On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Richard Sharpe wrote:
> At 01:07 PM 6/22/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Can I read data on a Windows95 generated floppy? If so, how do I do it? I'm
> >>running Linux version 5.0 (Red Hat)
> >
> >Use the mtools suite of programs. Do a "man mtools" for a list of the
> >available tools. Once you see the list, you'll see just how easy it is
> >to use them.
>
> You mean that all the time that I have simply been mounting my Win 95
> floppies under RedHat Linux 4.0, 4.2, and 5.0, I have been doing it the
> wrong way?
>
> Wow!
>
> I thought it was enuf to have the right things compiled into the kernel or
> loadable as modules. Of course, I do lose long file name support.
>
No, you haven't been doing it the wrong way. Unless, of course, you've
been trying to read your floppies by rebooting into Win95...
If you're losing your long file names, try mounting the floppies as type
"vfat" instead of "msdos". Names should be exactly as you expect.
--
Scott
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