I am fairly new to linux and i have two problems 1. when i mount my vfat partitions from the terminal the changes do not stick i have to re-mount after every boot i use the command 'mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c vfat -t' any idea's on how to make it stick.. 2. i bought a hardware modem or so it says it uses an intel 536ep chip. i can't get it to work how do i install it. i got drivers off the net and i have to install them in the terminal using make clean make 536ep make install but i get an error saying that i must install the kernal or something to that effect P.s. i don't know how to install the kernel help me escape windows by solving these problems please

If you want a drive to mouted automatically you must add an entry in the /etc/fstab. This file can only be changed by the root user. Here are some sample entries I have used: The following will give read/write access to root and read-only access to everyone else: /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat defaults 0 0 The following will give read/write access to everyone: /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat defaults,umask=0 0 0 ============================================ Does the error message say you need to install the linux kernel source? If so, the kernel source is in the file kernel-source-2.4.18-14.i386.rpm which can be found on RedHat 8.0 Installation CD2.

If it needs proprietary drivers off the net then its a winmodem NOT a hardware modem.

Hi, I got the drives mounted at boot thanks for that.. I tried to install the source kernel it looks like it extracts but still no difference. The install requirements say that i need to run a bash shell???? and that i have to have the kernel headers installed???? the error i get says the i have to install the source kernel. IF I COULD JUST GET THIS MODEM TO WORK THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO NEAR WINDOWS AGAIN.