[plug] Just started with linux, need help

[Rick (VK6EP)]

The line below alows all users in the user group to mount and unmount the
Drive_C.

/dev/hda1 /mnt/Drive_C vfat user,default 0 0

Is this a good idea on a single user machine? 
By the way, can someone tell me what the '0  0' at the end of the line
does. I have seen other numbers instead.

At 03:13 02/10/99 +0800, you wrote:
>Ari Finander wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I've just finished installing redhat linux and familiarising myself with
>> some basic commands and the xwindows environment.  However, I'm wondering
>> how to get the cdrom to work through linux?  
>
>Your CD-ROM drive is likely known to the system as /dev/hdb1
>
>To use new file systems, use the command 'mount', this includes
>floppies, other hard drives, cd-rom drives and network file systems.
>'man mount' will explain more.
>
>Try using the command 'mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/cdrom'. Then cd into the
>directory '/mnt/cdrom and view the files there. If /mnt/cdrom doesn't
>exist you will need to create it - 'mkdir /mnt/cdrom/'.
>
>> Also, is it possible to run
>> windows through linux if it's on a separate partition?  
>
>You can run Windows at the same time as linux through packages like
>VMWare. Note that this will consume large amounts of memory. You can
>also set up your system to choose an operating system to run at boot
>time. Try 'man lilo', that's LInux Loader.
>
>> With the cdrom
>> problem, I've used the mount cdrom command, and then when I open the cdrom
>> in the file manager the window flashes and then the system freezes.
>
>Hmm, that is odd...
>
>>  Any
>> ideas on how to get it to work effectively?  It's an aopen eide cdrom 40x.
>
>Not sure...
>
>--
>Oliver White
>
>


Cheers
Rick

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