newbie: accessing files on foreign partition

Hi,

I am having difficult getting online from the Linux partition I made
yesterday and I need to access a file on the Linux partition from Vista.
The "Help" lists 120 topics for "Accessing Files" but nothing to
cover this issue.

How do I do this?

tia,
peter

"peter" <> wrote in message
news:BJGJk.3705$...
> Hi,
>
> I am having difficult getting online from the Linux partition I made
> yesterday and I need to access a file on the Linux partition from
> Vista. The "Help" lists 120 topics for "Accessing Files" but nothing
> to cover this issue.
>

Unless you set up the Linux partition as one of the FAT or NTFS
varieties, Vista doesn't come with a driver that can handle the file
system. You'll have to find, download and install an appropriate driver
for the file system.

--
Zaphod

No matter where you go, there you are!

Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
> "peter" <> wrote in message
> news:BJGJk.3705$...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am having difficult getting online from the Linux partition I made
>> yesterday and I need to access a file on the Linux partition from
>> Vista. The "Help" lists 120 topics for "Accessing Files" but nothing
>> to cover this issue.
>>
>
> Unless you set up the Linux partition as one of the FAT or NTFS
> varieties, Vista doesn't come with a driver that can handle the file
> system. You'll have to find, download and install an appropriate driver
> for the file system.
>
thanks,

what is the name of a driver for this? or where can I look for one ( I
am not sure what I would call this kind of driver).

peter

peter wrote:

> Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
>> "peter" <> wrote in message
>> news:BJGJk.3705$...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am having difficult getting online from the Linux partition I made
>>> yesterday and I need to access a file on the Linux partition from
>>> Vista. The "Help" lists 120 topics for "Accessing Files" but nothing
>>> to cover this issue.
>>>
>>
>> Unless you set up the Linux partition as one of the FAT or NTFS
>> varieties, Vista doesn't come with a driver that can handle the file
>> system. You'll have to find, download and install an appropriate driver
>> for the file system.
>>
> thanks,
>
> what is the name of a driver for this? or where can I look for one ( I
> am not sure what I would call this kind of driver).

The driver that Mr. Beeblebrox referenced is one that is installed in Linux
to enable Linux to work with NTFS partitions, not the other way around. I
don't know of any way to access a file on a Linux partition from a Windows
operating system.

If you need to transfer data between the two systems frequently, then the
other suggestion Mr. Beeblebrox made about creating a FAT32 partition is
the way to go. Both Linux and Windows can read/write to a FAT32 formatted
partition/drive.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

"peter" <> wrote in message
news:UNJJk.3644$...
> Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
>> "peter" <> wrote in message
>> news:BJGJk.3705$...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am having difficult getting online from the Linux partition I made
>>> yesterday and I need to access a file on the Linux partition from
>>> Vista. The "Help" lists 120 topics for "Accessing Files" but nothing
>>> to cover this issue.
>>>
>>
>> Unless you set up the Linux partition as one of the FAT or NTFS
>> varieties, Vista doesn't come with a driver that can handle the file
>> system. You'll have to find, download and install an appropriate
>> driver for the file system.
>>
> thanks,
>
> what is the name of a driver for this? or where can I look for one
> ( I am not sure what I would call this kind of driver).
>

The driver you need depends on the file system you are using on your
Linux partition. It could be one of many, including but not limited to
EXT2, EXT3, ReiserFS, ...

If you know which one you are using, you can google for it - something
like "EXT3 windows driver".

Good luck!

--
Zaphod

No matter where you go, there you are!

"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:...
> peter wrote:
>
>> Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
>>> "peter" <> wrote in message
>>> news:BJGJk.3705$...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am having difficult getting online from the Linux partition I
>>>> made
>>>> yesterday and I need to access a file on the Linux partition from
>>>> Vista. The "Help" lists 120 topics for "Accessing Files" but
>>>> nothing
>>>> to cover this issue.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Unless you set up the Linux partition as one of the FAT or NTFS
>>> varieties, Vista doesn't come with a driver that can handle the file
>>> system. You'll have to find, download and install an appropriate
>>> driver
>>> for the file system.
>>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> what is the name of a driver for this? or where can I look for one
>> ( I
>> am not sure what I would call this kind of driver).
>
> The driver that Mr. Beeblebrox referenced is one that is installed in
> Linux
> to enable Linux to work with NTFS partitions, not the other way
> around. I
> don't know of any way to access a file on a Linux partition from a
> Windows
> operating system.
>
> If you need to transfer data between the two systems frequently, then
> the
> other suggestion Mr. Beeblebrox made about creating a FAT32 partition
> is
> the way to go. Both Linux and Windows can read/write to a FAT32
> formatted
> partition/drive.
>

No, I was in fact referring to Windows drivers that allow you to access
Linux partitions using other file systems like ReiserFS, EXT2, EXT3,
etc. They do exist, but I have no personal experience with them.

--
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"peter" <> wrote in message
news:l%LJk.2722$...
> hi,
>
> this looks interesting altho maybe a bit dangerous.
>
> http://www.fs-driver.org
>

If the partition is EXT2 or EXT3, then it appears this would work.
Don't know why you say it might be a bit dangerous though. Doesn't seem
to be any more dangerous than any other 3rd party hardware driver.

--
Zaphod

Arthur: All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's something
big and sinister going on in the world.
Slartibartfast: No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the
universe gets that.

Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
No, I was in fact referring to Windows drivers that allow you to access
> Linux partitions using other file systems like ReiserFS, EXT2, EXT3,
> etc. They do exist, but I have no personal experience with them.
>

Thanks for the update. I'm a long-time Linux user but didn't know about the
NTFS-to-Linux drivers. Don't think I'll ever use them, but I appreciate
learning about them. Thanks again.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
> No, I was in fact referring to Windows drivers that allow you to
> access
>> Linux partitions using other file systems like ReiserFS, EXT2, EXT3,
>> etc. They do exist, but I have no personal experience with them.
>>
>
> Thanks for the update. I'm a long-time Linux user but didn't know
> about the
> NTFS-to-Linux drivers. Don't think I'll ever use them, but I
> appreciate
> learning about them. Thanks again.
>

Glad I could spread the word, as it were. Although I'm with you in that
I'll likely never use them.

--
Zaphod

No matter where you go, there you are!