From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 10:02:00 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca To: Ian Viemeister cc: dg AT dcs DOT st-and DOT ac DOT uk, opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32? In-Reply-To: <32F3F118.B86@viemeister.com> Message-ID: Organization: Total disorganization. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Precedence: bulk On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, Ian Viemeister wrote: > > If we're going to change operating system, can we at least change operating > > system to a *decent* one, like MinixFS or Ext2FS? > > Yes, support for ext2 would be great *as well*. VERY GREAT! [SNIP] > > FAT32 compatability is not an issue, considering that anyone who uses OpenDOS > > will not be using Win95. > > Sorry, wrong. > I currently run NT(several versions), Windows 95, MSDOS 6.22, and Linux > (2.0.x and 2.1.x). I'm testing out OpenDos on a seperate machine, and > I'm planning on also loading OpenDos on my main system within the month. > So, yes ext2 support (and ntfs support) are good things, but so is > FAT32. And thus is the need for an installable file system layer. This could be either built into the kernel, or added as a driver. Preferably both will be pursued. One would need to compile their own kernel then though. Or else multiple kernels would be provided. The future sounds bright either way. Can't wait for ext2 RW in DOS with symlinks and everything! Actually if anyone is interested, you CAN have ext2 under DOS (any version) by running DOSemu in Linux. The LREDIR command allows you to make any mounted filesystem available as a DOS drive letter. Works good but symlinks, etc don't work. Mike A. Harris | http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris Computer Consultant | My webpage has moved and my address has changed. My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Caldera sues Microsoft - Visit Caldera's website: www.caldera.com