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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: can fat32 partition be mounted?
Date: 17 Apr 1997 13:59:18 GMT
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In article <33554DFA.41C67EA6@isi.edu>,
Cengiz Alaettinoglu <cengiz@isi.edu> writes:
> Hi,
>
> Can Fat32 partitions be mounted in freebsd?
> I think the answer is no. But I wanted to make sure. What are my
> options?
The can, but the long filenames aren't understood. Also, beware of
the bug ! If you see something that says your cluster size is wrong,
unmount it immediately or you'll suffer.
You'd be better to use mtools. I believe they support long filenames.
> Thanks.
>
> Cengiz
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !