Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-22 Thread Brian Parish
On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 06:26, Thomas Gamble wrote: At 03:45 PM 6/17/2003 +0200, you wrote: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation no it is not true. He may be thinking of the 4GB file size limit for fat32. That's 2GB

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-22 Thread Larry Sword
Brian Parish wrote: On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 06:26, Thomas Gamble wrote: At 03:45 PM 6/17/2003 +0200, you wrote: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation no it is not true. He may be thinking of the 4GB file size

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-22 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
Larry Sword wrote: Brian Parish wrote: On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 06:26, Thomas Gamble wrote: At 03:45 PM 6/17/2003 +0200, you wrote: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation no it is not true. He may be

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-22 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
At 14.32 22/06/2003, you wrote: On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 06:26, Thomas Gamble wrote: At 03:45 PM 6/17/2003 +0200, you wrote: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation no it is not true. He may be thinking of the 4GB file size

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-21 Thread Thomas Gamble
At 03:45 PM 6/17/2003 +0200, you wrote: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation no it is not true. He may be thinking of the 4GB file size limit for fat32. David Hlacik Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:10:01 +0100 Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 17 Jun 2003 6:03 pm, João Candido Araujo Milasch Filho wrote: Fat16 has suport to 4gb, but its not recommended to driver greater than 512mb, i think You could be right - it's a long time ago. Thinking

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-19 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 10:09 am, Michael Adams wrote: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:10:01 +0100 Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 17 Jun 2003 6:03 pm, João Candido Araujo Milasch Filho wrote: Fat16 has suport to 4gb, but its not recommended to driver greater than 512mb, i

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-19 Thread Larry Sword
Anne Wilson wrote: On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 10:09 am, Michael Adams wrote: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:10:01 +0100 Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 17 Jun 2003 6:03 pm, João Candido Araujo Milasch Filho wrote: Fat16 has suport to 4gb, but its not recommended to driver

[expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread David Hlacik
Hi, when i type mkfs.vfat /dev/hdb1 it says ..Attempting to create too large file system. Why? /dev/hdb1 is 20GB large. Thanks David Hlacik Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread JM5379
if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation --- Original Message --- From: David Hlacik [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] create fat32 file system Hi, when i type mkfs.vfat /dev/hdb1 it says ..Attempting to create too large file system. Why? /dev/hdb1 is 20GB

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread Timothy Brown
Not anymore it may have had to begin with but I am typing this on a 40gb fat32 partition [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation --- Original Message --- From: David Hlacik [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] create fat32 file system

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread David Hlacik
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation no it is not true. David Hlacik Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation --- Original Message --- From: David Hlacik [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] create fat32 file system Hi, when i type mkfs.vfat /dev/hdb1 it says ..Attempting

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread Larry Sword
David, Have you tried it with the -F switch? mkfs.vfat -F 32 Hi, when i type mkfs.vfat /dev/hdb1 it says ..Attempting to create too large file system. Why? /dev/hdb1 is 20GB large. Thanks David Hlacik Want to buy

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread João Candido Araujo Milasch Filho
. - Original Message - From: Brant Fitzsimmons To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [expert] create fat32 file system [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation --- Original Message --- From: David

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
than 4gb because i have a 26gbHDD fat32 formated. - Original Message - From: Brant Fitzsimmons To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [expert] create fat32 file system [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread Anne Wilson
On Tuesday 17 Jun 2003 2:45 pm, David Hlacik wrote: On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation no it is not true. David Hlacik fat16, I think. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread João Candido Araujo Milasch Filho
Fat16 has suport to 4gb, but its not recommended to driver greater than 512mb, i think - Original Message - From: Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [expert] create fat32 file system On Tuesday 17 Jun 2003 2:45 pm

Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

2003-06-17 Thread James Sparenberg
On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 09:20, Brant Fitzsimmons wrote: João Candido Araujo Milasch Filho wrote: fat32 has 32 bits of adressing, thats the same as 2gb os adressing range. but the adressing is on sector/cylinter/etc, so, it seams to me that it can have more than 1Tb. Im not sure of that, so