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- Device-Masher System
- Version 2.01
- BUGS&UPDATES
-
- EVALUATION VERSION
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- ***********************************************************************
- *>>>>> THIS IS FIXED TO WORK PROBERLY FROM DMS 2.00. <<<<<<<<<*
- ***********************************************************************
- * ALL DMS FILES PACKED WITH THIS VERSION CAN ALSO BE UNPACKED USING *
- * *
- * DMS V 1.11 *
- * *
- * EXCEPT WHEN USING THE HIGHDENSITY OPTION. (1.76Meg disks)*
- * AND FILES PACKED USING THE FILE PACKING OPTION *
- * *
- ***********************************************************************
- *>>>>> THIS IS FIXED TO WORK PROBERLY FROM DMS 2.00. <<<<<<<<<*
- ***********************************************************************
-
-
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- * NEW IN DMS * NEW IN DMS * NEW IN DMS * NEW IN DMS * NEW IN DMS *
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- File-Masher System
- Version 1.20
- DOCUMENTATION
-
-
- DMS and FMS, a 2-in-one file packing utility.
- FMS is file compressor for data or executable files. its nothing
- new that LhA, already did quite a job on that, but dms shows
- that it can compete with LhA in file packing also, and that it can
- combine both Diskimages and files in one single file, and you can
- join all needed disks, lastinfo texts to the .DMS or .FMS file.
- FMS will detect DMS images(tracks) and tell you its here,
- if found. and DMS will do the same when unpacking tracks.
-
- When packing whole directories, FMS is very simple to use for that.
- Specify directory for packing, and the directory + subdirectories
- will be packed without doing anything, but specifying the
- directory.
-
-
-
-
-
- In the Evaluation version, you have limited access to the options.
-
- 1: files larger than 66 kilobytes cannot be packed with the
- evaluation version.
-
- 2: you will only be able to pack one directory at a time,
- if this directory contains subdirectories, FMS will skip
- this subdirectory.
-
- 3: FMS will not include file flags(rwed), and file comments.
- Wildcards are disabled.
-
- 4: The part of DMS which packs diskettes is NOT limited.
-
-
-
-
-
- ***************************************************************************
- ***************************************************************************
- ****The DMS update story so far, read about previous bugs/updates here*****
- ***************************************************************************
- ***************************************************************************
- ***************************************************************************
-
- BUGS CORRECTED IN DMS v2.01
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- 1. THE EVALUATION COPY, WAS BETA-PROTECTED AGAINST USING OTHER DRIVES
- THAN DF0:, THIS IS REMOVED.
- THIS VERSION OF DMS IS ABLE TO READ/WRITE FROM ANY DRIVE.
-
- 2. THE EVALUATION PACKAGE OF DMS COULDNT BE UNPACKED, ON NORMAL 68000
- COMPUTERS (A500/A600 WITHOUT 680X0 PROCESSOR).
- THE SELF-EXTRACTING UTILITY IS CORRECTED TO UNPACK
- ON ALL COMPUTER TYPES.
-
- 3. THE "WRITE" OPTION WAS SEEMS TO CRASH WHEN TRYING TO WRITE
- A TRACK 80(WHICH IS THE FILE_ID.DIZ HEADER)
- THIS ERROR IS CORRECTED.
-
- 4. DMS COULD NOT BE EXECUTED FROM WORKBENCH. THAT PART IS CORRECTED.
-
-
- UPDATED:
-
- DMS.DEVICE had a minor bug in the mountlist supplied with the
- documentation.
- We have included an update which is optimized in code and now
- %20 the filesize of the original dms.device
-
- If you register your DMS, you will receive an update which
- will enable you to run the dms.device as a virtual drive at
- high-speed, which can be compared to a normal diskdrive.
- By using a new option in dms, called "DEVFIX", which
- enables a "dms.device correct", you will gain this high-speed.
-
- For more information read through the doc "DMSDEVICE.DOC"
-
- Included the .SFX file make as an option in DMS, so you can
- make your own .SFX files, when you have made a .FMS file.
