dengqf6 / exfat-nofuse

Linux non-fuse read/write kernel driver for exFat and vFat file systems (Full adaptation to kernel 4.19.y)

exFAT-nofuse v1.2.24-dragon

Linux non-fuse read/write kernel driver for the exFAT, FAT12, FAT16 and vfat (FAT32) file systems.

Full adaptation to kernel 4.19.y

To load the driver manually, run this as root:

modprobe exfat_core
modprobe exfat_fs

Enable exFAT module and install exfat-utils:

Add to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules:

exfat_core
exfat_fs

For filesystem creation and manipulation beyond that of the mount command it is necessary to install the exfat-utils package:

$ sudo apt install exfat-utils
$ sudo apt purge exfat-fuse

To create an exFAT file system, use mkfs.exfat (or the mkexfatfs command, which is synonymous):

root #mkfs.exfat
mkexfatfs 1.2.8
Usage: mkfs.exfat [-i volume-id] [-n label] [-p partition-first-sector] [-s sectors-per-cluster] [-V] <device>
For instance, to create it on a removable device present at /dev/sde1 while assigning "Flash" as the file system label:

root #mkfs.exfat -n Flash /dev/sde1