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From: markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: FastFileSystem
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Date: 18 Dec 90 16:43:33 GMT
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>>You can mount the 1.3 FastFileSystem on a floppy via the mount command and
>>a suitable mountlist.  Just copy the default entry for RAD: and change
>>device to "trackdisk.device" and add Mask=0x7ffff to force the FS to do
>>all direct device access via CHIP buffers.
> 
> I forgot to add that you will have to manually run the Diskchange command
> every time you change the floppy.  1.3 FS doesn't automatically recognise
> diskchanges (because it was originally designed for non-removeable hard
> drives).  You will also want to set BuffMemType to CHIP memory in the
> MountList.

Or get "AutoDiskChange" a program that monitors for DISKCHANGE events
and then sends a DiskChange command to the drive.  Note that if you
dont Diskchange a FFS floppy under 1.3 you can seriously trash the
next disk...
 
> 	Steve
-- 
Mark