Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 23:17:46 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: anyone working on upgrading the msdosfs to NetBSD levels? Message-ID: <199607302117.XAA00293@eac.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: <199607302027.NAA00470@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Jul 30, 96 01:27:59 pm
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Terry Lambert wrote: > > Microsoft is shortly to be introducing a FAT32 filesystem to Windows > > 95 which will increase maximum filesystem size from 2 (or 4, for > > NT) gigabytes to 2 terabytes. The new filesystem makes use of > > 32-bit (as opposed to 12-bit and 16-bit) FAT entries and will > > require a fundamentally different handling of boot record, FATs, > > and root directory, so I'm busy on provision for this also. > > I have a beta copy of this in house right now. It is intended > solely for the OEM market. I think it will require a reinstall > to share the disk in any case, since FIPS/PARTED/etc. doesn't > understand the disk layout. In general, you will only ever see > it on preinstalled systems. [...] > > I think it's ready now. The limiting factor is going to be MS's OEM > release date. > > Don't expect to install VFAT32 yourself, since NT can't mount VFAT32 > partitions, and MS wants everyone to move to NT (Windows95 has always > been billed as a transition product). Good to have your comments, Terry. Would it be correct to say you consider VFAT32 support not worth the effort, or am I reading too much between the lines? -- Robert Nordier
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