On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 20:09:49 -0500, Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip] > > The easiest way is to edit /etc/filesystems and list vfat above msdos. > > When you specify a type of "auto", mount must try things (in some > > order) to find one that works. For some reason it defaults to trying > > msdos before vfat, it works, and you only get 8.3 characters. You can > > specify a preferred order in /etc/filesystems and have it try vfat > > first. > > > > -D > I'm sorry to ask, but what package is that from? It's not on my box > (running woody with some sid, originally upgrade from slink, through > potato, so I have some deprecated files left over), and > packages.debian.org doesn't show it for any distro on the x86 arch. I > know it sounds like a silly question, and I knew there must be some > place to set this search order, but maybe the name is wrong? This is a job for RTFM! $ man mount $ man fstab -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
