Re: VFAT kernel considerations

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann@prinz-atm.cs.Uni-Magdeburg.DE>]

Hi!

> Well, every file should have a standard 8+3 filename as well as a
> VFAT-entry, so if the FAT is readable by TOS it's also quite possible
> to boot plain TOS. I actually do this on a STE I have, it normally
> runs MagiC (SH204, only one partition) with VFAT enabled on the boot
> drive. There are no problems in booting TOS on that drive.

Yes, but I mean TOS crash if you read a directory with VFAT entrys.
I don't know it exactly.

> The problem with MagiC is that the kernel crashes and the cache never
> gets flushed. I just wondered if there is some sort of mechanism in
> MiNT to flush the cache when things crashes. However, MiNT is very
> stable here so this isn't really a problem.

:-)


Tschuess
   ...Frank

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