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Re: linux + Windows

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From: Ninewands
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 00:00
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Fabrizio Dutly wrote:
> 
> I am also using Red Hat Linux 5.0 and I did the following:
> boot into linux,
> 
> mkdir /mnt/win95
> mount -t   vfat     /dev/hda1 (or /dev/sda1 for your HD)   /mnt/win95
> it works fine
> 
> good luck
> 
> Fabrizio
> 
> Phillip R. Paradis wrote:
> 
> > get a new kernel. the latest versions (incl, i believe, the version in
> > RH5.1) support fat32
> >
> > Al <alexotti@tin.it> wrote in message 360CBA8C.A2E40ECC@tin.it...
> > >Hi to everybody,
> > >i've just installed Red Hat Linux 5.0 but i can't understand how to
> > >"see" the Windows FAT 32 partitions (3!). I've tried to "mount" them but
> > >"fstab" said that seems to be erased!!!! (e.g.: /dev/sda1 seems to be
> > >deleted)
> > >How could i solve the problem? Does my kernel support the Fat 32 File
> > >System?
> > >
> > >Thanx!!!!
> > >
> > >Al

vfat and FAT32 are different file systems though ... vfat is the file
system of Win95 retail, otherwise known as Win95a, while FAT32 is the
file system of Win95 OSR2 (Win95b) and Win98.
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Subject: Re: linux + Windows
Date: 1998/10/07
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