Re: [mtools] mtools & Hebrew file names on floppies

[Naomi Schor]

I found a reference at

http://wwwvms.mppmu.mpg.de/mtools/mtools.html

in the section : "Configuration using explicit translation
tables", and tried a few translation tables under "tounix", but this
didn't seem to have any effect on the strange file names. I must be
missing something.

Naomi



On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, David C Niemi wrote:

>
> Yes, I think that's pretty good proof.
>
> Looking again at your original message, I'm pretty sure anything in
> /etc/fstab is ignored by Mtools -- it would apply to kernel-mounted VFAT
> file systems.  So there is probably nothing to tell Mtools what character
> set to use, even if it knows how to deal with it (which I'm not sure of --
> Alain, has it been internationalized?)
>
> DCN
>
> On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Naomi Schor wrote:
> > I'm quite sure  Konqueror uses Mtools. If I mv .mtoolsrc it refuses to
> > show the floppy's content (and also mdir screams). Is that a proof?
> >
> > And yes, it's 3.9.9-1 on the thin client.
> >
> > My .mtoolsrc contains 1 line:
> >
> > drive a: file="192.168.1.250:0" remote
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Naomi
> >
> > On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, David C Niemi wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > An interesting problem.  Are you sure that Konqueror uses Mtools to read
> > > local floppies?  And is 3.9.9-1 the version on the thin client?  I'm
> > > having a little trouble picturing your setup.  One way or another the
> > > .mtoolsrc is being ignored, I think -- check "ls -altu .mtoolsrc" to see
> > > if it is getting ready by any processes when you think it should be.
> > >
> > > DCN
> > >
> > > On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Naomi Schor wrote:
> > > > Maybe you can refer me to something useful. I know how to see Hebrew 
> > > > file
> > > > names in a mounted file systems and in a local floppy. (all I need is to
> > > > add "iocharset=utf8" to the "/dev/fd0  /floppy  vfat..." line in fstab).
> > > >
> > > > The problem is that I can't make it work for a thin client.
> > > >
> > > > I run floppyd on my X server (Debian), and on the client I have
> > > > .mtoolsrc, which tells the client that its floppy is
> > > > a remote drive a: of a certain IP, and also I add the correct
> > > > stuff to the .Xauthority file. Now I can see & manage files on a local
> > > > floppy of the client by going to the URL "floppy:/a" in the file
> > > > manager (in my case a Hebrew enabled browser, Konqueror). This works
> > > > great, except I can't see Hebrew file names on the floppy, only 
> > > > gibberish
> > > > (other file names are fine).
> > > >
> > > > I'm using  mtools  3.9.9-1 .
> > > >
> > > > Do you know if this was solved, either for Hebrew or for another 
> > > > language?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Naomi
> > >
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