This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C123DE.F4629DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good Morning, I have put the following entry in my /etc/fstab file /dev/hda1 /home/charlie/mydocs vfat auto 0 0 The desired result is to mount hda1, which is the c drive on my dual = boot system, so that I can read, write and execte items on that drive. = The acutal result is that I can read from the drive and I can even run a = couple of windows programs that I need, using code weaver version of = wine, but I can't write to the drive hda1. This is important for 2 = reasons: 1. I have to share the files created (primarily under Star office, but = also some graphics) with windows users on the network. 2. The only printer I have is a canon multipass C3000 whch I can't get = to rn under linux (Suse 7.2) A side issue is that I plan on using this comuter as a samba server. If = I do that and then access my home directory from another computer and I = have the windows directory mounted under my home directory, will I then = be able to access files on the windows directory? Thanks, Charlie PS so far Suse 7.2 has been the user friendlyest distro that I have used = as a desktop system.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C123DE.F4629DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good Morning, I have put the following = entry in my=20 /etc/fstab file
 
/dev/hda1    =20 /home/charlie/mydocs     vfat   = auto   0=20 0
 
The desired result is to mount hda1, = which is the c=20 drive on my dual boot system, so that I can read, write and execte items = on that=20 drive. The acutal result is that I can read from the drive and I can = even run a=20 couple of windows programs that I need, using code weaver version of = wine, but I=20 can't write to the drive hda1.  This is important for 2=20 reasons:
1. I have to share the files created = (primarily=20 under Star office, but also some graphics) with windows users on the=20 network.
2. The only printer I have is a canon = multipass=20 C3000 whch I can't get to rn under linux (Suse 7.2)
 
A side issue is that I plan on using = this comuter=20 as a samba server. If I do that and then access my home directory from = another=20 computer and I have the windows directory mounted under my home = directory, will=20 I then be able to access files on the windows directory?
 
Thanks,
 
 
Charlie
 
PS so far Suse 7.2 has been the user = friendlyest=20 distro that I have used as a desktop system.
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