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- From: frank@cs.yorku.ca (Frank Pikelner)
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- Subject: Re: How do you install programs?
- Message-ID: <1427@yetti.UUCP>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 17:43:17 GMT
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- References: <1992Aug30.152738.20697@utstat.uucp> <QecDEIS00WAJEDSlB4@andrew.cmu.edu> <1992Aug31.035350.4961@wimsey.bc.ca> <1992Sep1.202913.12043@bernina.ethz.ch>
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- In article <1992Sep1.202913.12043@bernina.ethz.ch>, almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch (Werner Almesberger) writes:
- |> In article <1992Aug31.035350.4961@wimsey.bc.ca> stewart@wimsey.bc.ca (Jim Stewart) writes:
- |> > Linux 0.97.1 mounts my dos filesystem on /dev/hda1 fine. I can get directory
- |> > listings and can copy FROM the dos filesystem fine. When I copy TO the
- |> > dos filesystem, the cp (from root0.97.1) grinds away then comes back and
- |> > tells me that the device is full...
- |>
- |> cp is probably trying to make a hole. There was a bug in dosfs.6 (and
- |> probably also in dosfs.5) that made this operation fail in the way you
- |> describe.
- |>
- |> I'd suggest upgrading to dosfs.7.
- |>
- |> - Werner
- |> --
- |> _________________________________________________________________________
- |> / Werner Almesberger, ETH Zuerich, CH almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch /
- |> / IFW A44 Tel. +41 1 254 7213 almesberger@rzvax.ethz.ch /
- |> /_BITNET:_ALMESBER@CZHETH5A__HEPNET/CHADNET:_[20579::]57414::ALMESBERGER_/
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- I jus checked today and the new dosfs8 is out - have a look.
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