firefox download manager doesn't work when target is on vfat filesystem
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Mozilla Firefox |
In Progress
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Unknown
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
In Progress
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Medium
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Mozilla Bugs |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox
My download location was set (via a symlink) to a directory on a vfat filesystem. The /etc/fstab entry for this filesystem is:
/dev/sda5 /d vfat defaults,
When selecting a file such as xxx.tar.gz from a web page, I get the download manager popup. When I choose the Save to Disk option, all that happens is that a 0 byte file is created at the target location -- no download status, etc. I'm guessing that maybe download manager is trying to manipulate file permissions in a way that is not supported on the vfat file system? When I change the download location to a ext3 filesystem then everything works.
Changed in firefox: | |
assignee: | nobody → mozilla-bugs |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Unknown → Unconfirmed |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Can you please provide a set of step by step instructions on how to reproduce this? What version of firefox are you using and what version of ubuntu is this on?