From: "Florian Xaver" <dos DOT fire AT aon DOT at>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: more than 8GB (  was Re: NWCache limits )
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:54:58 +0200
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Hi!

Is there a way, to use more than 8GB with Dr-DOS?
Lineo writes in their FAQ, that there is no way (they say because it is a
16-bit OS ;-))))
Maybe with the FAT32 driver ? (which is free avaiable @
http://www.8ung.at/dos/fat32/  ,
the link from the Lineo FAQ is broken, so I uploadet it.).

Thanks!
florian
www.drdos.org
www.seal.de.vu

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Matthias Paul <PAUL-MA AT reze-1 DOT rz DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
An: opendos AT delorie DOT com <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Datum: Donnerstag, 21. September 2000 19:34
Betreff: Re: NWCache limits


>On 2000-09-15 Alex Venn wrote:
>
>> > [...] apparently NWCache refuses to
>> > delayed-write cache all of her logical drives even when a drive is
>> > specifically "forced".
>> It looks as if only the first eight are being
>> > delayed-write cached if the status display is to be believed.
>I don't know of any such problem. I would be interested in the
>exact (!) partitioning and type of all drives found on this system
>(physically as well as logically).
>For example, if NWCACHE would detect some of the drives as removable
>media, this would be the reason not to delay any writes on them.
>Are there any special media related drivers loaded, e.g. CD-ROM
>drivers, ZIP, JAZ, etc. drivers? Bus-master drivers? If so,
>I would try to remove them temporarily to isolate the problem.
>In this case I would also be interested in CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT.
>I might be able to help.
>
>One more thing to check, although this would affect all drives:
>NWCACHE cannot delay any writes with VERIFY ON. Please ensure
>that VERIFY OFF is in effect.
>
> Matthias
>
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