does Linux support WIN95 long file names?

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5 total messages Started by Tom Alsberg Fri, 21 May 1999 00:00

#130

Author: Tom Alsberg
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 00:00

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  Hi there, another newbie question - I have both Linux and Windows 95
installed on my system, and I wonder, is there any way to mount partitions
with Windows 95 long filenames to Linux so I can use those file names?

  Sorry for asking newbie questions,

  Tom Alsberg

Re: does Linux support WIN95 long file names?

#131

Author: Andre Boucher
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 00:00

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Hi,

You should look at VFAT file system type.  It support long filenames.

Andr� Boucher

On Fri, 21 May 1999 19:23:18 +0200, "Tom Alsberg" <alsbergt@iname.com> wrote:

>  Hi there, another newbie question - I have both Linux and Windows 95
>installed on my system, and I wonder, is there any way to mount partitions
>with Windows 95 long filenames to Linux so I can use those file names?
>
>  Sorry for asking newbie questions,
>
>  Tom Alsberg
>
>

Re: does Linux support WIN95 long file names?

#132

Author: Martin
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 00:00

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Fri, 21 May 1999 19:23:18 +0200 / "Tom Alsberg" <alsbergt@iname.com> 

>  Hi there, another newbie question - I have both Linux and Windows 95
>installed on my system, and I wonder, is there any way to mount partitions
>with Windows 95 long filenames to Linux so I can use those file names?
>
>  Sorry for asking newbie questions,
>
>  Tom Alsberg
>

Yes, mount them as a vfat filesystem.
Check your /etc/fstab file and look for your win95 drive, you will
probably see 'msdos' or something similar somewhere. Change it to
'vfat'.

Re: does Linux support WIN95 long file names?

#133

Author: Andrew
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 00:00

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You can use the VFAT filesystem but you will probaly have to recomplile
your kernel with support for it.

Tom Alsberg wrote:

>   Hi there, another newbie question - I have both Linux and Windows 95
> installed on my system, and I wonder, is there any way to mount partitions
> with Windows 95 long filenames to Linux so I can use those file names?
>
>   Sorry for asking newbie questions,
>
>   Tom Alsberg

Re: does Linux support WIN95 long file names?

#134

Author: Jason Stokes
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 00:00

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On Fri, 21 May 1999 19:23:18 +0200, Tom Alsberg <alsbergt@iname.com> wrote:

>  Hi there, another newbie question - I have both Linux and Windows 95
>installed on my system, and I wonder, is there any way to mount partitions
>with Windows 95 long filenames to Linux so I can use those file names?

% mount -t vfat /mnt/dos

-- 
Jason Stokes: jstok@bluedog.apana.org.au

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