-
-
- ***************************************************************************
- BUGS FIXED IN DMS v2.00
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-
- (PROBLEMS WITH WRITING NEW DMS FILES WITH DMS v1.11)
- >A lot of people couldnt write the new dms files with older versions
- >of dms (1.11/1.12) due to a bug in the old version, originally they
- >wanted the dms to detect DOS versions but!, they didnt expect DOS
- >version to be higher than 1 (DOS boot header is like this: DOS0/DOS1)
- >but with the OS 3.x ,it is possible to do new formats like CACHE/INT.
- >So when i updated the infos, the old dms couldnt accept it anymore.
- >but i moved the infoheader from the old position,so the OLD dms 1.11
- >can unpack those new DMS files once again.
-
- (VERIFY ERROR WHEN WRITING TRK0 ADDED TEXTS)
- >Some TRK0 adders, did NOT pack a whole trk0, and DMS could not write
- >only part of tracks, and therefor would a compare of a written track
- >give you a VERIFY error.
- >but from this version and up, you will not have this problem.
-
- (READ-ERROR REPORTS WAS NOT DISPLAYED WHEN USING ANOTHER DMS VERSION)
- > When i made this routine, well, i forgot to keep an equeal qualifier
- >for all READ-ERROR's in all DMS updates, but as i kept on updating
- >i simply also updated the info in the read error map, so
- >when DMS 1.53 unpacked a disk packed using DMS 1.51 . DMS v1.53
- >did not detect those read-errors on found using the DMS 1.51.
- >this version will detect old read-errors found using DMS 1.51-53
- >and newer versions.
-
-
- (SIMPLY: DMSWIN REMOVED!)
- > Firstly, DMSWIN was NEVER really intended updated by me, but
- > I just included a few options as the verify in it.
- > But due to the way DMSWIN was made, a lot of people got
- > only problems using the new version, I might say, that i didnt
- > do it well.
- > but from now on, its all gone.
- > The registered version includes a completely new DMS which
- > got ALL-IN-ONE. And it will not take up more memory because the
- > executable file is larger, only diskspace.
- > but you got the DMS COMMANDLINE version,DMS WINDOW version
- > in one file. And a preferences can be made so DMS will
- > only start in commandline mode for those who which to, and
- > as DMSWIN for WORKBENCH users..
- > If DMS is started from workbench it will automatically start
- > the DMS WINDOW version.
-
-
-
- UPDATES:
-
- *1
- From this version DMS will be able to read PCx: disks,
- if they are using the Workbench/Crossdos MS/PCDOS devices.
- Both 720K and 1.44 Megabytes disks.
-
- *2
- For easier use of the combined use of HD disks on PC systems and
- Amiga computers, I made some changes in the way of reading
- High density disks.
- Its now two seperate options....
- If PC is added to the command line it will read a PC disk using
- the PCx: device.
- If HD is added to the command line it will read the disk in drive
- as a high density disk, either in PC or AmigaDOS format.
- AmigaDOS is default.
-
-
- *3
- DMS and DMSWIN are now all-in-one... only a single executable,and
- prefs also inside the executable...
- A completely new DMSWIN, faster decompression than the old
- version. and much better icon handling.
- (ONLY FOR REGISTERED USERS, SO GO AND FILL OUT THE REGISTER NOTE)
- ( AND SEND IT TO ParCon Software, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE DMSWIN )
-
-
- *4
- The DMS APPEND option have now been modified to work with all
- combinations of packing (HEAVY1/HEAVY2/NONE)
-
-
- *5
- DMS is using "if possible" the SHI VIRUS bootblock library, for
- detecting viruses in the bootblock.
- Read for more information the files included in the directory
- about SAFE HEX INT.
- you can find the latest bootblock.library, in this directory too.
-
- > DIRECTORY NAME: SHI-TOOLS
- >HOW TO USE IT:
- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- >Well, for you, the user, it's really very simple!
- >
- >Just install the Bootblock.library in your LIBS: directory, and
- >install the Bootblock.brainfile in your L: directory!
- >
- >There, that wasn't so hard, was it? 8-)
- >
- >Now the library/brainfile are ready for use by any program that
- >supports them!
- >
- >Happy virus-hunting!
