quick help with accessing windows files

[655321]

I'm trying to access my windows files from linux. I added the line
/dev/hda7 /mnt/msdos auto user,defaults 0 0
to my /etc/fstab file, where hda7 is my windows partition.
I also created the directory /mnt/msdos before hand. It still comes up with an empty directory for /mnt/msdos. Is there a command I need to execute before it will work, or do I have to reboot?

Thanks a lot,
Matt

[Bernd]

Well on rebooting you directory should be mounted. But since users are allowed to mount the directory should should only need to enter the following command "mount /mnt/msdos" and if you have setup everything correctly /dev/hda7 will be mounted. If there comes an error messages it will help you to correct your entry in your fstab.

Bernd

[irlandes]

Originally posted by 655321:
<STRONG>I'm trying to access my windows files from linux. I added the line
/dev/hda7 /mnt/msdos auto user,defaults 0 0
to my /etc/fstab file, where hda7 is my windows partition.
I also created the directory /mnt/msdos before hand. It still comes up with an empty directory for /mnt/msdos. Is there a command I need to execute before it will work, or do I have to reboot?

Thanks a lot,
Matt</STRONG>\

I missed where you said what distro you have. Mandrake 7.2 has been doing the same thing for me. Not only the FAT partition, but two other filesystems don't mount. Correct /etc/fstab and all; it won't mount them, and the usual and customary commands from the terminal won't let them mount. I get a message that a superblock is bad, or a couple other possiblities.

This is not the usual operator error for a newbie.

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