Re: Re: 2048 bytes/sector media in 2.2.12

Riley Williams (rhw@MemAlpha.CX)
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 20:12:22 +0100 (GMT)


Hi Klaus.

>> Does that mean I can get a DVD RAM drive and use it under Linux
>> with a 2.2. kernel now? I've been waiting for that :)

> Yes, the Panasonic works just fine. I'm still missing some
> utilities (such as mkfs.vfat and mkfs.hfs), but otherwise it
> seems to be ok.

My experience has been that mkdosfs can be used as mkfs.vfat (it's
most certainly what I use, and I've never had any problems from doing
so).

I can't comment about mkfs.hfs though as I've never used it.

Best wishes from Riley.

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