Why I can see data on floppy in Linux ?

[E-goe]

Reading file from floppy

Hi

First of all I'm a Linux newbie

I have 2 OS running on my PC ( default one is WinXP en the other is RedHat Linux). As for now I'm only able to connect to the internet via XP ( not yet installed Samba).

So when I download a file from the internet, for example Spice.tar and copy the file to a floppy and restart my PC and log in in RedHat I'm not able to see the file I copied , in windows on the floppy under Linux????

Is this normal? What am I doing wrong???

Greetz E-goe

 

[deepspawn]

Re: Reading file from floppy

I don't know if redhat uses automounter so, Since Linux Is quite responsible on what he is doing, he will let you decide when you are going to see what is in a floppy(or any block device), so you will have to
MOUNT IT.

Sou will have permission to mount the floppy, check it at the /etc/fstab, also check there the mounting point( think in redhat the lines below will work without doing a thing)

from shell :

$ mount /mnt/floppy/
$ ls /mnt/floppy/

...

when done
$umount /mnt/floppy

Remember to always umont the disk!!

 

[klug]

Re: Reading file from floppy

First, you do not need a floppy to copy file from XP to Linux.

Linux can view FAT32 filesystem well.

You need to mount your FAT32 partition under Linux, as example:

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt

this means: mount vfat filesystem (win32) from 1st partition of first hard drive to directory /mnt of linux.

Now, you will go to /mnt and find all your C:\ disk there...

to unmount it and free directory use:

umount /mnt
or
umount /dev/hda1

to mount floppy you can use:

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt

and your floppy will be found in directory /mnt

And pay attention, that all these commands you need to enter under "root" account.

 

[batdin]

Re: Reading file from floppy

Just create a FAT32 partition (if you don't have one) an use it as a data exchange buffer.