Re: How do I install Debian?

[Mark Ciciretti <mciciretti@dzn.com>]

If you install the vfat module it will allow you to access your MSDOS
partition.

Johann Spies wrote:
 
> I did not know about modconf.  But when I run it on the newly installed
> base system, I get the same limited number of choices amongst the
> filesystem drivers of which isofs and msdos are not options.
> 
> I get the following options:
> 
> bindfmt_aout
> ext
> hpfs
> ncpfs
> nfs
> a lot of nls_cp???'s (with no comment explaining the module)
> a lot of nls_iso8859_ -options (also with no comment)
> nls_koi8_4
> smbfs
> sysv
> ufs
> umsdos
> vfat
> xiafs.
> 
> There is no msdos and no fat and no isofs.
> 
> Is there another way of installing which would ensure that all the
> filesystem options are available?
> 
> Johann
> 
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