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Re: FAT 32 question



> > > Is there a way to mount FAT32 partition under Linux ???
> >
> > First recompile the kernel to support vfat
> > Check first may be it supports from the beginning
> > then
> > mount -t vfat /dev/whatever /mnt/elsewhere
> 
> vfat.o uses msdos.o, which doesn't support fat32 yet. I guess we'll have
> to wait and see...

An unofficial kernel patch exist to handle FAT32 under Linux. Alas, i do
not remember where i got it from, but it was one of the usuall Linux
pages - should be easy enough to find if you are the kind of brave soul
that would put an unofficial kernel patche into your machines... ;-)

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