Re: How to make VFAT work right in 2.4.0-prereleaseu

[Alan Cox]

> 	- edit file fs/fat/inode.c, look in the function named
> "fat_notify_change" (at about line 901), where it says:"
> 	/* FAT cannot truncate to a longer file */
> 	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
> 		if (attr->ia_size > inode->i_size)
> 			return -EPERM;
> 	}
> 	", just delete all of it (or comment it out). This change wich has been
> made in the -prerelease versión, makes Netscape Messenger not to work

If you do that you will corrupt your FAT fs. Very bad idea

> 	- apply attached patch made by Eelco Dolstra
> <[e-mail]>, I am testing and using this patch since
> 13.nov.2000 (a lot of time) and with various versions of the Linux
> 2.4.0-testXX series kernels and it works flawlessly! Without it you get

2.4.0-ac has the truncate to grow stuff. It should just work out of the box.
Let me know if not