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vfat Mounts...
I'm not sure who introduced this, but vfat mount options default to shortname=lower. This means that when you create a file or directory that fits in the 8.3 format, it forces the name to lowercase despite how you create it. This is a disaster, especially for dumb automated software, that expects filenames to be case sensitive on Linux like *everything* else. The Fedora guys offer some advice, although limited. Anyhow, you can manually mount with shortname=mixed or give the recommendation to use gnome-mount-nautilus-properties a try. It seems to be a working solution.
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vfat Mounts...vfat Mounts Default to Lowercase Shortnames
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 by digitalpeer
External Links Summary
Bug 242832 – Gnome Auto Mount VFAT shortname=lower [bugzilla.redhat.com]Related Local Pages
Linux NFS Root and PXE-BootEmacs Tips and Tricks
Embedded libc Options
X11 Config
Lost Root MySql Password
MySql >= 4.1 Client does not support authentication protocol...
Securing your Wireless LAN
Stunnel - Universal SSL Wrapper
g4u Hard Drive Imaging
Home Network Layout
