On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 10:09 AM, <fe...@crowfix.com> wrote: > Oh dear. As I read all the stuff about 2.6.32 changing long filename > handling for VFAT filesystems to avoid Microsoft patent problems, I > didn't think it mattered much to me, since I only use FAT when getting > pictures from a camera or USB stick. Now I find that filenames are > all upper case where they weren't before. > > I see a bunch of mount options to use lower case filenames, but what I > would really like to do is restore the old behavior, whatever it was, > with a 2.6.32 kernel. Is there such an option, either building a > kernel or mounting a filesystem?
I haven't noticed any difference with any of my vfat devices in 2.6.32. Filenames have mixed-case and seem usual. Where did you read about 2.6.32 changing long filename handling? I can't find any info about it.
