long dos filenames

[Gregory Nowak]

Actually, when restarting from windows into ms-dos mode, long file names are still displayed correctly.
However, if one boots the machine into DOS before ever booting windows, then long file names are shortened. Hth.
Greg


On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 11:29:38AM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote:
> Hi. In a command prompt under Winblows, the filenames are displayed like
> that. When you view them in Winblows itself the files appear as long
> filenames. I believe that this has to do with the fact that the msdosfs
> only likes 6 character filenames. Have you tried mounting the xp fs as fat
> vfat or ntfs to see if the filenames are displayed properly?
> 
> Explorer has caused a general protection fault in module kernel32.dll. I'm sick of Winblows!
> On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:
> 
> > Hey gang.  I've compiled a kernel and yet when i mount my windows xp
> > file system I can't get the long filenames they show up as the ~1 and so
> > on.    The xp partition is just a fat32 formatted drive, not ntfs or
> > anything like that.
> >
> > Here is the portions of my .config file in case I've missed something
> > let me know.
> >
> > CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
> > CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
> > CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=m
> > CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
> > CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
> > CONFIG_JOLIET=y
> > CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y
> > CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m
> > CONFIG_HPFS_FS=m
> > CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
> >
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> > go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way will promptly develop.
> > Raul A. Gallegos - http://www.asmodean.net
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