From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 16:17:42 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca To: Dave Pearson cc: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32? In-Reply-To: <19970204163424.PD14648@hagbard.demon.co.uk> 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 Tue, 4 Feb 1997, Dave Pearson wrote: > Brian Dukes writes: > > > >Hmm, there is an interesting question. If filesystem support is loaded > > >from CONFIG.SYS, and you want to have a 100% VFAT or even ext2fs > > >filesystem, how will DOS be able to read the filesystem to find > > >CONFIG.SYS so that it can load the file system driver that is required > > >to read things from the filesystem that CONFIG.SYS is held on.... > > > > [SNIP] > > > > To be honest, I can't see that its going to be practical to move from > > one IFS to another nilly-willy just by changing an instruction in the > > CONFIG.SYS, > > Neither can I, that's not what I'm suggesting or indeed asking. > However, there is a very good reason why you'd want to not build all > filesystems into the DOS kernel. The only FS that need be put in the kernel is the root FS. > > for one the data stored under one IFS would be fairly incompatible > > with the data stored under another .. and therefore, in order to > > switch between filing systems you would probably ZAP the partition > > first! > > You have totally missed by point. I was wondering out loud about the > idea of not building the filesystem into the kernel of DOS but having > the filesystem loaded from (for example) CONFIG.SYS. No-one shifts > filesystem lightly and the fact that you will loose the data should be > pretty self evident to anyone. The root filesystem MUST be in the kernel code otherwise CONFIG.SYS can't be read *FROM* that filesystem. 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 Visit my homepage if you want your Dynamic IP address on your webpage.