Curt Eckhart wrote:
I don't know why this should work. The 2Gb limit on FAT32 has to do
with the maximum addressable unit that DOS can handle. While things may
appear ok, I have a feeling that once data needs to be stored past the
2Gb mark on the partition that bad things will happen under windows.
I think you should try storing more than 2gb on the partition to prove
that it works ok. Linux can probably handle it, but I'll bet that MSxx
can't.
Curt Eckhart
Florida Legislature
curt@nospam. shadetree.net
Please don't reply directly.. reply to the list.
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Subject: Re: Problem mounting FAT32 hard drive
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the hint. I assumed it was not possible because disk druid
refuses
to create vfat partitions bigger than 2Gb.
[]s, Fernando Lozano
I use vfat on RHL8/9 and FC1 to mount partitions with more than 2Gb
(tried 6, 8
and 22Gb) from Win95, 98 and ME. No problems readgin and writing,
but neither
can create then (have to create/format using windoze). Scandisk has
no
complains.
Assuming you want to nuke /dev/hdb1 and use FAT32 (vfat):
# mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/hdb1
One thing I will note about this. Real Windows doesn't always like
partitions made this way (at least for booting). I think it has to do
with cylinder boundaries. Keeping a win98 emergency boot disk around
for
this purpose is a good idea.
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FAT32 has he limit of 2GB. vfat is for large windoze partitions.
Glenn
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