Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3217 mails)

[Patrick Shanahan <paka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Janus Sandsgaard <lister@xxxxxxxx> [03-22-04 18:35]:
> I installed Windows ME after installing Linux, so SuSE dosen't
> automatically detect and mount my Windows/FAT32 partition. How do I
> tell SuSE Linux that a FAT partition exists and that I would like it to
> be mounted on the desktop every time i start up Linux? 
> 
> Spell it out please...

As root, edit /etc/fstab and add:
/dev/hda1    /windows/C    vfat   users,gid=users,umask=0002,iocharset=iso8859-1,code=437 0 0

note:  /dev/hdxx or if scsi, /dev/sdxx, the xx must correspond to the
disk containing "C:/" drive or the "D:/" drive (change to /windows/D).

the command:
  sudo /sbin/fdisk -l
will give you a list of the proper device names and indicate the FAT32
partitions, (from my system) ie:

Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
   /dev/hda1             1      1024   8225248+   b  Win95 FAT32
   /dev/hda2   *      1025     12161  89457952+   5  Extended
   /dev/hda5          1025      1599   4618656    b  Win95 FAT32
   /dev/hda6          1600      1730   1052226   82  Linux swap
   /dev/hda7          1731      3036  10490413+  83  Linux
   /.....


Check your system with the fdisk command and post your results and what
you add to /etc/fstab for approval <grin>...

gud luk,
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Patrick Shanahan                        Registered Linux User #207535
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