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From: sysop@tlvx.UUCP (SysOp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Question on FFS on Floppy Drives on A3000.
Summary: FFS on Amigas other than the 3000
Keywords: FFS
Message-ID: <394@tlvx.UUCP>
Date: 29 Aug 90 01:52:56 GMT
References: <1122@orange9.qtp.ufl.edu> <1990Aug25.064001.25017@fs-1.iastate.edu>
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Organization: Temporal Vortex BBS of Jacksonville, Florida
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In article <1990Aug25.064001.25017@fs-1.iastate.edu>, skank@du248-09.cc.iastate.edu (Skank George L) writes:
> In article <1122@orange9.qtp.ufl.edu> sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu (Scott Sutherland) writes:
> >
....
> >BTW, if I have a FFS formatted floppy and I take it to an A2000, can
> >it be read?  

Not without a little extra work....  but it CAN.. (read on)

> 
>      Unless I'm seriously mistaken FFS is the default file system on the A3000,
> in which case complete instructions are given on pages 1-36 through 1-38 of the
> Using System Software manual.  Disks formatted under FFS may NOT be used on an
> A2000 or A500 until the 2.0 upgrade is available for those machines.  To my
> knowledge this information is not printed in the manual (I haven't finished
> reading it though), however, I think I saw it on one or the enclosed erata
> sheets.
> 
>                                           George


Actually, I use FFS formatted disks (sometimes) on my A1000.  I don't use it
all the time because I occasionally want to use disks on other people's
machines.  Anyway, I have an archive of files which has docs on how to
set up your system, and a program called "autodiskchange" which runs in
the background and does a diskchange on the FFS drive when it senses a
disk change.  The main thing, I think, is the mountlist entry which uses
the l:FastFileSystem.  (In other words, it's mostly there with DOS 1.3.)

To format disks on this setup, I format FF0:, and have to add the FFS
parameter.  So, I've been using this for, like, a year or so (or more?).  :-)
(I posted about this a few months ago, FYI.)

The file I have is marked freely redistributable, if anyone needs it.  (Mail
is crazy out of here, so don't be surprised if I can't get it to you. :-(  )
--
Gary Wolfe, SYSOP of the Temporal Vortex BBS                        // Amiga!
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