ls question 1

[MarcLara]

i am a NEWBIE using a linux boot cd to boot up my computer for testing purposes. i am mounting the hard drive ok. what do i need to do next to see the files on the hard drive. i tried using ls but not sure exactly how to use it. the hd has some linux image files. the hd is in ms-dos format. any help would be appreciated

 

[AP81]

How are you mounting it?

 

[MarcLara]

mount -t /dev/hda1

it wasn't giving me any error messages, so i am assuming that it's ok

 

[Morsing]

Try 'mount' to show where it's mounted and then 'cd' to that directory.

Cheers

Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[AP81]

It's easier if you mount the disk to a directory. For example make a directory call disk:

mkdir disk

Then mount the partition to that disk:

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /disk (windows format)

mount -t msdos /dev/hda1 /disk (DOS format)

 

[MarcLara]

Thanks guys, this is exactly what i was looking for.

Just out of curiousity, when I boot from a cd and create a directory, is that directory temporary only or is it on the hd?

 

[Morsing]

Depends on where you create the directory. If it's under / it's only temporary.

Cheers

Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[AP81]

If you are booting from a live disc (that runs the entire system from the disk) such as knoppix, then that directory is then temporary.