On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:37:54 +0000, imotgm wrote:


> # cat /mnt/grub/menu.conf >> /root/test.txt  <Enter>
>
> # umount /mnt  <Enter>
>
> # mount /dev/sda1 -t ntfs /mnt  <Enter>   <-ERROR

CORRECTION

You're going to have to provide a vfat (fat32) partition that can be
read and written to by both OSs, to mount, and copy to. Linux does not
write well to ntfs, and could cause corruption, and data loss. The above
line should read;

# mount /dev/sd?? -t vfat /mnt  <Enter>

where the ?? is replaced with the shared vfat partition designation.

>
> # cp /root/test.txt /mnt/test.txt  <Enter>

You now have a file named "test.txt" in the root directory of your shared
vfat partition. Shutdown Knoppix, reboot to Windows, and post the contents
of "test.txt" back here. You can open it with "Write" and copy/paste it
into your newsreader.

Sorry about that. I don't personally use ntfs, and was thinking more of
the details of the process, than that little Windows booby trap. My error.
And also thanks to Tauno Voipio, for the tip about using "Write" instead
of "notepad".

--
imotgm
"Lost? Lost? I've never been lost... Been a tad confused for a
month or two, but never lost."

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