NTFS - FAT32 - long filename support
 

I am having trouble copying data to my SNAP 2000 - it was a DELL 701n but i debranded it and upped the software to 3.4.805.

When i try to copy some files - not all - from my WinXP box to the snap server it says "invalid file handle". The file is fine as i can open it and copy other places without a problem. I put this down to the snap server reporting that it is using FAT not FAT32 or NTFS.

Q. How do i get my snapserver to format itself with FAT32 or NTFS?

Kind regards

Kevin

Re: NTFS - FAT32 - long filename support
 

Not going to happen. The file structure is a highly modified BSD Linux structure. If your 2000 is not a v1 I would upgrade to v4.0.408 SnapOS. It can be had for free from Overland.

Re: NTFS - FAT32 - long filename support
 

Thanks for the info blue68f100.

I have tried downloading the latest software from overland but everytime i try and register my hardware it presents a malformed web page. I have tried it on numerous machines, running Linux, XP and Vista, I have tried using Chrome, Firefox and IE7 with the same results.

Any suggestions why i might get an "invalid file handle" message when most of the files copy accross fine, and the failures open up fine on my host XP machine?

Kind regards

Kevin

Re: NTFS - FAT32 - long filename support
 

After searching for this for a few hours i came across this link from Overland. I didn't have to register, i found it through google.

It states that is a free download so i am sure i am not breaking any copyright by posting here.

A full copy of 4.0.860 - not just the upgrade. Although i did notice that all the file sizes for the upgrade and the full version are exactly the same so it must be a flag set on one of the files that stops you upgrading from 3.x to 4.x using the upgrade.

http://support.overlandstorage.com/j...printable=true

I will try this and post back here with the results.

Cheers