[olug] UGH! fdisk help - summary

[Mike Peterson]

Where you not able to load it either?
As a loadable Kernel Module?
I will test my system, but I almost sure I have mounted a 98 boot drive with
Redhat 8.0 with it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Wolf" <cjwolf at mpsomaha.org>
To: <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 6:33 AM
Subject: Re: [olug] UGH! fdisk help - summary


> Here is what I found:
> RH8 does not include vfat support in the kernel.  I tried compiling it
> in as a module to no avail.  I ended up taking the drive to work and
> copying it to a Win98 machine with a burner and putting it on a CD.
> Really stinks that they would not put something still so important in
> the kernel!
>
> Craig Wolf
> Linux Web Server Support
> Backup Supervisor
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>
> >>> xyf at nixnotes.org 02/27/03 07:54 AM >>>
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 07:28:17AM -0600, Craig Wolf wrote:
> > Tried that.  I need to check to see if I have vfat support in the
> kernel
> > then.  Help a brother out with how? 8<)
>
> Sure -
>
> $ cat /proc/filesystems
>
> Will show your current kernel's filesystems.
>
> Vfat can be compiled into the kernel or as a module.  If you don't see
> it listed in /proc/filesystems check if the module is on your system
> with -
>
> $ /sbin/modprobe -l vfat
>
> If you do have the module installed then use the following to list if it
> is loaded -
>
> $ /sbin/lsmod
>
> hth,
> kent
>
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