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  • From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone AT tpg.com.au>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] long filenames
  • Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:39:05 +1030

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:14:03 +0200, Karolis Lyvens wrote:

> Take a look at "/etc/fstab". If you want to make the first command
> sequence work, do this:

> Look into line that has "/dev/fd0" in it. Substitute "msdos"
> (this is FS type in this context, not OS) with "vfat". Save the
> file, reboot and look whether you now have long filenames in the
> floppy. The floppy should be mounted on "/fd".

That's where it landed when I mounted it with 'mount -t vfat /dev/fd0'
but I was told I shouldn't do that.

I need to have more experience with the proper ways to execute these
commands, and the reasons why they have to be done that way, before I
start getting too fancy with anything.

Or so I'm told.



. ,-./\
. / \ from Greg Mayman, in Adelaide, South Australia
. \_,-*_/ "Queen City of The South" 34:55 S 138:36 E
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