From kfm-devel  Sat Dec 18 05:21:01 1999
From: Dawit Alemayehu <adawit () earthlink ! net>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 05:21:01 +0000
To: kfm-devel
Subject: Bug#2428: VFAT partitions in KFM cause lockup if actual partition is FAT32X
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kfm-devel&m=94549703111981

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Rip Linton wrote:
> Package: KFM
> Version: 1.167.2.20
> 
> 
> When accessing a FAT32X partition KFM would lock up without doing a core
> dump. All desktop icons on all desktops would turn black and the only
> way out was to Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. Then  I had to unmount the affected
> partition before restarting the x server. The way it would happen was as
> follows:
> 
> 1. The partition was mounted at /mnt/dosc (NOTE: The actual mount point
> does not matter. The problem also shows if I mount at /dosc only then
> the lock up will happen when I try to access the / directory.)
> 
> 2. The partitions that I tested were FAT32X partitions that had been
> prepared by WIN98
> 
> 3. I had changed the KFM icon for this partition to a blue tinted folder
> to indicate it was a WIN/DOS partition (NOTE: it does not matter what
> icon you use the problem will show up if anything creates a .directory
> file in the partition)
> 
> 4. When I try to access the /mnt directory KFM shows :Working at the
> bottom, the gear stops turning, icons for the directories prior to the
> dosc show up but clicking on them has no effect, the KFM window cannot
> be closed, switching to another desktop shows all icons in black, no
> other programs can be started, other programs that were running still
> seem to work ok.
> 
> 5. Also I tried changing the folder icon for a directory within the VFAT
> partition and the problem followed the location of the .directory file.
> For example if the .directory file existed in /mnt/dosd/news then I
> could browse to /mnt ok, but as soon as I browsed to /mnt/dosd the lock
> up would occur.
> 
> I was able to track this back to the existence of a .directory file in
> the affected partitions. When I deleted this file the problem stopped. I
> can recreate the problem on all of the FAT32X drives that I have. The
> FAT32X partitions are set as VFAT in fstab. It does not seem to matter
> what is in the .directory file the problem happens even when that file
> is a 0 length file.
> 
> I have duplicated this problem on Linux-Mandrake 6.1 and RedHat 6.0 Both
> with KDE 1.1.1 running on PIII 500 with 256M ram and on Linux-Mandrake
> 6.1 with KDE 1.1.1 running on 486Dx 100 with 32M ram.

Hmmm... don't you mean you are running KDE 1.1.2 ?  Must be KDE 1.1.2 based on
the KFM version number you supplied up top => 1.167.2.20.  Anyway I have a box
with similar setup and cannot duplicate your problem.  What does the entry in
your fstab look like for the windows partition.  Perhaps by imitating that I
could duplicate the problem.  Also could you look at what "cfdisk" states as the
parition type ( have to be root user of course ).  I know my Windows parition is
FAT32, but what is FAT32X ( compressed drives ) ???

Regards,
Dawit A.