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From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com>
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Subject: Re: VFAT16 or VFAT32 support in msdosfs?
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.970602215746.joki@jocki.domestic.de> from Joachim Kuebart at "Jun 2, 97 09:34:58 pm"
To: joki@kuebart.stuttgart.netsurf.de (Joachim Kuebart)
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 00:39:00 +0200 (SAT)
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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