I'd say it was volume size, not file system, that's the problem with the app you describe. The app probably checks available space while starting up to verify there's enough room for it's temporary files. Until well into the PPC era, volumes over 2 GB weren't possible with HFS. The app determines the has problems and won't start (in order to avoid data corruption. Try formatting a small volume HFS+ or a 3.9 GB partition HFS and see what happens.
On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 07:50 PM, Scott Holder wrote: > At 08:55 PM 1/21/2003 -0800, you wrote: >> I don't know why this wouldn't be true. Normal applications don't have >> direct access to the file system, that's handled by the OS. As long as >> the OS supports a file system, apps should be none the wiser. > > This should be true, but doesn't always seem to be. I've run into a few > normal apps that hav trouble. One I can think of off hand is an old > game > called Fury of the Furries. It ran fine on my 68ks, crashed on my > PPCs. I > thought for awhile it was not compatible with PPC until I tried it on > my > Duo 2300 and found it worked, and in fact had a "Accelerated for > PowerPC" > scroller on start. > > On a whim, tried making a couple hundred meg Disk Copy image on my main > PPC, a 6500 with a 4 gig drive, copied it there, and it ran fine. > Tried a > real HD formatted with HFS, and it still ran fine. > > No real clue why, it's just a rather diverting platform game that > doesn't > seem to do any direct access, yet it seems to matter. > > As with most things with computers in general, logic doesn't always > work ;) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
