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Date:      Sun, 6 Sep 1998 20:03:05 +0200
From:      Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: fips doesn4t seem to work on a 32 Bit DOS filesystem (type 0Bh)
Message-ID:  <19980906200305.A5669@klemm.gtn.com>
In-Reply-To: <199809050656.XAA29059@usr08.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Sat, Sep 05, 1998 at 06:56:33AM %2B0000
References:  <19980904104131.B7658@emsphone.com> <199809050656.XAA29059@usr08.primenet.com>

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On Sat, Sep 05, 1998 at 06:56:33AM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote:
> DANGER.  The VFAT32 layout is significantly different.  It is,
> effectively, using a stacker-type layout for block allocation
> to resolve the fragmentation issues, and a number of changes
> to the way the partition itself is laid out.
> 
> A number of people have reported munging their Windows98
> partitions to death using these tools on their systems.
> 
> The only product that I know gets this right is a commercial
> one (Partition Magic).

Thanks !


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