Public bug reported: Hi,
When having a 1GB USB keyfob / flash drive plugged in while booting a Ubuntu 6.06 LTS default install, the FAT32 partition gets mounted in case-sensitive mode. At the very end of the dmesg it says this after bootup: [17179647.740000] FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive! The partition otherwise does work and can be used, but it's possible to then create e.g. a file "New file" and a file "new file" in the same directory on that drive. I believe FAT32 partitions, which are --for better or for worse-- a Microsoft standard should not get mounted in case-sensitive mode. If a user were to copy eponymous files that differ only in capitalization onto that drive, they might be in for a surprise when subsequently trying to access their files from, say Windows XP. Ubuntu should try to play nice with the other kids in the yard -- yes, even try to play nice with the schoolyard bully. ;-P I have a forum thread open on this at: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=264501 Many thanks and kind regards, Jens _________ Disclaimer: Please excuse my n00bness. I have OpenBSD/Mac OS/OS X/DOS/Windows experience, but I've only started using Ubuntu/Linux in September 2006 and I can't really code. ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- FAT32 partition on flash drive/USB keyfob gets automounted in case-sensitive mode https://launchpad.net/bugs/62321 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
