mount DOS to recognize long file name

mount DOS to recognize long file name

Post by Linker Che » Wed, 19 Mar 1997 04:00:00



Does anyone know how to mount the dos partition so linux will
recognize long file names?

Thanks.

 
 
 

mount DOS to recognize long file name

Post by David Doug » Wed, 19 Mar 1997 04:00:00



Quote:

>Does anyone know how to mount the dos partition so linux will
>recognize long file names?

>Thanks.

You need to use the vfat filesystem.  add vfat to the fstab file for your dos
partitions so change msdos to vfat (Note: you must have this compiled in the
kernel first of course)

 
 
 

mount DOS to recognize long file name

Post by RHS Linux Us » Wed, 19 Mar 1997 04:00:00




Quote:> Does anyone know how to mount the dos partition so linux will
> recognize long file names?

        You need to recompile the kernel.  You must add "VFAT" support---
that is the long filename support.  Then edit /etc/fstab, to have your
DOS partitions use fstype "vfat" instead of "dos"

        Good luck.

 
 
 

mount DOS to recognize long file name

Post by Ken Y » Fri, 21 Mar 1997 04:00:00



|Does anyone know how to mount the dos partition so linux will
|recognize long file names?
|
|Thanks.

mtools (recent versions) will handle long file names.

 
 
 

mount DOS to recognize long file name

Post by trinit » Fri, 21 Mar 1997 04:00:00


umm. my friend has gotten this to work by telling the kernel the
partition is vfat instead of ms-dos
nestah



Quote:> Does anyone know how to mount the dos partition so linux will
> recognize long file names?

> Thanks.