How do i open windows files?Forum: Apps Topic: How do i open windows files? started by: Elsterap Posted by Elsterap on Dec. 06 2005,22:49
I want to open some music files on my c: how do i get to it?I also want to open a game i have on my c: i have lost my cd so cannopt install it on linux, how can i get to it and will it open in dsl? Also where can i download linux files from? Posted by bonarez on Dec. 09 2005,13:06
type mount to see the mounted filesystems, and check if your hdd isn't already mounted. if not, you can mount it like this: first you'll have to find out what filesystem your windows is using. If you run win9x/me that will be fat16 or fat32. if you're running XP/2K the filesystem will probably be ntfs. for fat choose vfat for ntfs choose ntfs You will have to know where the filesystem is located if you're running a bootable cd and windows was installed it will probably be /dev/hda1 the folder where to mount it to will exist already, but I'm not sure (i'm running a hdd install) it will be at /home/dsl/mnt/hda1. you will need to check if it exists. make one if you dont have it you can mount the filesystem with the mount command > do this as root mount -t 'filetype' 'location' 'folderwheretomount' now that should looke like this mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /home/dsl/mnt/hda1 type mount --help for more info on mount type man mount for even more info on mount I doubt you'll be albe to play your windows games. but music shouldn't be a problem |