reading from an ext3 linux partition in windows 98

[itp]

im a newbie to linux, and i was wondering..
is there any way to read from a linux ext3 partition from within windows 9x?

[QNVX]

I don't know how to read an ext3 partition in windows 9x, but if it helps you can work with windows partitions in linux no problem.

Assuming you have a vfat partition on a dual boot system, you can get your machine to read the partition by creating a directory called "windows" or whatever in your /mnt/ directory and entering the command

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows
Assuming your windows partition is your first.
To access it just go to ./mnt/windows/

Once you have that working, to get your machine to recognize it every time you boot up, modify the /etc/fstab file by adding the following line at the end

/mnt/windowswindows vfat noauto,owner,users 0 0

Good Luck!

[scott_R]

You might be able to find an app to do this, but it'll probably cost you some cash. This alone isn't that unusual, most of the things that add to the value of linux are only available to windows users at a fee. Simple examples: pop-up blockers, spam filters, tabbed browsing, etc.

In a way, MS has used it's own business model against itself, because if it tried to add these features to IE, it would be hammered by lawsuits.

[ViMan]

Yes. Check out Explore2fs http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm. It's a free application.

[itp]

thanks! :)