Problem mounting FAT32 hard drive

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Hi Chris,

Thanks for the hint. I assumed it was not possible because disk druid refuses
to create vfat partitions bigger than 2Gb.

[]s, Fernando Lozano

> > I use vfat on RHL8/9 and FC1 to mount partitions with more than 2Gb (tried 6, 8
> > and 22Gb) from Win95, 98 and ME. No problems readgin and writing, but neither
> > can create then (have to create/format using windoze). Scandisk has no
complains.
> > 
> 
> Assuming you want to nuke /dev/hdb1 and use FAT32 (vfat):
> 
> # mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/hdb1
> 
> One thing I will note about this. Real Windows doesn't always like
> partitions made this way (at least for booting). I think it has to do
> with cylinder boundaries. Keeping a win98 emergency boot disk around for
> this purpose is a good idea. 
> 
> -- 
> Chris Kloiber
> Red Hat, Inc.