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From: jdickson@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Jeff Dickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: I hate AmigaDos file systems (was Re: HD Errors
Message-ID: <1991Jan8.182126.5839@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: 8 Jan 91 18:21:26 GMT
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In article <140@dogmelb.dog.oz.au> david@dogmelb.dog.oz.au (David Le Blanc) writes:
>
>Speaking of FFS, I downloaded a file called 'fastfile.lzh' which
>claimed to be an FastFileSystem update. 
>
>I scanned the file, and the string (or similar) 
>  "FastFileSystem xx-sep-90 (V 36.35)" was near the beginning.
>
>1) Is this a valid file system?
>2) Why is it twice as large as the 36.05 (1.3.2) distribution?
>3) Why does the light flash on df2: when df1: is begin accessed 
>   now that I have installed the file system in my A590?
>
>Question 3 is a doozy!! It also happens under 2.0, and I have
>a friend (a statement in itself? :-) who claims when he
>accesses df1: under 2.0, his drive df2: keeps activating, and its
>activity light flashed!!!
>
>I have noticed the following :
>
>   The disk doesnt wait long at all before writing out the bitmap!
>   (since this a 330Meg SCSI drive, I am obviously a trusting person.)
>
>   I copies some files around, and noticed that file requesters/SID/etc
>      seem to be able to scan the directory many times faster..
>
>   I have been getting files with invalid protection . Ie
>      list shows a directory with protection '-5AZRWED' !!!!!!
>
>Any one care to comment??
>
>   Does this FS support links created under 2.0???? I didnt want to make
>   any for fear or how they appear under 1.3!
>
>Cheers.
>-- 
>Email: david@dogmelb.dog@munnari.oz    |    Division of Geomechanics,
>TEL.   (03) 881 1355                   |    CSIRO, P.O. Box 54
>FAX    (03) 881 2052                   |    Mt Waverley 3149,
>                                       |    AUSTRALIA.

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Subject: Re: I hate AmigaDos file systems (was Re: HD Errors
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In article <140@dogmelb.dog.oz.au> david@dogmelb.dog.oz.au (David Le Blanc) writes:
>
>Speaking of FFS, I downloaded a file called 'fastfile.lzh' which
>claimed to be an FastFileSystem update. 
>
>I scanned the file, and the string (or similar) 
>  "FastFileSystem xx-sep-90 (V 36.35)" was near the beginning.
>
>1) Is this a valid file system?
>2) Why is it twice as large as the 36.05 (1.3.2) distribution?
>3) Why does the light flash on df2: when df1: is begin accessed 
>   now that I have installed the file system in my A590?
>
>Question 3 is a doozy!! It also happens under 2.0, and I have
>a friend (a statement in itself? :-) who claims when he
>accesses df1: under 2.0, his drive df2: keeps activating, and its
>activity light flashed!!!
>
>I have noticed the following :
>
>   The disk doesnt wait long at all before writing out the bitmap!
>   (since this a 330Meg SCSI drive, I am obviously a trusting person.)
>
>   I copies some files around, and noticed that file requesters/SID/etc
>      seem to be able to scan the directory many times faster..
>
>   I have been getting files with invalid protection . Ie
>      list shows a directory with protection '-5AZRWED' !!!!!!
>
	I too see my disk drive LEDs flash. Also, the mouse pointer changes
to an alarm clock almost every time I depress the left key.

>Any one care to comment??
>
>   Does this FS support links created under 2.0???? I didnt want to make
>   any for fear or how they appear under 1.3!
>
	Setting up links requires that a new DOS packet be understood. None
of your existing drives (except Amiga's built-in disk drives) can be used,
because they don't know of it. You can safely use the RAM: disk. 

>Cheers.
>-- 
>Email: david@dogmelb.dog@munnari.oz    |    Division of Geomechanics,
>TEL.   (03) 881 1355                   |    CSIRO, P.O. Box 54
>FAX    (03) 881 2052                   |    Mt Waverley 3149,
>                                       |    AUSTRALIA.
					Jeff