After making a vfat (fat32) partition using parted mounting fails. INPUT: mount /dev/hdc1 /mnt/gentoo/var RESULT: vfat not supported by kernel INPUT: modprobe vfat RESULT: 14 error messages: .../lib/... vfat.o ... unresolved symbol fat_FOO Reproducible: Didn't try Steps to Reproduce: see above Actual Results: see above Expected Results: 'modprobe vfat' should work simple solution: modprobe fat modprobe msdos modprobe vfat and here we go mounting vfat partitions :)
And why would you install Linux in a vfat partition? vfat is indeed not supported on the liveCD. Besides, the handbook never told you to create such a partition.
> And why would you install Linux in a vfat partition? > Besides, the handbook never told you to create such a partition. 1) Well, gentoo-people say, that I'm free to do everything I want to, dont't you? I did nowhere found a hint according my intention -> 2) I didn't say I want to install gentoo to a vfat partition, but I do want to have a vfat-partition that's mounted to /home ... maybe I want to be easily able to exchange disks ... tear out of a pc using linux and put in to a pc using windows... for whatever (e.g. transporting 160 GB to sb. else having no direct T3-network connection, etc.). Shouldn't I be able to do that during installation process?! =========================== Imho you should at least mention which way other - maybe existing - partitions/drives having "non-linux-standard" file systems can be mounted during installation!
you neglected to mention *what* livecd this was with
I'm using "Gentoo Linux 2004.0 - LifeCD" start options are: "gentoo doscsi dokeymap nousb nodhcp"
We've had vfat support on the 2004.1 and 2004.2 releases.... oops... I mean 2004.2 test releases.... but 2004.2 proper is going to be released in 2 weeks... and this is fixed in that release, so I'm marking this one as RESOLVED-FIXED.