- ******************************************************************
- * A NOTATION TO FUTURE UPDATES OF THIS UTILITY: Bootblock.library*
- * It is not legal (by law of Commodore), *
- * to use uppercase letters in the library name. *
- * I had several problems with opening this library because of *
- * this , and I think others have the same problem. *
- ******************************************************************
- * ALWAYS USE lower-case LETTERS IN THE LIBRARY NAME RECOGNITION. *
- ******************************************************************
-
-
-
- *6
- the REPACK option was first of all not working at all, in the
- way it should. It would take a maximum of 80 packed tracks
- whatever it was 80 tracks consisting of trk0's and so on.
- It is now changed and it is also possible to use the NOTEXT
- option here, so text adds will be skipped when repacking.
- And all appended tracks will be transfered to the new dms
- archive.
-
-
- *7
- Added a "FILE_ID.DIZ" option, named DIZTEXT, which allow you
- to add a BBS information text to the .DMS file.
-
-
- *8
- ALL NEW UPDATES OF DMS WILL BE RELEASED AS A .RUN (SELF-EXTRACTING)
- FILE. SO ONLY THESE FILES ARE VALID UPDATE VERSIONS.
-
-
- ************************************************************************
-
- BUGS FIXED IN DMS v1.53
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- FIRSTLY:
- DMS CANNOT READ/WRITE PCx: DISKS (PC FORMATTED).
- and have never been able to.
-
- PRODIGY found a bug *MADE IN V1.11*, which I didnt really think
- about when I made DMS to work with fastfile system disks..
- and this is true that the OLD dms v1.11 cannot unpack those
- disks, and therefor I have changed "NEEDED VERSION"
- to be v1.51 for unpacking FFS disks.
-
-
- >Famous'O'hack thought that reading a ROM version number to get the
- >Kickstart version number was a BUG? no way! i did not want a
- >fake kickstart version, so to read the ROM version number which
- >works for ALL kickstarts.. i took the datas directly from the ROM
- >But due to lameness, I fixed it so people like him , don't do
- >lame fixed version... but its done... so he must be proud of himself.
-
- >When DMS reported VERIFY ERRORS the program just said track 0 even on
- >other tracks than 0....
-
- >The same goes for the READ-ERROR routine, but it is repaired now..
- >the fill routine for the READ-ERROR was also incorrect, that is fixed
-
-
- I have 2 times forgotten to include the INSTBOOT program for the
- DMSTEST program, this is now included in the archive...
-
- The DMSTEST Program included in previous packages, was only a
- 680x0 version.. i have now placed 2 version, one 68000 and an 680x0.
-
-
-
-
- NEWS IN DMS v1.52
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-
-
- READ ERROR detection
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- DMS did not report is a BAD track was read, and that is now fixed
- so when packing/unpacking the track, you will be notified about the
- bad track.
-
-
-
- DMSWIN is also 99% updated
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- I have now included an updated DMSWINDOW version which supports
- all features except for the append option.
- DMSWIN documentation included in the archive.
-
-
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Other improvements:
- *******************
-
- Bootblock installer for Virus infected disks..
- Normally the Bootblock detecter would install the infected disk
- with a Kickstart 1.3 bootblock, but this version installs your
- infected disk with an updated installed Bootblock (Kickstart 2.x/3.x).
-
- More exact viewing information about the .dms file to be unpacked,
- which Kickstart version needed to use this disk..
- FileSystem info..e.t.c..
-
-
-
-
- ***************************************************************************
- ***************************************************************************
- ***************************************************************************
- ***************************************************************************
-
-
- COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
-
- Device-Masher System v2.01
- Copyright 1993-94 , ParCon Software.
-
-
- You can register your version of the Device-Masher System
- by filling out the registration text included with the package.
- It costs $30 to register DMS.
-
- And by being a registered user, you will receive the latest
- updates of Device-Masher System(DMS), and other utilities
- made by Parcon, such as Aktion Replay PRO updates.
-
- And suggestions for improvements can be sent to:
-
- ParCon software.
- v. Michael Pendec
- Islandsh0jparken 5, st.th.
- DK-2990 NIVAA
- DENMARK
-
-