Hi!
14-Мар-2004 07:55 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Lilly) wrote to
[EMAIL PROTECTED], "Arkady V.Belousov":
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>> Which OS you was use for tests?
JL> FreeDOS
Probably, bug in FreeDOS kernel. I think, Bart may/should clarify this,
may this is expected behavior.
>> Completely incorrect results: boot records says, that this is FAT32,
>> whereas OS says, that this is FAT16. Any file write should be dangerous.
>> Looks like this diskette was prepared by NT-family (XP?) - boot sector
>> mentions NTLDR.
JL> Correct. WinXP Pro (incorrectly) allows me to set format of ZIP-100 disks to
JL> FAT32,
I don't sure that this is incorrect - URL, which gives Luchezar,
doesn't says why FAT32 volumes _must_ be >128 Mb, there is only
recomendation. Moreover, if MS-FORMAT allows to format 100 Mb as FAT32 (and
XP works with it flawlessly?), then this should be accepted by us also.
JL> which ends up non-bootable.
Do you mean, that
- XP formats to FAT16 and makes bootable: diskette boots
- XP formats to FAT32 and makes bootable: diskette bot boots
?
JL> SpinRite which uses FreeDOS incorrectly 'claims' to have successfully
JL> formatted such FAT32 ZIP-100 disks.....yet fail to boot.
This is question for Steve, author of SpinRite.
JL> THAT is the focal point of troubles with FreeDOS I'm having.
JL> SpinRite uses FreeDOS for it's formatting functions.
No, DOS doesn't used for "formatting functions", DOS is only host OS
(for program) and it may present file system information for application.
JL> Under WinXP Pro, a ZIP-100 (incorrectly) formatted as FAT32 is NOT getting
JL> correctly formatted. Shouldn't it (SR/FreeDOS) give an error message about
JL> incorrect file format/bad bootsector?
I think, it should use FAT32 as FAT32.
>> If you test this under FreeDOS, you should report this to Steffen Kaiser,
>> author of command.com.
JL> What's his e-mail address?
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2. He subscribed here.
3. You may/should (also) use bugzilla to report error.
I think, beforehand you should find ways how to reproduce the problem.
Also, don't forget to download latest kernel and shell from freedos.sf.net.
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