Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
Igor Grubman wrote: > > On Sat, 1 Mar 1997, Ralph Winslow wrote: > > > Lawrence Chim wrote: > > > > > > Harmon Sequoya Nine wrote: > > > > > > > > first is with the "mtools" (do a "man mtools" to get more info), > > > > although > > > > this is usually only with a floppy. > > > > > > > > The second way is to mount the win95 partition using: > > > > mount -t vfat /dev/??? /mountDir > > > > > > > > This should work like a charm. Let me know if it doesn't ... > > > > > > > > -- Harmon > > > > > > Do you realise that FAT32 is different from FAT16? > > > Only OEM WIN95 supports FAT32! > > > > Is this why I have to put up with those whatev~1.foo names? Someone > > posted their reluctance to deal with other than .txt files to or from > > the WinDoze slice. I've had success with moving .exe .doc .etc files > > to and from - no problem (except for the truncated file names). > > no, if you can mount and use the win95 filesystem, and the only problem is > truncated filenames, then you have vfat (which is still FAT16), and you > can solve the problem by adding "-t vfat" to the mount command as noted > above. > vfat is not a FAT32. With FAT32, the cluster size is 4KB EVEN the partition is bigger than 512MB. FAT32 is not compatible with VFAT. You need to apply the patch from http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/fat32.html, then compile the kernel.
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
Yes. And it also supports long filenames on those partitions. > Hi, > > Having benefited greatly from this list before, I do not doubt for a > moment that someone will know the answer to this: > > Does Linux read/write to the new Win95 Fat32 filesystem? > > thanks in advance. > > -alex > -- John Goerzen | Running Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming| [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
On Sat, 1 Mar 1997, Ralph Winslow wrote: > Lawrence Chim wrote: > > > > Harmon Sequoya Nine wrote: > > > > > > first is with the "mtools" (do a "man mtools" to get more info), although > > > this is usually only with a floppy. > > > > > > The second way is to mount the win95 partition using: > > > mount -t vfat /dev/??? /mountDir > > > > > > This should work like a charm. Let me know if it doesn't ... > > > > > > -- Harmon > > > > Do you realise that FAT32 is different from FAT16? > > Only OEM WIN95 supports FAT32! > > Is this why I have to put up with those whatev~1.foo names? Someone > posted their reluctance to deal with other than .txt files to or from > the WinDoze slice. I've had success with moving .exe .doc .etc files > to and from - no problem (except for the truncated file names). no, if you can mount and use the win95 filesystem, and the only problem is truncated filenames, then you have vfat (which is still FAT16), and you can solve the problem by adding "-t vfat" to the mount command as noted above. HTH __ Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win situation Igor Grobman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
Lawrence Chim wrote: > > Harmon Sequoya Nine wrote: > > > > first is with the "mtools" (do a "man mtools" to get more info), although > > this is usually only with a floppy. > > > > The second way is to mount the win95 partition using: > > mount -t vfat /dev/??? /mountDir > > > > This should work like a charm. Let me know if it doesn't ... > > > > -- Harmon > > Do you realise that FAT32 is different from FAT16? > Only OEM WIN95 supports FAT32! Is this why I have to put up with those whatev~1.foo names? Someone posted their reluctance to deal with other than .txt files to or from the WinDoze slice. I've had success with moving .exe .doc .etc files to and from - no problem (except for the truncated file names). -- - Ralph Winslow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Someday soon I really MUST find a way to piss away a LOT of bandwidth on this .sig
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
In your email to me, Lawrence Chim, you wrote: > > Harmon Sequoya Nine wrote: > > > > Unless its changed in the past few months, Linux can read and write to > > dos/windows 95 partitions without a problem. There are two ways. The > > first is with the "mtools" (do a "man mtools" to get more info), although > > this is usually only with a floppy. > > > > The second way is to mount the win95 partition using: > > > > mount -t vfat /dev/??? /mountDir > > > > This should work like a charm. Let me know if it doesn't ... > > > > -- Harmon > > Do you realise that FAT32 is different from FAT16? > Only OEM WIN95 supports FAT32! Heh.. I must have sent out about 100 replys like this one from people telling me the same thing as above. I've just given up replying. Tim -- (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] / (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.buoy.com/~tps "Paranoia is a survival mechanism." -- Anon ** Disclaimer: My views/comments/beliefs, as strange as they are, are my own.**
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
Harmon Sequoya Nine wrote: > > Unless its changed in the past few months, Linux can read and write to > dos/windows 95 partitions without a problem. There are two ways. The > first is with the "mtools" (do a "man mtools" to get more info), although > this is usually only with a floppy. > > The second way is to mount the win95 partition using: > > mount -t vfat /dev/??? /mountDir > > This should work like a charm. Let me know if it doesn't ... > > -- Harmon Do you realise that FAT32 is different from FAT16? Only OEM WIN95 supports FAT32!
