RE: Debian 4.0r6, LUKS, Windows XP Pro SP3, and FreeOTFE

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Sarah Dean wrote:
> Checking man mkfs.msdos/man mkdosfs, it looks like you should be able
> to use -F to specify 32 bit FAT? i.e. Something along the lines of:
> mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/whatever?
> I'm not aware of any limitations wrt Linux, though FAT32 will easily
> support a 300GB filesystem
> Using a partition rather than a file shouldn't be a problem; just
> point it at the /dev/xyz entry instead of a file should suffice. 
> Though where removable media is concerned (e.g. USB drives), MS
> Windows saw fit to introduce the limitation that Windows can only see
> the first partition (why?!!) which prevents FreeOTFE (or any other
> system) from accessing subsequent partitions.

Thanks for the advice.  I'll give it a try later this week (or weekend)
and post my notes.


David


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