On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:22:29 +0000, Daniel Goldsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for re-awakening this fairly dead thread, but... > > On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:30:25 +0200, David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There are, as posted, other alternatives as well. Ext3 is simplest, I think. > > Linux can mount NTFS read-only but has full FAT32 support. > > Is that the case with a default Sarge installation? I did one only > very recently and, ever since, the Debian system refuses to mount the > Windows FAT32 partition, although it does recognise it. > > I haven't had this problem before (mainly as I never had a windows > partition before) and am sure that it can be rectified with a modprobe > command. My two questions are: > > o Which module needs to be loaded? I have loaded msdos and vfat, but > the system still says that the fat32 is not supported by the kernel. > > o Why were the dos/win filesystem supports removed from Sarge's > kernels? As many first time users would want to keep their Windows > stuff accessible, this would appear to me to be a red-line issue for > many fresh adopters of Debian. > > Even modularised, the fact is that it remains a command-line > post-configuration step for someone who may not have the experience > required to do it and, consequently, will become disillusioned. > > Any responses/assistance on these would be gratefully received, > particularly the first. >
That's weird... I could mount my USB flash drives (which uses vfat as its filesystem) using the stock debian kernels. Older-world MS Windows installations do use vfat as well. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
