Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup

> Could someone give me some straightforward instructions on how to mount the
> DOS file system in Linux.  Thanks!!

You DON'T have to install Linux again, just do this as root:

Make a new directory in /mnt and name it as you like, for example I use the next:

/mnt/win

Now add the next line to the file fstab (NOT AT TOP):

/dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat owner 0 0

I believe that your windows fs is in hda1 and yor kernel support vfat file system, if it does not, you will have to fix it compiling the kernel.

You can use a lot of options like the flag owner, for example, if you use

noauto,user

This windows fs will not be mounted each time you start your linux box, It means you will have to mount it using mount

mount /mnt/win

will work if you have changed your fstab. How ever, you can mount it with NO fstab modification using:

mount -t vfat /dev/hda /mnt/win

see "man fstab" and "man mount"

DMI : Demian Gutierrez