Hey i'm using DSL Linux at the moment but i am a total newbie to linux. i'm booting DSL from a live cd so no problems there but i am unable to access the C drive. there is a sidebar that lets you mount the drive hda1 but i dont know how to access the drive itself. i go to /dev/hda1 or something like that but it wont do anything. i need serious help because i'm so windows orientated that even simple tasks like this i can't do. so please help ....anyone? thanx djas

Is the C drive NTFS or VFAT? If NTFS, I suspect you cannot get to it without a custom Linux kernel. If VFAT try: mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt The look in /mnt for the C drive data. For info on mount do: man mount If the drive is already automounted, do: df to figure out the mount point. I did not know DSL had a live CD demo. I am going to look at that ..... Guy

Thanx alot i works brilliantly, it also works with NTFS if you use: mount -t ntfs dev/hdc1 /mnt thanx again djas