TD64 and FastFileSystem question

[pan1k]

I emailed Jens today.. he said I needed to install the TD64 patch from his website. Only problem is, FastFileSystem is in ROM on the A4000D, right? I'm guessing that I need some version of FFS in l: that I can patch. Any ideas on where or how to get it out of rom, or something?

[adolescent]

You used to be able to download it from Amiga (and H&P IIRC).  Most people have moved on to newer versions that come with OS3.5 and later or SFS, PFS, etc.  I'll see if I can dig up an archive for you.

[adolescent]

Download available on the (unofficial) OS3.1 pages here:
http://os.amigaworld.de

(BTW, read-me say it's already TD64 patched.)

Edit:  FFS 45.9 is available in OS3.5 BB2.  Not sure if it has any other OS3.5 dependencies though.

[matthey]

The latest FFS can be installed in the RDB of your hard drive. Use HDToolbox or similar to update it. I would get the latest version that does NOT need to be patched as mentioned above.

[pan1k]

Thanks for all your help guys. I went with SFS instead.. hope i'm not making a mistake, but wow it's a lot faster than FFS. I chose it because it does TD64, and now i'm happily using ~6GB out of my 40GB drive.  

[matthey]

Good choice! SFS is superior in almost every way. You might want to make backups of your important data more often is all. You are less likely to have a problem with SFS but if you do there aren't as many recovery options.

[pan1k]

Yea. I thought about too, and most of the FFS tools won't work past 4GB anyways..... I have a CD-R for the Amiga so backing up shouldnt be an issue!

I have to repartition tonight tho.. but just my work: partition...

[pan1k]

One last question... when i'm in HDToolbox setting up partitions, sometimes one looks bigger thant the other, even tho it says they are around 1900MB. Will this cause a problem or should I resize it so that it visually matches the others?


For example:

|##|#########|####|####|####|                                                                 |
  ^        ^              ^       ^       ^
  |         |               |        |        |
250    1900       1900 1900 1900

That's how my partition map looks like. Just want to make sure I don't lose any more data...

[Thomas]

when i'm in HDToolbox setting up partitions, sometimes one looks bigger thant the other, even tho it says they are around 1900MB

HDToolbox cannot display numbers bigger than 4096MB.

Will this cause a problem

No.

should I resize it so that it visually matches the others

It depends on how big the partition shall be. If you want to have a 1900MB partition, then you have to resize it because now it is plus 1900MB.

If you are happy with a parition of for example 5996MB, then you don't need to resize it. AFAIK SFS can handle partitions of 100GB or more, depending on block size.

Note that a partition which has more than 2GB of free space might be reported as full by several programs. For example some programs might refuse to install if there is more than 2GB of free space.

Bye,
Thomas