Try using the vfat filesystem type. I think that this should work...I
have it running (as a module) and it let me download a lot of stuff onto a
FAT partition under NT 4.0 that saved everything with those nice
filenames...works swimmingly.
In the absence of an effective general mythology, each
On Tue, 17 Dec 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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
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
Use mount -t vfat when you mount that partition and Linux will
recognize Windows 95 long filenames. You might have to load the
vfat module. You don't need to use UMSDOS, nor will it help.
Bruce
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Subject: Formatting umsdos partitions
Date: 17 December 1996 14:04
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