>Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 03:10:02 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Jose Alburquerque <csjaa@css3s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu>
>
>On Mon, 25 Aug 1997, Mike Long wrote:
>
>> >Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:03:12 -0400 (EDT)
>> >From: Jose Alburquerque <csjaa@css3s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu>
>> >
>> >Hi.  Ive just installed NetBSD 1.2 on my second SCSI2 IBM DORS 32160W drive.
>> >My problem is that I have a DOS (FAT32) partion that spans my first SCSI2
>>                                   ^^^^^
>> I think that's your problem right there.  AFAIK msdosfs does not
>> support FAT32 (yet).
>
>I guess you're right about the FAT32 problem.  I backed up my system and
>reformatted my drive to use the FAT16 file system.

>	panic: allocbuff: buffer larger than MAXBSIZE requested

msdosfs doesn't work well on FAT filesystems with cluster sizes larger
than MAXBSIZE.  Try breaking up your MSDOS partition into multiple
partitions such that the cluster size of each is <= MAXBSIZE.  You
should be able to find the definition of MAXBSIZE in (IIRC)
<machine/param.h>.
-- 
Mike Long <mikel@shore.net>                http://www.shore.net/~mikel
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands,
hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." -- H.L. Mencken