So, if I understand correctly. If I need to access the files in the Linux root directory say for instance /home/root I would have to copy the files to the folder that contains the root for the SD card. In my case it is /media/mmcblk0p1 (multimediacard Block 0 Partition 1)
Is there anyway to access the files without having to boot the drive? I would like to manipulate files in the Linux root directory structure from my laptop.