Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 07:16:08 -0400 From: Malartre <malartre@aei.ca> To: FDameronUT <FDameronUT@aol.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD and fat32. Message-ID: <3562BB78.D7821062@aei.ca> References: <52a365b8.35624d23@aol.com>
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FDameronUT wrote: > I have a PC with Windows95 OSR2 using fat32. I do have a 2 gig partition that > I wish to dedicate to a Unix like OS. My question(s), does freeBSD support > read/write access to fat32 partitions? > > If not, are there patches and how would I go about installing them since my > other partitions are fat32 and my only internet access is provided through > Windows? > > Thanx in advance. > First, the question should be forwarded to questions@freebsd.org. Here, its the Documentation list. Can you explain us why you choosed freebsd-doc before freebsd-questions? Second: FreeBSD do not currently support FAT32. There is a patch from NetBSD/OpenBSD but its really beta. Maybe soon, with the Win98 who use FAT32... So for now, FreeBSD do not support it. Malartre -- -------------------------------------------------- malartre@aei.ca ICQ #4224434 www.aei.ca/~malartre/ FreeBSD 4 Newbies project Windows_95-B Unix FreeBSD-2.2.6 -------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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