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***IMPORTANT*** |
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This package is renamed kernel-patch-fat-epoc. The old package, called |
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kernel-patch-fat-old, should not be used anymore. The mount option for |
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2.6 kernels, previously called `oldfat' is renamed `epoc'. |
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***IMPORTANT*** |
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Introduction |
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In the FAT standard the end of the directory file index is marked by 00. |
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All entries after it should be ignored. The current FAT implementation |
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ignores such marked entries, but continues scanning the directory. This |
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is good enough for most FAT implementations, because they also mark all |
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remaining entries after the last with a 00 byte. |
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The filesystem implementation of EPOC 5(MX) (and probably of newer versions |
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of EPOC) does not clear old entries after the end of the directory file |
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index. This means that without this patch, Linux will show old previously |
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deleted or even never assigned entries. |
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This patch will affect FAT-based filesystems. Examples are filesystems |
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of the type `msdos' or `vfat'. |
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The patch for 2.6 kernels is not active, unless you specify the epoc mount |
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option. For example: |
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mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/psion-epoc -t vfat -o epoc |
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The patch for 2.4 kernels has some known issues. All FAT-based partitions |
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will use the new policy; there is no mount option. In most cases it should |
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work well enough; if you want to be completely safe, mount FAT-based |
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partitions read-only. |
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Applying the patches |
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There are several patches included in this package: |
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fat-epoc-2.4.20.diff For any 2.4 kernel |
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fat-epoc-2.6.0.diff For 2.6.0 to 2.6.10 kernels |
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fat-epoc-2.6.11.diff For 2.6.11 kernels |
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fat-epoc-2.6.12.diff For 2.6.12 and newer kernels |
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Choose the patch that fits your kernel. |
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Now go to the kernel base directory (often called /usr/src/linux) and issue |
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the following command: |
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patch -p1 -E < PATCHFILE |
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If you want to see what will happen without applying the patch, try: |
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patch -p1 -E --dry-run < PATCHFILE |
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You may get a few messages about offsets; this is normal. But no fuzzy matches |
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should be reported, and certainly no rejects. |
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After this compile your kernel as usual. |
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Debian users |
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There is also a Debian version of this package. If you install it, and compile |
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your kernel "the Debian way", the right patch will be applied automatically. |
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Get it at the same place as this package (see Contact). |
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Contact and copyright |
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This package (kernel-package-fat-epoc or fat-epoc) is |
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copyright (c) 2003-2005 Frodo Looijaard <frodo@frodo.looijaard.name> |
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by |
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the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or |
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(at your option) any later version. |
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
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GNU General Public License for more details. |
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License |
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along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software |
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Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. |
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The GPL text can be found in the file COPYING. |
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The latest version of this package can be found on: |
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http://software.frodo.looijaard.name/fat-epoc/ |
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Contact the author (Frodo Looijaard) by mailing to: |
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frodo@frodo.looijaard.name |
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