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["Greg Mayman" <gmone AT tpg.com.au>]

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.



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