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Date:	Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:52:57 PDT7
From:	waynec@linkline.com
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Installing FAT32

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Harry Motin writes:

> I'd like a little help with my installation of FAT32. Basically, its not working. The bootup
> message is that I cannot locate a FAT32 partition and therefore will not load the driver.
>
> After reading the documentation, I believe I know why. I would like confirmation on this.
>
> I created a new compatibility volume, using LVM. Then I formatted it as FAT. But that;s
> FAT16, not FAT32. I need to have Windows installed and/or some other utility to format
> it as FAT32. Is that right? Thanks for any information on this.
> HCM
>

Yes, if you don't have a FAT32 partition on your hard drive(s), you'll get a
message at bootup that the driver is aborting; that's not a problem, it
should work when you DO add a fat32 partition.

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