Re: Long filenames on vfat not working?

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Look below!
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Fra: Jim Gilliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Til: Linux Config List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dato: 1. maj 2000 23:40
Emne: Re: Long filenames on vfat not working?


>You should see ~1 names if you were mounting as msdos only...  but when
>mounting vfat partitions, there's an option called nonumtail which does what
>you describe... you might want to try forcing that off...  put nonumtail=0
>in your fstab and remount to see if that helps.  Did you mention what kernel
>version/distribution you're using?

I will give this "nonumtail" thing a try. 
It is a RED HAT 6.0 installation with kernel 2.2.(something, 13 i think) - ( sorry not 
at the BOX right now)


>type mount by itself...  you should see a list of partitions, and what
>filesystems they use, though I doubt it would be mounted msdos if fstab says
>vfat (unless you don't have the vfat code compiled into your
>kernel/modules?).
>

Type "mount" with no parrameters, now why didn't I think of that - how obvious

Thanks Jim for tring to help me out here

regards Søren Lambæk