From:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date:	Tue, 11 Feb 1997 22:43:15 -0500 (EST)
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To:	"Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
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Subject:	Re: [opendos] BAD Filesystems
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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:

> > > I assume we use FAT for removable disks, otherwise we will have hundreds of
> > > incompatible floppy disks.
> > 
> > Well, how would I put ext2 LFN files on floppy then?  What about
> > symbolic links?  I know that I'll be using ext2 for floppies.
> 
> What if you forget that the someone you mailed the floppy to doesn't
> support it, hmmm?  Then you send him one with fat.  FloppyFat isn't that
> bad, it's good, it's consistent, and you can peel data off the disk
> without it.

Well, it would be your responsibility to send someone a disk that
they could use.  I mean not allowing ext2 on floppies just
because everyone doesn't have ext2 is silly.  How would I copy
personal files to disk for backup, or to transfer to another ext2
system?  I'd have to zip them.

Personally, right now I'm using the method that you are saying in
Linux.  Ie: backing up Linux stuff to MSDOS FAT disks by
targz'ing them to the disk with a 8.3 name (LNXBACK.TGZ).  This
makes it easy to view disks in DOS because dos doesn't understand
ext2.  If I made an ext2 floppy right now, then there would be a
good chance that I'd format it thinking it was a blank disk in
DOS when I got the "Invalid media" error in DOS.  (I don't always
label disks).

I'd use FAT disks mainly for most things in DOS, but I would want
to also be able to use ext2 disks as well.

> > > > Can you run a PM driver while the OS remains in RM?  Nifty >:-)
> > > Could cause problems if you run Ultima 7 or some demos with wierd memory
> > 
> > Have 2 different drivers available?  One PM, and one RM.  Make
> > them loadable on the fly like in Linux.
> 
> Hmmm, didn't think of that angle, something like a DLL, hey!, a DLL which
> knows whether it was called in PM or RM!  One module, two
> functionabilities!  <ugh, new tech-no-babble>

I'm sure it is possible.  It would be a nice thing to have.

> > > > Problem, though:  I haven't coded anything REMOTELY similar to this.  How
> > It might.  Cross your fingers!  If not, the worst thing that
> > could happen is that your hard drive will get wiped out, also
> 
> Thanks a lot, scare me away from that task, will ya.
:o)


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