Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!fernwood!portal!cup.portal.com!FelineGrace From: FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B Bourgeois) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: FFS write protect Message-ID: <41809@cup.portal.com> Date: 29 Apr 91 05:58:23 GMT References: <91112.163239GHGADC7@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 35 In article 17312.3.995.2 Jay Denebin writes: >In article <91112.163239GHGADC7@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be> > GHGADC7@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be writes: >>only thing that changes is some stupid FFS structure in memory. >> >>Is this correct ? And if so is there another way of setting the >>write-protection of a harddisk ??? > >Yup, that's correct. Hard disks arn't write-protectable. Its not >like they've got some physical piece of hardware like a floppy does. >About the only thing you could do is cut the write lead to the >disk drive. >> Penders Alain >> >> ghgadc7@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be >-- > |_o_o|\\ > |. o.| || The Jay Denebeim > | . | || Software > | o | || Distillery > | |// Address: UUCP: mcnc.org!deepthot.uucp!jay > ====== Internet: jay@deepthot.cary.nc.us > BBS:(919)-460-7430 VOICE:(919)-460-6934 So if you put a switch into the write line as mentioned above, what does the OS do if the switch is OFF when trying to write to the disk? I would assume an error would be generated. If so, what type would it be? Could it be checked with batch/ARexx? Thanks in advance... Dana Bourgeois @ cup.portal.com