Re: Fix to Linux FAT12 mount issue?

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 02:23:11PM +0530, Mukund JB`. wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> Its time that there should be a fix applied to the FAT12 subsystem in
> Linux.
> I have noted that removable device FAT12 formatted in Camera like
> digital media does NOT have the FAT12 in sector 0 instead it has a
> partition table that speaks about the FAT12 fs start sector.
> 
> Such devices that do NOT have the file system in sector 0 instead have
> the partition table are failing to mount under Linux.
> Why is it so?
> 
> I have even tested USB mounted device suspecting the in-built
> card-reader driver I am using?
> 
> Even it fails.
> Who has to handle this? which layer?

The user.  If there's a partition table linux will parse it and create
partitions.  You'll have to mount the device node for the partition then.

That's totally standard behaviour as for any other block device.
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