I tried to reproduce using dosfstools + mtools: rm -f vfat.img; mkdosfs -F 32 -C vfat.img 102400; touch ppp_2.4.5~git20081126t100229-0ubuntu2_i386.deb; mcopy -i vfat.img ppp_2.4.5~git20081126t100229-0ubuntu2_i386.deb ::ppp_2.4.5~git20081126t100229-0ubuntu2_i386.deb
but loop mounting this vfat from karmic just works
I tried to reproduce using dosfstools + mtools: 5~git20081126t1 00229-0ubuntu2_ i386.deb; mcopy -i vfat.img ppp_2.4. 5~git20081126t1 00229-0ubuntu2_ i386.deb ::ppp_2. 4.5~git20081126 t100229- 0ubuntu2_ i386.deb
rm -f vfat.img; mkdosfs -F 32 -C vfat.img 102400; touch ppp_2.4.
but loop mounting this vfat from karmic just works