Thus spake dman: > On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 02:56:04AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote: > | Eric Smith wrote: > | > > | > How do I get unabridged filenames viz project_one.doc insead of > | > projec~1.doc on floppies where files have been saved in windows. > | > | mount it as vfat (mount -t vfat)? > > 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? TIA, Steve -- Well thaaaaaaat's okay.
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