Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* DB Troll [01-21-04 14:52]: [much unnecessary quoting removed ...]

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As you can see it includes the /windows/C as /dev/hda1 and I believe all the rest is in order. Should I try too remount it.

Your /etc/fstab should show for 'window/C': /dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat users,gid=users,umask=0002,iocharset=iso8859-1,code=437 0 0

as root, edit /etc/fstab and change the line as indicated above. Then:

:~> mount /windows/C

and you should be there.

gud luk Patrick, Did as you said and the result was> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)

/dev/hda1 on /windows/C type vfat (rw)

mount: mount point 0 does not exist

failedRestore device permissions done

dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat users,gid=users,unmask=0002,ischarset=iso8859-1,code=437 0 0

What sould I do now. PS; Sorry about the multiple sendings my ISP did not show delivery. Thanks David

On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 04:58, DB Troll wrote:

Terje J. Hanssen wrote:

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On Tuesday 20 January 2004 01:45, DB Troll wrote:

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Why would I have no windows c: on my system, I have the windows C: in the kde but its shows as 0 bits of info. I used to be able to go to this but can no longer change things or read anything on C:

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It is mounted I assume ? If not, try that..

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Even when mounted it shows 0 files in 0 directorys. There is no icon on mu desktop either.

Check if the Windows diskpartition has an entry, mountpoint, correct filetype and arguments in /etc/fstab ?

If not, edit this file.

When selecting a custom disk partitioning for Linux (expert selection), I discovered that the SuSE installation program didn't automatically include the Windows partitions. I had to manually create the mount points (fx /Windows/C_vfat and /Windows/D_ntfs) for them to get them included.

After (re)mounting, icons (C_vfat and D_ntfs) should be available on the desktop. Clicking on them should start the browser and list their content.

Terje

Terje, Here is my /etc/fstab

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/dev/hda3 / reiserfs defaults 1 2 /dev/cdrecorder /media/cdrecorder auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs noauto 0 0 /dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat noauto,user 0 0 /dev/hdd4 /media/zip auto noauto,user 0 0 /dev/hda2 swap swap pri=42 0 0

As you can see it includes the /windows/C as /dev/hda1 and I believe all the rest is in order. Should I try too remount it. David

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What I am seeing looks like ntfs windows but trying to load as vfat--please confirm via: fdisk -l /dev/hda (As an aside never trust anyone who recommends fdisk commands with out first reading the man page if you are not familiar with the switch -l in this case)

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Terje J. Hanssen wrote:

David Alan Blomberg wrote:

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On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 04:58, DB Troll wrote:

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Terje J. Hanssen wrote:

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What I am seeing looks like ntfs windows but trying to load as vfat--please confirm via:

fdisk -l /dev/hda

If Windows is installed, the actual file system type can also be verified by booting Windows, select My Computer, rightclick the actual disk partition, select Properties and look at the File system type for FAT(32) or NTFS.

Here are two examples from my /etc/fstab, the first line for mounting FAT(32) and the second line for NTFS (each lines is splitted in two parts here, but should be connected in one line):

/dev/hda2 /windows/C_vfat vfat users,gid=users,umask=0002,iocharset=iso8859-1,code=437 0 0

/dev/hda7 /windows/F_ntfs ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=iso8859-1 0 0

If the mountpoints are not created, create them first as follows:

# mkdir -p /windows/C_vfat /windows/F_ntfs

After editing /etc/fstab as root (possibly chmod the access rights), mount the file systems as follows (or reboot).

# mount /windows/C_vfat # mount /windows/F_ntfs

A mounted filesystem on the KDE desktop is marked with a green arrow to the right corner of the disk icon.

As shown in the /etc/fstab entry above, the NTFS filesystem is read only. I have noted with interest that this works in both SuSE9 and SJDS (Sun Java Desktop System) based on SuSE8.1. I thougt SuSE marketed SuSE9 to be the(ir) first Linux distro which was able to read NTFS (!?).

Terje

Terje, I have got it worling partialy in that I can now get to my files in windows/C but still have no icon on desktop and any time I reboot I must also remount it. Oh well at least I have it back. Thank to all of you for your help. David

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I have got it worling partialy in that I can now get to my files in windows/C but still have no icon on desktop and any time I reboot I must also remount it. Oh well at least I have it back.

Well, after trimming the fluff, at least tell us what the solution was. Patrick, After putting in what you told me and trying to mount /windows/C then rebooting I noticed that

Patrick Shanahan wrote: the /windows/C would not load, at that point I put back what I had and then did the mount. Valla I had all data back and I can access it. Right now I still do not have the desktop icon but I can live without it. But it is nice to have the data back in the ole 8.0. Thanks again for all the help. David

On Thursday 22 January 2004 5:04 pm, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* DB Troll [01-22-04 19:48]:

Early on in this thread I noticed (but didn't comment) that you had the keyword "noauto" in your fstab. "what this does" is prevent the command "mount -a" [issued as part of your boot scripts] from "automatically" mounting the partition -- sometimes this is good, sometimes it is bad (for example, it might "automatically" mount it with a different UID, which can cause all sorts of odd things to occur...]

