Re: Win98/Linux Problem (solution)

[Aaron Prohaska <verdesoft verdesoft net>]

Sorry, did I leave out that you have to create the win dir under /mnt
first? Fellow these steps:

cd /mnt # puts you in the /mnt dir
mkdir win # creates dir
ls # to verify that win dir is there

Now you have a /mnt/win dir. Then try running the mount command. I also
don't know that you have you win system on hda1, but if it's on the
fisrt partition that would be my guess. If its on a second partition or
some other place it will be different. I am not quite sure I know how to
find out where it is. I just remember that from the installation of
Linux and using Disk Druid.

see if that helps,

Aaron

Mark Price wrote:
> 
>   Actually, there is a way to add linux without removing windows, but I
> didnt get it working.. if you defrag your hard drive, then delete all of
> the hidden files, including the swap files, you are supposed to be able to
> make a new partition using fdisk.  However, I couldn't figure out how to
> get it done.
> Reguarding getting into windows from linux, I don't have a /mnt/win
> directory, so when I write "mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win", it says:
> mount: mount point /mnt/win does not exist.  Also, how do you know that
> windows is on /dev/hda1?
> 
> On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Aaron Prohaska wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for the help, I'll have to work on this. Since I have a fully
> > setup winsows system that I don't want to hurt. It sounds like I have to
> > do this froma scratch system. I do however know how to get files from
> > win to Linux. You can mount your win partition from linux using: mount
> > -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win
> > That is assuming you have win on /hda1 and you have a win dir in /mnt.
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> > Mark Price wrote:
> > >
> > > this solution works if you have windows pre installed but also have a
> > > windows cd...
> > > For installing red hat and windows together, I read in either the Red Hat
> > > 5.2 installation guide or RH Linux Unleashed that it is best to format you
> > > linux partition with a linux tool and your windows partition with a dos
> > > tool.. however, when you have a linux extended partion on your drive,
> > > fdisk cant work with it, but when you have a regular one, it can.. so you
> > > run a decoy Red Hat custom installation, in which you use disk druid
> > > to make two partitions.. a root partition(to satisfy disk druid) and a
> > > swap partition(also to satisfy disk druid).  One of them(i think I used my
> > > root) should be the the size of your intended windows partition.  As soon
> > > as the installation program creates the partitions and all that, reset the
> > > computer and run your windows installation program (after reformatting the
> > > windows partition as a C drive).
> > > Then install Linux
> > > The only problem I have encountered is that I haven't figured out how to
> > > access Linux from windows or vice/versa, but I am also not all that great
> > > with linux yet...
> > > Mark --
> > >
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