Mounting FAT32/VFat Partitions at Boot

Sat Apr 30 13:46:55 UTC 2005

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Greg Swallow wrote:
> Ok, all. Setup a dual-boot system with FC3 and Win98SE for a friend.
> Need to be sure FC3 has
> his Windows data partition somewhere he can get to. Never used Windows
> with Linux in dual-
> boot. So, how do I mount the partition so that it stays that way when I
> deliver this box?

First, readup on "mount"

$ man mount

Then, edit /etc/fstab as required.

> 
> Primary IDE
> hda1    Windows (C:\)
> hda2     /boot
> hda3    /
> 
> hdb        CD-ROM
> 
> Secondary IDE
> hdc1        Windows Swap (D:\)
> hdc2        Linux Swap
> 
> hdd        CD-Writer
> 
> Promise Ultra 100 IDE
> hde1    Windows Data (E:\ - mounting this partition)
> hde2 ...    Linux ext3
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
> God Bless,
> 
> GregS <><
> 

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