(I don't think I need to explain the benefit to why this filesystem technology exists...do I?)
In the past, even though I noticed this, I never approached the community for addressing assistance.
I am not sure whether this is a bug or if the bug is just that teh system is missing something.
Here my scenario
I fully recognize that when it comes to large files, FAT32 is not a good answer. I also fully recognize that WinXP et. al. do not understand ext2/ext3/ext4 without add on to the Windows systems. But they do understand, as does Puppy pre-formatted NTFS drives.
So, on my Puppy, I took a new 32GB USB and I deleted its FAT32 and exited GParted. Guess what. I lost the ability to address or recognize the USB. I rebooted thinking there was some mistake (bug) but to my surprise, NOTHING I could do with any on my several running PUP distros would "talk" to the empty USB!
So, I had to use MS to
- recognize the drive and
- format the drive
All Windows acknowledged it and allowed me to add multimedia content to the USB in several folders I designed.
So, I took my newly build USB with its multimedia content to my new TV. Not only did it immediately recognize the compressed NTFS USB and the multimedia content, it played them. "Thanks You Android TV"
Question
Does anyone know what I can do gather information for this community to address this shortcoming?
If my Android TV can do it, then my thoughts are that my PUPs are smarter and should be able to, also.
(See my TV notes, here)
Thanks in advance for any understanding or assistance.