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From: nsayer@quack.kfu.com (Nick Sayer)
Subject: Re: When will FreeBSD support VFAT
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s005jfc@alpha.wright.edu (JAMES CLARK) writes:

>On my system, FreeBSD co-exists with Windows 95.  Whenever a mount my
>Windows 95 C drive, I get some error that says the root directory isn't a
>multiple of the sector size (something like that 8-) ).  When will FreeBSD
>support the VFAT system of Windows 95?

That error is just a warning. It still works, except for the long
filenames.

Long filenames will work the moment someone codes the support for it.
:-)

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