SFS problems

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This tool might be handy:

ftp://de.aminet.net/pub/aminet/disk/misc/check4gb.lha

Just to be sure, better than wiping the start off your disk!

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One look at your broken A1200 with OS3.9 and all she could think of was luuurve!

:-D

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How many 3rd party filesystems are there and is it SFS that's come out on top? What are the benefits and drawbacks?

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But isn't a valid bitmap there for a reason?

One program I'm going to have to investigate is BRIC, a CRC checker that comes with MakeCD. My SCSI connection needs sorting out and I get a lot of random Checksum Error messages that suggest a poor contact (they vanish when you click retry!).

Can anyone explain SFS and FFS in terms of block layout or geometry?

A screenshot of the SFS defrag & salvage tools would be nice...

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Great explanation Thomas!

If PFS/SFS makes clones of all saved data then I hope there's a zero-writer compatible with this filesystem - sounds like a computer-forensics expert's dream!

So you have the benefit of no long validation procedures (essential for larger drives) but if you have a small drive don't you get the advantage of possibly being able to salvage some data AND not having crap strewn all over your platter surface?

:-D

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Does the Expansion/ directory have any real system use?

The devices like serial.device, ahi.device and clipboard.device all go in SYS:Devs/

scsi.device is in Kickstart and 1230scsi.device is on the Phase5 SCSI-IV kits ROM, isn't the GVP device on the hardware?

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Select the icon, hold the right mouse button down then from the Workbench menu select Icons->Information.

To edit the tooltype(/s) just click on one and edit in the box below. Click save to complete.