To: fd-dev AT topica DOT com X-Comment-To: Matthias Paul Cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com References: <0 DOT 1300007563 DOT 1860321608-951758591-991179339 AT topica DOT com> Message-Id: <2.07b7.11K9B.GE63DM@belous.munic.msk.su> From: "Arkady V.Belousov" Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 01:22:34 +0400 (MSD) Organization: Locus X-Mailer: dMail [Demos Mail for DOS v2.07b7] Subject: Re: [fd-dev] Proposal for new partition type IDs for use with future DOSes Lines: 41 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by postbox.mos.ru id f4ULP0w15601 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id XAA13094 Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com X-Comment-To: Matthias Paul Hi! 30-νΑΚ-2001 01:21 Matthias DOT Paul AT post DOT rwth-aachen DOT de (Matthias Paul) wrote to fd-dev AT topica DOT com: MP> F7h Proposal: Alternative SFN FAT12 (no VFAT LFNs allowed!) MP> F8h Proposal: Alternative SFN FAT16 (<= 32 Mb) (no VFAT LFNs!) MP> F9h Proposal: Alternative SFN FAT16B (BIGDOS > 32 Mb) (no VFAT LFNs!) I think, any mentions of "FAT16" without "b" for _new_ partitions types must be avoided - difference there (as you stated) only in additional fields in BPB and better not to multiply BPB types (whereas this anyway not add _any_ compatability). MP> FDh Reserved for future use by FreeDOS MP> NOTE: This might serve as an escape into a new partitioning MP> scheme, an alternative low-footprint filesystem or be for MP> other special purpose use (Details to be discussed with the MP> FreeDOS developers). MP> The background for this is that the current partitioning MP> scheme with primary partitions and logical drives in extended MP> partitions is reaching its limits, ? May you expand this theme? More precise: what you propose as alternative? MP> and at some stage soon it might MP> be necessary to break out of the current concept, similar to MP> Microsoft's approach: MP> 42h Windows 2000 (Windows NT 5): Dynamic extended partition MP> NOTE: The inner workings of this partition type are not MP> yet known, however, Windows 2000 will hide and maintain MP> a new kind of partitions behind this partition type. MP> The configuration data for these partitions is stored at MP> the very end of this partition??? or drive??? MP> So much for today... Yes. :) And not easy to read all. :(