Fat32 in ubuntu

**Dominus** · 04-30-2005

i have just installed my ubuntu 5.04 but i can't see on "system" ntfs and fat32 partitions (ntfs is not a problem, but fat32 is a inermediate artition between win and ubuntu)

how could i acces

in /dev i cant acces to those units......

**Vergil83** · 04-30-2005

Code:

su
cd /mnt
mkdir bob
mount /dev/hdax /mnt/bob

x= what ever the number of your partition is
bob = whatever you want to call the mount point

**jnev** · 04-30-2005

wow, i just had the same question. how do i make the fat32 partition automount when i reboot?

thanks

**Vergil83** · 04-30-2005

Originally Posted by jnev

wow, i just had the same question. how do i make the fat32 partition automount when i reboot?

thanks

add to /etc/fstab

Code:

/dev/hdax       /mnt/bob        vfat        auto,users,rw,exec  1  0

**jnev** · 04-30-2005

thanks, that worked, but how do i get the permission to write to it? when i right click on it, go to permissions, everything's grayed out and i can't change it...

**jnev** · 05-01-2005

bump

**Vergil83** · 05-01-2005

remove the r

Code:

/dev/hdax       /mnt/bob        vfat        auto,users,w,exec  1  0

**sdousley** · 05-01-2005

Originally Posted by Vergil83

remove the r

Code:

/dev/hdax       /mnt/bob        vfat        auto,users,w,exec  1  0

the ideal solution is:

Code:

/dev/hdax /mnt/bob vfat  umask=0222,dmask=0000,uid=0002,gid=users,users  0 0

This will set the user/group of the partition, and also permissions on all the files such that you can read and write to the fat32 drive.

**jnev** · 05-01-2005

THANK YOU sdousley, that worked perfectly!!!

thanks a bunch guys

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