Re: [aclug-L] Mounting Drive Partition?

[Jeff Schaller <schaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, David Carmichael wrote:

> I know that there might be a how to out there.. if so please point
> me the right direction.. but.. my question(s) of the day is
> (are)...

try /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/{Loadlin*,Linux+Win95}

> (1) Since I am having troubles getting my Linux box {<SAMBA>) to
> work on my Win'98 network.. is there any way to mount the Win/Dos
> partition of this computer so that Linux can read and write files
> to this part of the harddrive?  <Then I can reboot the system and
> start Win'98 to transfer the files out to the rest of the network>

Make sure you have VFAT or FAT32 compiled into the kernel or as a
module, then simply:
   mount /dev/partition /mnt/point -t msdos 
                                or -t vfat.

> (2) Is there a program for a Win'98 machine that will allow (at a
> click of an icon) for the Windows machine to shut down {Logoff}
> and Linux to load with out going through LILO? <And go back to
> Win'98 from LINUX??>

Loadlin ran from a DOS prompt, if I remember correctly.
Couple possibilities off the top of my head:
a) linux boot disk in floppy drive; Win -> shutdown -> reboot
   -- make sure BIOS has booting from floppy enabled
b) LILO; linux is default target; Win -> shutdown -> reboot
c) LILO; win95 is default target; Win -> shutdown -> reboot -> pick
   linux
d) See if loadlin will behave normally running in a Windows DOS
   window.


> (Third side question.. since I currently do not have cable modem..
> but thinking real hard about one... Can a Linux box connect to the
> WWW through a network hub to the cable modem that is plugged in to
> the same hub?)

I would think so, but haven't had personal experience with cable
modems.

-jeff
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