Support for FAT64 AKA exFAT

[Guest]

Does Linux in general, and Kubuntu specifically, now support FAT64? I have heard that patches are available for the kernal that will allow this, but the source was not 100% reliable.

Does anybody know for certain. I did a search here and came up empty-handed.


--Lee

[Snowhog]

Re: Support for FAT64 AKA exFAT

exFAT

An experimental, open source Linux kernel module that supports the reading of exFAT files is currently under development.[5] A closed source, read/write Linux driver, licensed and derived from the Microsoft exFAT driver, is available for purchase from Tuxera

[Guest]

Re: Support for FAT64 AKA exFAT

I hate to put it to you this way, but copy/pasting from Wikipedia is not helpful. And if you had followed up that link first, you'd have found that it dead-ended almost a year ago.

I'm looking for a real world answer. Is there a plan within the Linux/Ubuntu/Kubuntu development communities to extend support to exFAT?

[Telengard]

Re: Support for FAT64 AKA exFAT

I'm looking for a real world answer. Is there a plan within the Linux/Ubuntu/Kubuntu development communities to extend support to exFAT?

I don't know whether there are any plans or not, but given the amount of time and effort put into NTFS it seems inevitable that working support for FAT64 would emerge eventually. That may not offer much comfort if you need support right now, but TBH this is the first I've read anything about FAT64.

[vinnywright]

Re: Support for FAT64 AKA exFAT

the onley thing I could find ........in a reasnabel amount of time ........for me.......sense I have no nead for it yet.

was this .............. derived from Snowhog's link.

http://www.tuxera.com/products/exfat...edded-systems/

at the bottom of the shpeel it sead

Tuxera exFAT for Embedded Systems will be first available for Linux.

VINNY