Re: Solved: DOS and Win95 filesystem support
In 2.0.35 the default was changed to enable NLS, which saves a lot of
confusion.
Bob
On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Ted Behling wrote:
> After re-compiling my kernel (2.0.34) and booting it off an experimental
> floppy, I tried mounting a DOS-formatted floppy. Mount returned an error
> along the lines of "I have no clue what 'msdos' means". My old kernel
> could mount the disk fine.
>
> So, after some more exploring in the kernel source's "make menuconfig"
> command (very nice interface, BTW), I enabled "Native language support".
> AHA! Lo and behold, all the DOS-like filesystems I could possibly imagine
> showed up! Problem solved at last. Now I just have to wait an hour for
> that little 486 to recompile. :(
>
> Just wanted to share that little tidbit, in case anybody else is having the
> same problem.
>
> Ted Behling - Hilton Head Island, SC
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