John O'Hagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tuesday 17 October 2006 04:53, Russell L. Harris wrote: > [...] >> Most flash devices come from the factory with the VFAT file system. I >> have been reformatting them, then making an "ext2" file system. This >> scheme has been working for me, but I would like to receive comments and >> recommendations. >> > [...] > > On that point, I've found that if you use VFAT, some filenames (for example > email messages, which in linux have names like 10985~1Z.4R0:2,S) can't be > written, so files can fail to transfer. On the other hand I have had trouble > getting Windows machines to recognise ext* flash drives, so I usually have > one of each handy if I want to copy files to and from other people's > computers.
When I first began using flash devices, I was concerned whether any of them required the use of VFAT and might not be compatible with the ext2 file system. The only problem I thus far have encountered is a Memorex "TravelDrive ID", which came from the factory loaded with a pair of Window$-compatible utilities "autorun.inf" and "LCMonitor.exe" which are used to write to the built-in LCD display. Surely someone, somewhere has figured out how to emulate this function on a Linux system. The LCD display of the Memorex ID drive is of an unusual variety: the LCD material retains its state after the device is powered down, so that whatever last was written to the display remains readable. No capacitor or battery is used. So the LCD provides for the drive a re-writable label, without resort to tape or self-adhesive labels and pen or pencil. The LCD display provides an 11-character text field, an 11-character field which reads "xxx MB FREE", and a 5-bar vertical "bar chart" which graphically represents memory utilization. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
