fill_dir_slot(fsdata *mydata, dir_entry **dentptr, const char *l_name)
 {
        dir_slot *slotptr = (dir_slot *)get_vfatname_block;
-       __u8 counter, checksum;
+       __u8 counter = 0, checksum;
        int idx = 0, ret;
        char s_name[16];
 
        int cursect;
        int root_cluster, ret = -1, name_len;
        char l_filename[VFAT_MAXLEN_BYTES];
+       int write_size = size;
 
        dir_curclust = 0;
 
        dentptr = (dir_entry *) do_fat_read_block;
 
        name_len = strlen(filename);
+       if (name_len >= VFAT_MAXLEN_BYTES)
+               name_len = VFAT_MAXLEN_BYTES - 1;
+
        memcpy(l_filename, filename, name_len);
+       l_filename[name_len] = 0; /* terminate the string */
        downcase(l_filename);
 
        startsect = mydata->rootdir_sect;
                }
 
                ret = set_contents(mydata, retdent, buffer, size);
-               if (ret) {
+               if (ret < 0) {
                        printf("Error: writing contents\n");
                        goto exit;
                }
+               write_size = ret;
+               debug("attempt to write 0x%x bytes\n", write_size);
 
                /* Flush fat buffer */
                ret = flush_fat_buffer(mydata);
                            get_dentfromdir_block,
                            mydata->clust_size * mydata->sect_size);
                if (ret) {
-                       printf("Error: wrinting directory entry\n");
+                       printf("Error: writing directory entry\n");
                        goto exit;
                }
        } else {
                        start_cluster, size, 0x20);
 
                ret = set_contents(mydata, empty_dentptr, buffer, size);
-               if (ret) {
+               if (ret < 0) {
                        printf("Error: writing contents\n");
                        goto exit;
                }
+               write_size = ret;
+               debug("attempt to write 0x%x bytes\n", write_size);
 
                /* Flush fat buffer */
                ret = flush_fat_buffer(mydata);
 
 exit:
        free(mydata->fatbuf);
-       return ret;
+       return ret < 0 ? ret : write_size;
 }
 
 int file_fat_write(const char *filename, void *buffer, unsigned long maxsize)