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[sindi keesan <keesan2 AT cyberspace.org>]

I also downloaded all of my Linux packages to a DOS computer and this did
not cause any problems.  (I transferred them via floppy disk, or to the
DOS partition on the Linux computer via laplink, or via Kermit and
nullmodem cable).

Slackware 7.1 files are already 8/3, and I think all the packages are in
lower case, unlike later versions. 

I did, however, try to install Ted after downloading directly to Linux and
was told it was not a gzip file.  Ted was not in 8/3 format.  I truncated
the name to 8/3 so I could retype it more easily and maybe this caused
problems?

This makes my lack of a backspace seem trivial.  Good luck.


On Sat, 26 Apr 2003, James Miller wrote:

> Ron:
> 
> Could your problem be related in any way to file renaming?  When Linux fi=
> les get saved to DOS/fat16 media, filenames can be butchered.  Most notor=
> iously, the linux file names get procrusteanized to the DOS 8/3 naming co=
> nvention.  Then, caps can get changed to lower case, which will throw Lin=
> ux for a loop.  This is sort of a long shot, since it seems your problems=
>  may have other causes.  But I thought I'd toss it in anyway, since I've =
> had to rename files for such reasons in the past so that Linux could find=
>  and use them.
> 
> James=20
> 
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