[plug] RedHat7.2

[Paul Dean]

Hya Bill,

At 04:44 PM 18/12/2001 +0800, you wrote:
>Paul,
>
>/etc/fstab entry does state that it mounts as   vfat
>
>It is a carry-over from the 7.1 version of Redhat.  Should I put something
>different there?

No.
It sounds more like the driver in the kernel has been updated, what kernel 
version are you running?
If you can update your kernel.

>Cheers,
>
>Bill.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Dean" <paul at canningcollege.wa.edu.au>
>To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 4:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [plug] RedHat7.2
>
>
> > Hya,
> >
> > At 04:07 PM 18/12/2001 +0800, you wrote:
> > >Members,
> > >
> > >I upgraded a RedHat 7.1 system to 7.2, which converted my filesystems to
> > >ext3.  Fine.
> > >
> > >However, automounting Fat32 partitions is now a problem.  Boot message
>comes
> > >up (after kernel is loaded) that says:
> > >
> > >Warning:  FAT32 support is still ALPHA
> >
> > in you /etc/fstab file are you mounting the "Fat32" partition by listing
>it
> > as 'vfat' ?
> >
> > >I managed to circumvent this by removing the Fat32 entry from my
>/etc/fstab
> > >file, after booting from the CD and entering rescue mode.
> > >
> > >Is there a permananet fix for this that anyone has found, or will I need
>to
> > >mount the Fat32 partition manually each time?
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >
> > >Bill W.
> >
> > Paul...
> >
> >
> > /***** Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a
> > mistake when you make it again.
> >          -- Franklin P. Jones *****/
> >
> > /*****All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors.
> >              -- Unknown*****/
> >
> > /* How smart are Computers? They seem to need instructions all the time...
> >          -- Me */


Regards

Paul Dean
IT Support Officer
paul at canningcollege.wa.edu.au
http://www.canningcollege.wa.edu.au