From: rafetmad@cheshire.oxy.edu (David Giller) Subject: Re: mtools in linux Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1992 23:05:09 GMT
chen@citr.uq.oz.au (G. Chen) wrote:
>Can anyone tell me what do the numbers in /etc/mtools mean? I seem
>to have problems using mtools for my C: driver, I keep getting
>"FAT Problem" error. I can use mtools for the B: driver though.
>I haven't tried the A: driver.
>
>The line corresponding to the c: is something like:
>C /dev/hda1 12 0 0 0 0 (It's either 3 or 4 zeros).
The zeros are for drive geometry... you don't need them on a hard drive.
Leave them at zero.
Try setting the 12 to a 16. That is they type of FAT the partition has.
-Dave
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