bringing files from a windows partition to the linux partiton

[babbing]

can anyone instruct me as to how to get a folder from my old hard drive(windows ME) and put it onto the new hardrive (redhat/XP) onto the linux partition? i have them both hooked up, i just need to figure out how to swap the files over.

[JimH]

Create a mount point for the other hard drive. You must be root.

mkdir /mnt/whatever name you want

Then mount the drive. You need to know what device it is and the file system type. Example for a hard drive (secondary master = hdc) with a vfat partition mounted under /mnt/windows

mount -t vfat /dev/hdc /mnt/windows

Then you can just open the /mnt/windows folder in the file manager and copy the files you want to your linux drive. After you are through copying the files you can unmount the drive with: umount /mnt/windows

Jim H

[babbing]

what can i do if when i try to unmount it, it tells me it is busy?

[SkyNet]

what can i do if when i try to unmount it, it tells me it is busy?

You cannot be in the dir that you are trying to umount. In other words head to the top level dir, and then proceed to umount.

Ex.) /mnt/windows

Need to be in /mnt to umount /mnt/windows or in any other dir as long as your not in /mnt/windows

[Spot]

what can i do if when i try to unmount it, it tells me it is busy?

If all else fails, try logging out and logging back in. I've found that to work often in situations like that.