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3. DOS FAT 12/16/32, VFAT

3.1 Accessing FAT from IRIX

This is "hack" of the public domain mtools package to allow SGIs to read from and write to DOS formatted SCSI disks - including (some?) removable media. It is based on mtools v2.0.7. Make sure you read the README.FIRST before using this software as well as the Zip and Jaz FAQ.

Please note that IRIX release 6.3 and greater now support the DOS (FAT) filesystem directly. These utilities are only really useful if you are running earlier IRIX releases.

3.2 Accessing VFAT from OS/2 (VFAT-OS2)

VFAT-OS2 is a package that will allow OS/2 to seamlessly access Windows 95 VFAT formatted partitions from OS/2 as if they were standard OS/2 drive letters. The ultimate aim of this package is to be able to use the VFAT file system as a replacement of FAT. It can now also access NTFS partitions in read-only mode.

3.3 Accessing FAT32 from OS/2 (FAT32.IFS)

FAT32.IFS for OS/2 will allow you to access FAT32 partitions from OS/2. You cannot create FAT32 partitions, you'll still need Win95 OSR2 to do that. Also, OS/2s CHKDSK cannot fix all possible errors that can occur, you'll have to use Windows 95 Scandisk to fix certain errors.

3.4 Accessing FAT32 from Windows NT 4.0

3.5 Accessing FAT32 from Windows NT 4.0

This is a FAT32 file system driver for Windows NT(R) 4.0. Once installed, any FAT32 drives present on your system will be fully accessible as native Windows NT volumes. Free version provides read-only capabilities. A read/write version is for sale.

3.6 Accessing Stac/Dblspaced/Drvspaced drives from Linux (DMSDOS)

DMSDOS reads and writes compressed DOS filesystems (CVF-FAT). The following configurations are supported: It works with FAT32, NLS, codepages (tested with fat32 patches version 0.2.8 under Linux 2.0.33 and with fat32 in standard 2.1.xx kernels and 2.0.34+35). Dmsdos can run together with vfat or umsdos for long filenames. It has been redesigned to be ready for SMP and should now compile completely under libc6.

3.7 Accessing Dblspaced/Drvspaced drives from Linux (thsfs)

3.8 Fsresize - FAT16/32 resizer

Resizes FAT16/FAT32 filesystems. It doesn't require any other programs (like a defrager). It has --backup and --restore options, so if there's a power failure, (or a bug), you can always go back. The backup files are usually < 1 meg.

The author probably won't be releasing any more versions of fsresize, because he is working on parted - a Partition Magic clone. It will be able to resize, copy, create and check filesystems/partitions.

3.9 FIPS - FAT16 resizer


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