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
On Fri, 28 Feb 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote: > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 00:57:43 -0300 (ARST) > From: "[iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alex Lobkovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian user list > Subject: Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32? > > On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Alex Lobkovsky wrote: > > > Does Linux read/write to the new Win95 Fat32 filesystem? > > You'll need to compile support for that into the kernel. The support is > still in alpha state. > Check http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/fat32.html > > Nicolás Lichtmaier.- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Works great to read win95 filesystems here. I'm a little leary to write anything but plain text files back to it though. I just wanted to add, I grabbed the alpha for Wineand I am very impressed. It runs some simple card games that my girlfreind likes just fine...(she is a little worried that I'm gonna get rid of the WinBlozes stuff for good..hehe) Does anyone else have a list of apps that wine runs? Rich M [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
Unless its changed in the past few months, Linux can read and write to dos/windows 95 partitions without a problem. There are two ways. The first is with the "mtools" (do a "man mtools" to get more info), although this is usually only with a floppy. The second way is to mount the win95 partition using: mount -t vfat /dev/??? /mountDir This should work like a charm. Let me know if it doesn't ... -- Harmon
RE: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
Yes! Put your windoze partitition in your /etc/fstab file. Something like this /dev/hda1 /mnt/windoze vfat defaults 1 1 Note that I may not have this syntax exactly correct, so check it before you write it. Also you need to create /mnt/windoze before attempting to mount it. Ah, yes, your kernel needs to have the appropriate fs support for this to run. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] . . . kc5xh . . . . . My other computer runs Linux! >-- >From: Alex Lobkovsky[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, 27 February, 1997 15:17 PM >To:debian user list >Subject: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32? > >Hi, > >Having benefited greatly from this list before, I do not doubt for a >moment that someone will know the answer to this: > >Does Linux read/write to the new Win95 Fat32 filesystem? > >thanks in advance. > >-alex > >
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
Hi, On 28-Feb-97 Tim Sailer wrote: >In your email to me, Alex Lobkovsky, you wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Having benefited greatly from this list before, I do not doubt for a >> moment that someone will know the answer to this: >> >> Does Linux read/write to the new Win95 Fat32 filesystem? > >Heh.. I know the answer because I just asked it a few weeks ago myself. >The new 2.1.x kernels should be able to, but not the 2.0.x kernels. The very "ALPHA" patches are for 1.3.xx - 2.0.29 For more info. check here: http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/fat32.html Later, David
RE: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
Hi Alex, On 27-Feb-97 Alex Lobkovsky wrote: >Having benefited greatly from this list before, I do not doubt for a >moment that someone will know the answer to this: > >Does Linux read/write to the new Win95 Fat32 filesystem? Yes, check here: http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/fat32.html I don't have fat32, so I don't know how well this patch works. Later, David
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
In your email to me, Alex Lobkovsky, you wrote: > > Hi, > > Having benefited greatly from this list before, I do not doubt for a > moment that someone will know the answer to this: > > Does Linux read/write to the new Win95 Fat32 filesystem? Heh.. I know the answer because I just asked it a few weeks ago myself. The new 2.1.x kernels should be able to, but not the 2.0.x kernels. Tim -- (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] / (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.buoy.com/~tps "Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda ** Disclaimer: My views/comments/beliefs, as strange as they are, are my own.**
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Alex Lobkovsky wrote: > Does Linux read/write to the new Win95 Fat32 filesystem? You'll need to compile support for that into the kernel. The support is still in alpha state. Check http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/fat32.html Nicolás Lichtmaier.- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: can Linux r/w Windoze FAT32?
On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Alex Lobkovsky wrote: > Does Linux read/write to the new Win95 Fat32 filesystem? Compile in vfat fs support when you make your kernel, or make the modules for it and insmod them or let kerneld autoload them. --- Elie Rosenblum ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) System Administrator, Erol's Internet "When Cthulhu calls, he calls _collect_."