Dmitry Pogosyan wrote:
>
> Hello everybody, sorry for a simple (and not exactly autofs) question:
> What is the relation between FAT partitions fdisk recognizes
> and can create - i.e FAT16, FAT32, FAT32(LBA) etc. and Windows/DOS
> related filesystems which 'mount' can mount - i.e msdos, umsdos, vfat ?
>
They're orthogonal. If you're using Windows 95, 98 or NT, you'll want
to use "vfat", regardless of FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32.
>
> Or in a more practical sense - can I mount, read and write into
> FAT32 partition (if I have, say, Windows 98 on it) ?
> Or should I force Windows installation into FAT16 ?
>
Yes you can, and no, you shouldn't.
-hpa
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