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--- dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 02:04:40AM -0800, Karsten M. > Self wrote: > | on Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 08:53:16PM -0500, dman > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > | > On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 05:47:03PM -0800, > Karsten M. Self wrote: > | > > | > | I discourage the practice of mounting system > partitions with type > | > | 'auto'. Specify what you want. If you get > it, great, if you don't, fix > | > | the problem. > | > > | > Sure, for hard disks. For floppies I like the > 'auto' option. > | > | Typically, floppies aren't system partitions. > > Err, yeah, I missed that adjective. > > | > Then I don't have to worry about it being ext2, > vfat, msdos, or > | > whatever. Say, do you have any recommendations > for a fs that is well > | > suited for floppies? > | > | Depends on the situation. > | > | - msdos &/or vfat is widely supported across > platforms. > | > | - minix provides a linux-like filesystem, with > file attributes, but > | isn't supported on non-GNU/Linux systems, and > may not be supported > | on all GNU/Linux systems. > | > | - Other FSs exist, including some lightweight, > but relatively > | full-features FSs. ext2fs generally requires > too much overhead for > | the 1.4 MB capacity of a floppy. > > Thanks for the data. > > | > I seem to recall some issues with floppies and > the UID mkfs.ext2 ran > | > as. > | > | No data. > > I think what has happened to me before is if root > makes the fs, then > only root can read the disk later (makes sense > because the UID in the > inodes would be 0). > > -D > > -- > > "...In the UNIX world, people tend to interpret > `non-technical user' as > meaning someone who's only ever written one device > driver." > --Daniel Pead > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com
