>On megascsi I think all your partitions are the same size
>(except maybe for the last one), and all start at the same
>point. This would mean when you change disks you always get
>the same partitiontable.
Nope! In MegaSCSI you can define the size of each partition (when formatting
the device) with any amount of sectors. When you change the disk you don't
need to do nothing if the new disk has the same partitionning layout as the
previous; else, you must only to run the partition changer.
However the most normal (and logical) case is to act as you say: making all
the partitions of the same size (32MB) except the last one.
>You have to take care ofcourse that you have command.com on
>the first partition.
This is not necessary if you boot from the SRAMdisk (that is, if you assign
it to drive A:). This is very useful, because you have the same booting
state regardless of the inserted disk.
>but then again, if you have to copy a lot from one zip to an
>other, you have to use the ramdisk, since it cannot see
>which zipdisk is inserted...
That's right. Maybe patching any hook on the disk work area this can be
solved, because for check the disk change it is enough to read the serial
number on the boot sector, and this is independent of the controller.
>Another good thing about Mega-SCSI is that you don't need to reboot your
>MSX when you change the Zip disk. Just exchange it, even if it's the only
>SCSI device.
Are you meaning that you need reset when you change the disk with other SCSI
controllers?! Wow, now I'm really happy to have bought the MegaSCSI!
> Mega-SCSI rulez.
It's only that MegaSCSI designers took some time using the brain before the
construction step. It is not so difficult.
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