[Faqt]

One of the first things I noticed about my dual boot was that I can access my windows partiitions from Linux.
I've tried downloading several rpm packages while logged into windows...intending to access them next time I'm in Linux to install them, but clicking on the rpm download links opens realplayer, and doesn't download the file.
I can right click the link and 'download with getright' to get the file.
I'm just curious as to why this occurs.

Also, is frequently accessing files on my windows partition (actually two partitions, C: windows NTSF and D: programs FAT32) compromising my system stability or security in any way?

Thanks

[Weaver]

Could be because Realplayer is associated with .rpm?? IDK. Someone else around here probably knows the answer to that.

Accessing your windows partitions from linux shouldn't have any adverse effects on the partitions themselves. The one thing to be wary of is writing to your NTFS partition from linux. There are a couple of libraries floating around which can attempt to do this, but I wouldn't trust them.

What are your primary motivations for experimenting with linux? What do you think you are going to use it for?

-Weaver

[Faqt]

Installing Linux wasn't a matter of what am I going to use it for...it was more of a matter of it's free, it's different, there's room on my hard-drive, and it's something new to learn.
I want to go back to school at some point (soon) and do something with computers, possibly network security...just seems that a basic knowledge of more than one operating system and unix commands (especially since I have no experience with DOS) could prove useful.
LOL...besides, everyone told me I'd never get my winmodem to work for Linux and I had to prove them wrong.

[XJan87]

LOL...besides, everyone told me I'd never get my winmodem to work for Linux and I had to prove them wrong.

That's not entirely true. You just need a Linux driver for it. Since winmodems are softmodems the driver does all the work. Therefore you need a Linux driver that can do the same things.

[Faqt]

hehe...I know, I got it working.

[Weaver]

Do you know which "chipset" your winmodem is? Rockwell? Lucent?

-Weaver

[Faqt]

yes...took me all day to figure out, but finally found out it's a conexant chipset.

[Weaver]

Ah yes, the elusive Conexant...

-Weaver

[Faqt]

I called Dell and asked them what the chipset was for my modem....they built the computer, they should easily be able to tell me...right??
NOPE!!
The told me the modem chipset was INTEL (and they assured me that the windows ME cd that came with my system would have all the drivers required to run the modem from both windows XP and Linux)