I have Debian packages on a Win95 formatted disk and need to transfer them to a Linux formatted disk. These packages have the long filenames, they were not downloaded from the msdos directory. However when I try to access the files directly from Linux, it converts the files to the 8.3 dos convention thus losing the long filenames.
The Linux formatted disk has a spare partition I can work with to help transfer these files. I am wondering, if I format the spare partition to the umsdos format, will Win95 be able to recognize it - letting me copy the files there, and preserve the long filenames. Then could I copy/install the files through Linux from the umsdos partition to the ext2 partition keeping the filenames intact? If this is possible, how do I format the partition to the umsdos format? The mkfs command seems to have only msdos but not umsdos. If this idea will not work, are there any ways to transfer these files to my Linux file system and preserve the long filenames? --Greg -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
