Format vfat in Linux so Win2k can read it

[James McIntosh]

At 12:27 PM 2006/05/01 -0400, Madison Kelly <linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>  I know that I can format a 'vfat' partition up to 32GB in linux and MS
>Win2k will be able to read/write it. In Linux, I can create a vfat
>partition quite large (ie: a the full 250GB of my drive) but win2k says
>it's not formatted. I tried to format it under win2k but of course it
>dies (at the end of a full format) saying that the partition is too big.
>
>  So, has anyone found a way to format a 'vfat' partition larger than 32GB
>in Linux in a way that will let MS use it? I know this is probably a
>long shot...
>
>Thanks!
>
>Madison


I used Partition Magic 5 to create a VFAT/FAT32 64 GB partition which
Windows 95 can read and write.

Is this information of any use to you ?

James ('Jim') E. McIntosh   416-292-8126   <jemcinto-cpI+UMyWUv+w5LPnMra/2Q at public.gmane.org>


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