From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 11 14:22:24 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEC4516A4DE for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:22:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cknipe@savage.za.org) Received: from www16b.your-server.co.za (www16b.your-server.co.za [196.22.132.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E8EA43D6E for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:22:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cknipe@savage.za.org) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=localhost) by www16b.your-server.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1G0J7x-0005FZ-RD; Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:22:19 +0200 Received: from 196-207-40-213.gprs.vodacom.co.za (196-207-40-213.gprs.vodacom.co.za [196.207.40.213]) by default.your-server.co.za (IMP) with HTTP for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:22:17 +0200 Message-ID: <1152627737.44b3b419a029f@196.22.132.16> Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:22:17 +0200 From: cknipe@savage.za.org To: Jerry McAllister References: <200607111413.k6BEDSjk001861@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <200607111413.k6BEDSjk001861@clunix.cl.msu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.5 X-Originating-IP: 196.207.40.213 Cc: rs@pswl.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re[2]: "Mounting a drive" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:22:24 -0000 Hmm Disk Manager - Change Mount Point - Mount Volume to a Directory Unless I'm misunderstanding, that's what you're looking for on the Windows side.. -- Chris Quoting Jerry McAllister : > > > > Many thanks for reply Jerry, when I joined FreeBSD I had not realised > > that it was a Linux/ Unix forum, on quick inspection I assumed that > > the title referred to some kind of general help forum. There is such a > > proliferation of abbreviated titles that I am not always sure from > > titles of their purpose. > > > > My question referred really to Windows XP, as I am only just getting > > to grips with Linux. > > First of all, it has nothing to do with LINUX. > > This is FreeBSD which follows the BSD family of UNIX and > is not nearly the same. In fact, most of us experience it > as superior to LUNIX for server work. > Check it out at: http://www.freebsd.org/ > > As for any Microsloth stuff, I couldn't help, but I would > guess that you are wasting your time trying to do anything > of that sophistication in MS. > > Finally, when you post questions or responses on the list, you should > always include the list in your responses (as a cc). > > ////jerry > > > > I had read an article recently, which I can no longer find, that to > > get around the limitation, under windows XP, of the number of named > > partitions that one can use, that apparently one can "mount" a > > partition, be it a sector of a hard drive, or a removeable drive, > > within a directory. ( I believe the article said directory, it might > > have ben a folder ) The article was referring to the ability then to > > have a number of flash drives or external USB connected drives which > > could exceed the normal Windows limitation. > > > > I am running a piece of software, hyperOS, which allows me to have > > multiple bootable partitions, and currently I have around 20 on a 300 > > Gig hard drive, I wanted to add several USB memory stick drives and > > some partitions with different flavours of linux, and so am interested > > in finding out how I can overcome the windows XP limitation. I felt > > that also I needed to understand what the term "mounting a drive" > > actually meant, so that I could try to anticipate any unusual > > behaviour, particularly with boot switching. From your email it > > appears that "mounting" implies letting the device driver know the > > address of the device upon which it is to work. > > > > Best regards and thanks for reply, > > Richard > > > > mailto:rs@pswl.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >