mounting windows 98 on linux

A good site for basic linux commands is : http://www.ss64.com/bash/

ok, first thing the 'mkdir' is a command that creates a directory. To find out information about any specific command just type "man " and then the command name i.e.:
man mkdir

Next you have to actually mount the partition. You do this by using the "mount" command.

most commands require root access. To do this without loging in as root, at the terminal you can type:
su -

After entering the root's password, you're allowed root access for this terminal. BE CAREFUL of what you do here because you can really mess up not only your linux operating system, but your windows' as well.

To make a directory called 'windows' in your /mnt folder:
mkdir /mnt/windows

Once you have created your directory you need find out some information about your partition table.

Two major things you need to know: the physical location of the windows partition i.e. /dev/hda1, and the file type (most likely fat32). You can find this information out by using the fdisk command (must be root).
fdisk (your hard drive) i.e.:
it's probably:
fdisk /dev/hda

The 'a' at the end signifies that you are looking at the first ide disk. 2nd would be /dev/hdb and so on

you are presented with a new prompt
Command (m for help):

CAREFUL as messing around with some fo these commands can erase your partition table and thus all data on that hard drive!

press 'p' and enter
here you should see information about your hard drive. You want to look for a line that looks like this:
Device ... System
/dev/hdaN ... W95 FAT32
N is for the partition number your windows is given

press 'q' and enter to exit fdisk without saving any changes

now you can mount your drive
i.e. (partition is /dev/hda1 and fat or fat32 partition type in example)

mount -t msdos /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows

you can check out "man mount" for info about the mount command

that should do it for you.
type 'exit' to leave root access