Did you put VFAT in the kernel so dselect can read the partition correctly?
On Fri, 9 May 1997, G.V.Livingston II wrote: > If I plan to use the deselect program to install packages from a > mounted MSDOS partition (mounted at /e) and I have the packages in > /e/linux/stable, /e/linux/contrib, & /e/linux/non-free should I edit the > 'Packages" files to refelect the new path information? Or will deselect > figure it out when I do the "step by step" entry of file locations? > > I'm asking because a first time install of debian is having some > problems at the deselect stage and I *HAVE* edited the Packages files to > say "msdos-filename: /e/linux/stable/xxxxxxx.deb". I used this method > because the debian ftp distribution uses a directory name that is not DOS > legal for the MSDOS named binaries (/msdos-i386 -- 10 characters). I > find that quite interesting as it seems that care was taken to keep all of > the internal directory names at 8 characters or less, as well as the > parent directories (eg. /linux/stable/msdos-i386/elctrncs is DOS legal > except for the 'msdos-i386' part). > > I'm going to try thie install from scratch tonight and see if I can > mount the ZIP disk I'm carrying the stuff home with (ftp via T1 from work > move to ZIP disks carry home) with a VFAT fs since I am using it under > Win/95 at work it may work, and allow me to use long filenames. > > Any help if I'm stuck with FAT appreciated though. > Gerald V. Livingston II > > Reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > --Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
