When the Win98 system looks at drive D, is sees an unformatted drive because Win98 does not know how to read or write an ext3 file system. When Linux is running, the Win98 partition can be read and written as a fat16 fstype. Win98 will never gain the ability to read or write ext3 file systems, so you'd need to re-install linux on the D partition but tell the installer to use vfat32 as the file system type. (your fat16 is probably vfat32 unless you're running Win98 not Win98se). Warning: I didn't sleep last night, and this was written under control of caffeine, not neurons. Brian Brunner brian.t.brunner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610)796-5838 >>> nnaemekadavid2004@xxxxxxxxxxx 07/08/04 01:47PM >>> i installed shrike on third extension (ext3fs) but the win98 on fat16 file system. from the perspective of win98, it's on drive D: i do understand the bit about dual boot but if there is anyway i could access files between any OS while the other is running, i would appreciate it if you do help. thanks david >From: "Brian T. Brunner" <brian.t.brunner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: "Discussion of Red Hat Linux 9 (Shrike)" <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: samba on dual booted hard disk >Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 10:20:39 -0400 > > >Win98 cannot read any file system types but vfat/fat/dos, so, > did you install Shrike on vfat/fat/dos partitions only? > >Win98 mounts hard drive, CD, and other partitions as drive letters > C: D: E: etc; what partition is your linux file system on, > from the perspective of your Win98 system? > >"dual boot" implies only one OS runs at a time (Win98 or Shrike) so > samba has no involvement (samba shares files between two > computers, not between two dual-boot identities of the same > computer) > >Brian Brunner >brian.t.brunner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >(610)796-5838 > > >>> nnaemekadavid2004@xxxxxxxxxxx 07/03/04 07:32AM >>> >I am new to linux and dual boot my hard disk between linux and windows 98. >i >want >to make my windows side of the hard disk have access to files on the >linux side and have configured samba server on my shrike space, what do i >do to the windows space to make my windows client to the linux files and >programs. >thanks > ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
