Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 00:39:00 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com> To: joki@kuebart.stuttgart.netsurf.de (Joachim Kuebart) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, titan@stuttgart.netsurf.de Subject: Re: VFAT16 or VFAT32 support in msdosfs? Message-ID: <199706022239.AAA29837@eac.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.970602215746.joki@jocki.domestic.de> from Joachim Kuebart at "Jun 2, 97 09:34:58 pm"
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Joachim Kuebart wrote: > I asked a while ago, but I can't find the mail from the guy who's working on > it... > > Is there support for long file names in a FAT file system in FreeBSD-current > yet? > > If so, would it be possible (for the adventurous) to include that support in > 2.2.2-release as well, say, by copying msdosfs.c? > > And does that code also support FAT32 already? (i.e., >65535 clusters) I'm enclosing a copy of my reply to your original question, though you should really use the www search pages rather than bother everyone on -hackers with this sort of thing. -- Robert Nordier | From rnordier Fri Apr 25 23:01:28 1997 | Subject: Re: VFAT 32 support in msdosfs | To: joa@kuebart.stuttgart.netsurf.de (Joachim Kuebart) | Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 23:01:28 +0200 (SAT) | Cc: hackers@freebsd.org | | Joachim Kuebart wrote: | | > Hi! | > | > Is there VFAT32 support in the current msdosfs? If not,m I'd be ready to try | > and do it.. | > Note: From what I've heared, Windows95 that supports VFAT isn't even shipped | > any more. So this will probably be dying out soon.. :-) | | I've been working on replacement for the msdosfs, which incorporates | VFAT (12- and 16-bit), but not VFAT32, support. I'm hoping this will | be released RSN (at least within the next few months). | | No-one is working on VFAT32 support, AFAIK. I spent a while considering | it, before deciding against supporting it. It is really a different | filesystem, and not (like VFAT) upward compatible with DOS. | | If you want to pursue this, you may want to wait for the VFAT code. | Alternatively, I'd be happy to swap notes on technical details. | | -- | Robert Nordier
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