Irwin Mercader wrote: > I installed Linux in a different Harddisk, and I installed the > "windows file server" in the add/remove of Linux. and I still cannot > find my Windows XP directory Jeff Vian replied: > Uhhhh? > > I am not sure what you are doing here. Is this a dual boot machine and > you are trying to access the XP data when booted to Linux? > > If that is the case, and you are using NTFS on XP then you have a 2 step > process to go thru. > 1. download and install the NTFS module for FC from > http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/ It is possible (although not the default) for XP to be installed on FAT32. In that case, this isn't necessary. I think you can check by right-clicking on the drive in question in Windows Explorer, and selecting "Properties". Take a look at the "File System" line. (I don't think that's changed between 2000 and XP). > > 2. Create a mount point for the ntfs filesystem and mount it. Then you > can access the data (only as "read only" reliably). Same instructions, but use "vfat" and it can be read-write. > If on the other hand this is one of 2 machines that are running and you > want to access the data on the XP machine you will have to set up samba > and turn on sharing on XP. (Samba is what you referred to as the Windows > File Server) > > Samba will only run when Linux is running so it is worthless for your > needs if you are dual booting. Um. It's been a while since I've tried this, but I don't think you technically *need* samba: you can just use mount -t smbfs -o... Be aware, however, that there should be two firewalls, one on each machine, and they'll both need to be set appropriately. Hope this helps, James. -- E-mail address: james | "My aunt's camel has fallen in the mirage." @westexe.demon.co.uk | -- "Soul Music", Terry Pratchett.