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Right now I still do not have the desktop icon but I can live without it. But it is nice to have the data back in the ole 8.0.

I don't recall that 8.0 automagically puts icons on the desktop. You may have to copy one of the other drives and alter the configuration (probably the easiest way).

I don't have a system with 8.0 [and a gui...] installed either to be certain, but in reality "icons on the desktop" are more a function of the particular desktop than they are of "which version/release of the distro you are running" [but there is some linkage -- each release of SuSE has "the latest" (or nearly so) of each particular desktop environment, and features like "automatically setting up an icon" tend to be more-recent features...] OTOH, and in particular for SuSE, I believe the "susewatcher/suseplugger" program(s) will also "watch for" recently added hardware and sneak in icons when you aren't looking... -- Yet another Blog: http://osnut.homelinux.net

David Alan Blomberg wrote:

On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 04:58, DB Troll wrote:

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Terje J. Hanssen wrote:

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David DB Troll wrote:

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Lee wrote:

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On Tuesday 20 January 2004 01:45, DB Troll wrote:

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Why would I have no windows c: on my system, I have the windows C: in the kde but its shows as 0 bits of info. I used to be able to go to this but can no longer change things or read anything on C:

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It is mounted I assume ? If not, try that..

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Even when mounted it shows 0 files in 0 directorys. There is no icon on mu desktop either.

Check if the Windows diskpartition has an entry, mountpoint, correct filetype and arguments in /etc/fstab ?

If not, edit this file.

When selecting a custom disk partitioning for Linux (expert selection), I discovered that the SuSE installation program didn't automatically include the Windows partitions. I had to manually create the mount points (fx /Windows/C_vfat and /Windows/D_ntfs) for them to get them included.

After (re)mounting, icons (C_vfat and D_ntfs) should be available on the desktop. Clicking on them should start the browser and list their content.

Terje, Here is my /etc/fstab

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/dev/hda3 / reiserfs defaults 1 2 /dev/cdrecorder /media/cdrecorder auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs noauto 0 0 /dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat noauto,user 0 0 /dev/hdd4 /media/zip auto noauto,user 0 0 /dev/hda2 swap swap pri=42 0 0

As you can see it includes the /windows/C as /dev/hda1 and I believe all the rest is in order. Should I try too remount it. David

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What I am seeing looks like ntfs windows but trying to load as vfat--please confirm via:

fdisk -l /dev/hda

If Windows is installed, the actual file system type can also be verified by booting Windows, select My Computer, rightclick the actual disk partition, select Properties and look at the File system type for FAT(32) or NTFS. Here are two examples from my /etc/fstab, the first line for mounting FAT(32) and the second line for NTFS (each lines is splitted in two parts here, but should be connected in one line): /dev/hda2 /windows/C_vfat vfat users,gid=users,umask=0002,iocharset=iso8859-1,code=437 0 0 /dev/hda7 /windows/F_ntfs ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=iso8859-1 0 0 If the mountpoints are not created, create them first as follows: # mkdir -p /windows/C_vfat /windows/F_ntfs After editing /etc/fstab as root (possibly chmod the access rights), mount the file systems as follows (or reboot). # mount /windows/C_vfat # mount /windows/F_ntfs A mounted filesystem on the KDE desktop is marked with a green arrow to the right corner of the disk icon. As shown in the /etc/fstab entry above, the NTFS filesystem is read only. I have noted with interest that this works in both SuSE9 and SJDS (Sun Java Desktop System) based on SuSE8.1. I thougt SuSE marketed SuSE9 to be the(ir) first Linux distro which was able to read NTFS (!?). Terje

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On Tuesday 20 January 2004 01:45, DB Troll wrote:

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Why would I have no windows c: on my system, I have the windows C: in the kde but its shows as 0 bits of info. I used to be able to go to this but can no longer change things or read anything on C:

here is my fstab for a legacy windows the permissions are key as I remember on the win98 box I get the same as root but the partitions are fully accessable as user.

CWSIV

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/dev/hda12 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda10 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda3 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda11 swap swap pri=42 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs noauto 0 0 /dev/hda1 /windows/c vfat uid=500,gid=100,umask=002,exec,dev,suid,rw,auto 0 0 /dev/hda5 /windows/d vfat uid=500,gid=100,umask=002,exec,dev,suid,rw,auto 0 0 /dev/hda6 /windows/e vfat uid=500,gid=100,umask=002,exec,dev,suid,rw,auto 0 0 /dev/hda7 /windows/f vfat uid=500,gid=100,umask=002,exec,dev,suid,rw,auto 0 0 /dev/hda8 /windows/g vfat uid=500,gid=100,umask=002,exec,dev,suid,rw,auto 0 0 /dev/hda9 /windows/h vfat uid=500,gid=100,umask=002,exec,dev,suid,rw,auto 0 0 /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0

Thanks, That did it, now the windows mounts automagicly and I have created a icon on my desktop. Again thanks to all of you for the help. David