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Astrotolus · 11-08-2002, 11:21 PM

I have set up a dual boot with XP and Hed Hat 8. In addition to an NTFS partition, I have also made a FAT32 partition under XP where I have put my mp3's. My intention was to share the partition with RH8 so I can play the mp3's in this OS.

Well, I have followed the directions in the Red Hat Manual, but I can't manage to share the FAT32 with RH8.

I tried editing fstab by adding the line:
"dev/hda1/mnt/windows vfat auto,owner,users, 0,0" but when RH8 is loading I get an error saying that the mounting of the partiton has failed.

I also tried typing at a shell prompt "mkdir /mnt/windows" and then "mount -t vfat /dev/hda1/mnt/windows" but nothing seems to happen after typing this last line. I mean the "windows" directory is there but there is nothing in it.

What am I doing wrong"

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks.

11-08-2002, 11:21 PM	#1
Astrotolus Member (6 bit) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: ON, CAN Posts: 45	Sharing a FAT32 partiton with Red Hat 8 I have set up a dual boot with XP and Hed Hat 8. In addition to an NTFS partition, I have also made a FAT32 partition under XP where I have put my mp3's. My intention was to share the partition with RH8 so I can play the mp3's in this OS. Well, I have followed the directions in the Red Hat Manual, but I can't manage to share the FAT32 with RH8. I tried editing fstab by adding the line: "dev/hda1/mnt/windows vfat auto,owner,users, 0,0" but when RH8 is loading I get an error saying that the mounting of the partiton has failed. I also tried typing at a shell prompt "mkdir /mnt/windows" and then "mount -t vfat /dev/hda1/mnt/windows" but nothing seems to happen after typing this last line. I mean the "windows" directory is there but there is nothing in it. What am I doing wrong" Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.