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Bug 76203 - The cp437 codepage option under NLS is not set in kernel config; cannot mount vfat partitions
Summary: The cp437 codepage option under NLS is not set in kernel config; cannot mount...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Everything (show other bugs)
Hardware: PPC Linux
: High normal
Assignee: Gentoo LiveCD Package Maintainers
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Reported: 2004-12-30 20:51 UTC by Wes Janzen
Modified: 2005-03-27 19:55 UTC (History)
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Description Wes Janzen 2004-12-30 20:51:06 UTC 
As far as I can tell (from kernel archives) the cp437 option must be enabled in the kernel config to allow vfat or fat partition mounting.  According to the config file for the G4 kernel on the ppc livecd 2004.3, it is not set.  This is supported by the "cp437 not found" in the logs when I try to mount my flash drive.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Try to mount a vfat or fat partition
2.Look at dmesg for the cp437 message

Actual Results:  
An error about cp437 not being found in the log and then a bad "superblock ..."
message from mount.

Expected Results:  
Found cp437 and mounted the partition.
Comment 1 Lars Weiler (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-01-09 02:12:53 UTC 
Will be changed with the next release.
Comment 2 Lars Weiler (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-03-23 16:55:03 UTC 
All nls-options are included as a kernel-module on the 2005.0 ppc LiveCD.
Comment 3 Joe Jezak (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-03-27 19:55:28 UTC 
2005.0 has been released, feel free to reopen the bug if you still have problems with the new release.