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This is a binary only interim release of minixfs 0.60 pl2 and friends. This
file gives some very brief notes about changes from 0.55. This file should be
used in conjunction with the notes given in the 0.55 distribution.
Although this is binary only I plan to release sources later for the
final version.
Notes:
minix.xfs This is version 0.60 pl2. Some changes have been made to improve
I/O performance. Also, the disk change code has been brought in
line with MiNT 1.05. If you have problems with earlier versions
of MiNT then a few forced disk changes (ESC with a minixfs
active window under GEM) should at least make the minix
partitions recognisable. Note also that file translation modes
are now partition specific; you can have different modes for
different drives.
minit.ttp Two minor changes. There is now a forced disk change when a
filesystem is created. This means that there should be no need
to reboot after creating a minix filesystem; it should be
recognisable instantly (mfsconf is useful for this: doing
mfsconf X: will give an error if X: is not recognised as minix).
minit -t now not only checks for lrecno but also for the lrecno
bug. This is a stoopid bug that makes partitions larger than
64Mb impossible (well actually not quite: I'm working on a
solution).
mfsconf.ttp Gives a bit more info when used to enquire the modes.
fsck.ttp This is completely new. It allows interactive and
non-interactive checking and repair of minix filesystems. To
just check do an 'fsck -n X:', this prevents fsck writing to
the filesystem. 'fsck X:' allows interactive repair, you are
asked yes/no questions about what you want fixing. In general
all but the multiply allocated blocks question can be safely
answered with a 'y'. There are other options, but you don't
want to know about those. NB Don't do an fsck -R just for fun,
it will trash the root directory !!!
Kindly take note: THIS IS A PRE-ALPHA RELEASE AND ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE IT TO
BE FAIRLY STABLE I MAKE NO GUARANTEE.
If you spot any bugs please let me know saying:
1. Version of MiNT and minix.xfs.
2. Type of filesystem (V1 or V2), its size and directory increment.
3. The kind of hard disk (capacity) and driver software.
4. As much other info as possible: any relevant ALERT/TRACE/DEBUG output and
if possible some sequence where I can (hopefully) recreate the bug.
DO NOT EXPECT TO GET A REPLY TO USENET QUERIES. I cannot access Usenet and
cannot afford (in both time and money) to sift through Usenet traffic. Any
queries should be addressed to:
shenson@csm.ac.uk
This is currently a bit intermittent and I may lose mail or be unable to read
mail for several days due to it being down. I'm working on finding another
account.