On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Brad wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Ok, now I got a little further: I typed /dev/hda and dselect asks:
> > Enter filesystem type for dev/hda:
> > What's linuxian for a dos filesystem?
> > Vitux
>
> msdos if it's a plain DOS partition, vfat if has Win32 long filenames.
>
> IIRC, vfat will work even with msdos partitions. DIRC?
Yup, it worked back when I had Win 3.1 - it's
almost-but-not-quite-because-Microsoft-never-does-anything-quite-right
backward compatible. If you create any filenames with Linux that are
longer than 8.3, they'll show up as mangled under DOS, but usable.
I've heard some DOS filesystem utilities might complain, though I didn't
run into any.
Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no
God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."
- Thomas Jefferson
