RE: How do you recover a long filename that Wndows squashed?
Wierd yes..mabye it's that simple that you are only missing Joliet support
in the kernel.
/ernst
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Wathen, Metherion wrote:
> well here's the weird thing,
> if i look at the files on my windows pc using filemanager the filenames are
> long, if i use mc on my debian machine the filenames are shortened with a
> tilde filling in the missing parts.
> so what ive been doing is umounting the cd, putting it in the windows box,
> writing the name on piece of paper, go back to the linux box, dpkg -i <type
> in the long filename>.
> its been an experience :)
> mw.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ernst [mailto:ernst@bluezone.no]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:44 PM
> To: Wathen, Metherion
> Cc: Debian-User (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: How do you recover a long filename that Wndows squashed?
>
>
>
> OK, thats kind of wierd, but the image of debian doesn't contain the 8.3
> caracters, right?
>
> So when does it happend, when u burn it or copy the burned cd to hd? If
> it's cdcreator(wich i don't belive it is) then mabye scould try clonecd.
> It just take the image 'as is' and put it on a cdr.
>
> Or the right way, the debian way...:)
>
> /ernst
>
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