Yes, linux can mount multiple fat32 partitions. Wade -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of KC Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 10:40 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Linux reading FAT32 partitions Can i partition a drive multiple times? Like partitioning a FAT32 120gb drive, into 3 32gb partitions, is that a possible workaround? Or can linux only read one FAT32 parition. And do I need to install an RPM for FAT32 support? KC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bo Peng" <bpeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Linux reading FAT32 partitions > On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 07:54:34PM -0600, KC wrote: > > > Yes. The partition size can not exceed 32G though. > > > What if the partition is larger than 32gb? > > > and is there any way around this, another file system that can have > > a much > > larger max capacity, but still readable by windows and linux (NTFS > > for > > example?) > > NTFS can be read, but not write by linux. You will need to install a > small rpm to do this. (apt-get install kernel-ntfs ?) > > I have tried to find better solutions but failed. Now, I use fat32 to > share files between two (dual boot) systems and if necessary, mount > and read ntfs system files of windows. > > -- > Bo Peng > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
