Package: dosfstools Severity: wishlist Daniel, thanks for maintaining dosfstools. They are very useful. But as mkfs.vfat mentions in its manpage, the partitions it creates aren't always bootable. This took me a long time, and a lot of frustration, to realize, because I didn't read the manpage before I used the tool.
Could you please make some changes to help other hurried users like me? :) 1. Could you please mention in the manpage that the partitions still won't be bootable even when you install a Microsoft boot sector on them? 2. Could you please suggest in the manpage that the command "ms-sys -p" can fix this for people who have already run mkfs.vfat then filled up the resulting partition with important data? 3. Could you please suggest to users some alternative to mkfs.vfat that will always create bootable disks in the first place? 4. And most importantly, when users run mkfs.vfat, could you please display a short message on the screen telling users that the partitions mkfs.vfat creates are not bootable, even when you later install Microsoft boot sectors, and telling users to see the manpage for details? Kind regards, -Jason -- Jason Spiro: software/web developer, packager, trainer, IT consultant. I support Linux, UNIX, Windows, and more. Contact me to discuss your needs. +1 (416) 992-3445 / www.jspiro.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
