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diff --git a/chapter08/fstab.xml b/chapter08/fstab.xml index 439057b4f..1487bbbea 100644 --- a/chapter08/fstab.xml +++ b/chapter08/fstab.xml @@ -65,4 +65,43 @@ EOF</userinput></screen> <filename>usbcore</filename> must be listed in <filename>/etc/sysconfig/modules</filename>.</para> + <para>Filesystems with MS-DOS or Windows origin (i.e.: vfat, ntfs, smbfs, cifs, + iso9660, udf) need the <quote>iocharset</quote> mount option in order for + non-ASCII characters in file names to be interpreted properly. The value + of this option should be the same as the character set of your locale, + adjusted in such a way that the kernel understands it. This works if the + relevant character set definition (found under File systems -> + Native Language Support) has been compiled into the kernel + or built as a module. The <quote>codepage</quote> option is also needed for + vfat and smbfs filesystems. It + should be set to the codepage number used under MS-DOS in your country. E.g., + in order to mount USB flash drives, a ru_RU.KOI8-R user would need the + following line in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>:</para> + +<screen>/dev/sda1 /media/flash vfat noauto,user,quiet,showexec,iocharset=koi8r,codepage=866 0 0</screen> + + <para>The corresponding line for ru_RU.UTF-8 users is:</para> + +<screen>/dev/sda1 /media/flash vfat noauto,user,quiet,showexec,iocharset=utf8,codepage=866 0 0</screen> + + <note><para>In the latter case, the kernel emits the following message:</para> + +<screen><computeroutput>FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!</computeroutput></screen> + + <para>This negative recommendation should be ignored, since all other values + of the <quote>iocharset</quote> option result in wrong display of filenames in + UTF-8 locales.</para></note> + + <para>It is also possible to specify default codepage and iocharset values for + some filesystems during kernel configuration, the relevant parameters + are named + <quote>Default NLS Option</quote> (CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT), + <quote>Default Remote NLS Option</quote> (CONFIG_SMB_NLS_DEFAULT), + <quote>Default codepage for FAT</quote> (CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE), and + <quote>Default iocharset for FAT</quote> (CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_IOCHARSET). + There is no way to specify these settings for the + ntfs filesystem at kernel compilation time.</para> + <!-- Personally, I find it more foolproof to always specify the iocharset and + codepage in /etc/fstab for MS-based filesystems - Alexander E. Patrakov --> + </sect1> |