Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 18:27:08 +0200 From: Saulius Menkevicius <bob@nulis.lt> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: msdosfs - support for large disks? Message-ID: <4185125C.2050906@nulis.lt> In-Reply-To: <20041031153941.546a059e.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20041031153941.546a059e.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: >Hello, > >I was trying to find out the current status of support for large MS-DOS >disks (well, filesystems, perhaps) in -stable (and 5.3). >I checked mount_msdosfs(8), msdosfs(5), fsck_msdosfs(8), newfs_msdos(8), >the Handbook and the FAQ. Nowhere could I find any statement as to what >size disk / filesystem is supported. From some Google searches, it seems >like the limit used to be (and perhaps still is?) 128GB. > >Is this still true, or will 5.3 and later support larger msdosfs file >systems? > > It support those, you just have to include options MSDOSFS_LARGE in you kernel config file. At least it works for me on 184GB fat32 partition. >The reason I ask is of course interopability of external hard drives >with other operating system (like Windows). >Personally, I wish the world would adopt a portable and free standard >for filesystems to be used on external drives. one that would support >large disks for at least ten years from now. > >Oh well, a man can dream. > >
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