Re: Downloading files for Linux from windows

[Aaron Prohaska <verdesoft verdesoft net>]

Thanks a bunch to all who have helped me here. I have done some
experementing and found that my kernel doesn't have vfat configured into
it. Is it hard to re-compile the kernel for vfat?

Aaron

Steve Cohen wrote:
> 
> Alan Mead wrote, in response to Aaron Prohaska
> 
> > On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 14:10:36 -0800, verdesoft verdesoft net (Aaron
> > Prohaska) wrote:
> >
> > >Is there anyway to download a file using Win98 and then get the file
> > >from Win to the Linux system. Also, Linux and Win are on the same
> > >machine/different partitions. I don't have a way to download in Linux at
> > >the moment. I only have the Winmodem that come with the Dell Inspiron
> > >7k, so I can only download using Win98.
> >
> > I do this all the time.  In fact, Linux and other intel OS's are quite
> > interoperable.  The only problem I have is the occational mangled file
> > name.  Typically you'll want to keep track of the unmangled name and
> > ensure that the Linux name is correct before you install packages.
> >
> > -Alan Mead
> >
> If you mount the Windows partition as type vfat as opposed to dos, you
> don't even have to worry about the long file names.  vfat takes care of
> that and can recognize the long file names.
> 
> Whether or not you can do any of this depends on your kernel
> configuration, but I think the standard distribution allows you to mount
> partitions in this way.  Assuming your windows drive is hda1 (first
> partition on first hard drive) try this (you will have to log in as
> root):
> 
> mkdir /mnt/win
> mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win
> cd /mnt/win
> ls
> 
> And you should see the root directory of your C: drive with long
> filenames in full glory.
> 
> If you find yourself doing this frequently then go into your
> configuration program (control-panel, linuxconf, etc.) and you should
> find a way to make this mount permanent.  You can even write to the
> windows partition from linux although you may want to have backed it up
> first or have Norton Disk Doctor or the equivalent handy, as it's a
> little more risky, but it shouldn't really be a problem. If you don't
> want write access from linux, you can also mount this windows partition
> read-only.
> 
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