Big Partitions, my options are?

[TheGoose]

I know lots has been up recently about SFS and other file systems and >4GB drives, but I'm left fuzzy about how I can have a large partition.

Let's say I have a 10 GB drive. I want just 2 partitions:

DH0: 2GB (System)
DH1: 8GB (Work)

Which routes can I go? I'm currently using AOS3.1 but been thinking of using AOS3.5 FFS files or just setting up a fresh install of 3.9. I have a 2nd SCSI drive connected and being recognized by HDtool Box, this is the target drive.

[TheGoose]

For SCSI you should use one of these:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~hjohn/SFS184.lha
http://www.angelfire.com/amiga/greed/pfs3.html
http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/ffstd64

OS 3.5/3.9 does not support Direct-SCSI and SFS has removed it in later versions.

Without Direct-SCSI support you need at least NSDPatch on your boot partition which needs to be in the first 4GB of the drive.

With the file systems linked above, your boot partition can be anywhere on the drive and of any size.

Thanks Thomas, guys. I'm glad I asked now. Thought this might be easier, but guess I need to study these options a bit more.

[TheGoose]

Aminet URLs have changed. Use http://aminet.net/biz/patch/PFS3_5153.lha

How did you know I was looking at the PFS3 option? Unfortunately I can not get / find the main package.

Or does this "patch" have it all?

[TheGoose]

I just answered A4000_Mad's question.

PFS3 is a commercial product. You can order issue 85 of the Amiga Future magazine, the cover CD contains the original PFS3 package as sold in 1999. Or you can wait for the author who promised to prepare a free public release which may need only a few more weeks (or rather months).

Yeah, I did write to the address on the PFS pages about a week ago but no answer. Maybe I'll just hold out a little longer and see what happens...

[TheGoose]

Well I eventually did this, as I did not feel super confident about other file systems:

1. boot up old system (3.1) with new HD (17GB) attached and recognized.
2. copied FastFileSystem from OS3.5 to L:
3. --> HDToolBox and made sure the new file system was updated there. Made 1 boot partition less then 2GB and quick formatted that.
3. Reboot and started AOS3.9 install and pointed it to the new drive (using a USB cdrom on the DENEB).
4. Rebooted to new system.
5. --> HDToolBox added another partition that took up the remaining 15GB. Saved and rebooted (hoping my new 3.9 was still there).
6. Yes it was! Now I just quick formatted the new 15GB Data: partition.

This all worked, happy with just 2 partitions! AOS3.9 was sitting here, had solutions for what I wanted, so why not use it.