems and Mandrake is very good at setting it up during installation. hth, Bill W. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Accessing Windows Files
On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 20:38:33 -0500 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 11 January 2002 23:04, you wrote: On Friday 11 January 2002 10:41 pm, Charles Muller wrote: Hello All, I am a newcomer to Linux and to this list. I hope that you will not be bothered by my extremely elementary questions. never I have installed Mandrake 8.1 in a dual boot with Windows 2000 on my Dell desktop. The first thing I would like to do is get some of my previous text documents transferred from the Windows sector into Linux. But with the KDE file manager, I cannot see into the Windows area. Can someone advise me on how to do this? Mandrake may have already set up your windows files as a directory under /mnt If you go into Konqueror File Manager, labelled 'home directory' on your desktop and look in the left pane you will see the root directory. Just click on the plus sign in front of it (like in Windows) or double click on it and all the 'sub' directories will appear. One of them will be the mnt directory. Click on the plus sign in front of it and within it should appear the windows directory labelled 'windows'. Once there, it should all be familiar territory. mnt is where linux puts other file systems and Mandrake is very good at setting it up during installation. hth, Bill W. You may have a problem if you have Win2K using NTFS? Not done it myself, but I think NTFS and Linux have a problem. Someone advise please? Dave Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
