Thanks for being the focus point I figured out this problem.. the /etc/fstab had hda1 and hdb1 listed as msdos instead of vfat. --- "D. Hoyem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have Debian installed on hdb2(swap) and hdb3(/), > hdb1 is a small vfat partation. hda is > exclusssively > vfat wind98 programs. When I did the install of > Debian > I mounted hda in /Fat-c and hdb1 in /Fat-d. I > attempted to put them in the /mount directory, one > would go there but the other would not... both were > labeled vfat:win95 and I assume that you can not > have > 2 of the same in /mount. The problem is that when I > open those drives to copy something from them to > Debian they use the short file name ie comm~1.deb > instead of communicator-base-275_4.75-2.deb, it is > this way if I use gmc or open the directory and use > ls. How do I correct this? When I look at a > folder > on the cdrom they are the long file name....Help. > Thanks in advance > Don > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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