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From: mheath@netspace.net.au (Mark Heath)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: can fat32 partition be mounted?
Date: 18 Apr 1997 01:48:50 GMT
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Brian Somers (brian@shift.utell.net) wrote:

: In article <33554DFA.41C67EA6@isi.edu>,
: 	Cengiz Alaettinoglu <cengiz@isi.edu> writes:

: > Can Fat32 partitions be mounted in freebsd?
: > I think the answer is no. But I wanted to make sure. What are my
: > options?

: The can, but the long filenames aren't understood.  Also, beware of
: the bug !  If you see something that says your cluster size is wrong,
: unmount it immediately or you'll suffer.
: You'd be better to use mtools.  I believe they support long filenames.

I think your confusing VFAT for FAT32.

As we are all aware that there is development for FAT32 under Linux.  So 
it shouldn't be long until it's ported? maybe?

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