[rhn-users] RE: doubt in linux

[jonathan jefferies <jonathanjefferies alamedanet net>]

venkatasubramaniam,

I agree with Peter about using fdisk to confirm that your partitions 
are where and what you think they are. But a caveat, my experience
and comments I've received say to it is much better to actually
create DOS/VFAT file systems using MicroSoft's software. Makes
sure there are no problems for MS. Of course linux is continually
improving and the latest versions of mkfs.msdos && mkfs.vfat may
be acceptable.

If the Dos partitions(c: e: ??) are already created and booting
then just use fdisk to confirm that all the parameters are correct.
An aside: linux's fdisk can create/remove and modify MS partitions, 
MS's fdisk cannot create/remove or modify linux partitions.

J.


> have you tried to use fdisk on you devices? I had difficulties once 
> because I had given the wrong type of file system. So maybe you do 
> "fdisk /dev/hdb" (or where you win partitions are) and first check the 
> fs type. (Do that using the "p" command.) If fdisk finds the devices, 
> and confirms that they are vfat, the next question would be whether you 
> already did the "mkdir /mnt/c" (or whereever you want to mount your 
> devices), and reasonable modes (I always give the generous 777).
> But you said, mount didn't find your devices...
> Besides: What is matlab?
>
> Cheers, Peter
>
> venkatasubramaniam wrote:
>
>  
>
> >  hello everyone,
> >         i am a new user just registered with redhat.i am unable to mount
> > C:,D: or E:(windows) from linux. even if i give the correct partition name ,
> > it says that these drives are not found.what do i do?
> > can anyone suggest me a method to run matlab 6.1.0 in linux?
> >   if anybody has any solution, please forward it.
> > badri.