Re: Weird problems again with freeMiNT beta2.7/8

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

Hi!

> >> You *do* use Thing to eject the Zips, right? Don't just press the
> >> eject-button, this might eject the disk before the cache is flushed. I
> >> haven't had any problems with my Zip with 2.8.
> >
> >Be careful with writeback cache on removable medias!
> 
> Yep, I learned this the hard way.

I added XHReserve/XHLock support for removable medias.
 
> >You can solve this problem with a larger root directory or store the 
> >files in a subdirectory. Or you use FAT32 (no limit on root dir).
> 
> Is there a way to enlarge the root directory without partitionating the zip?

No.

> >What do you mean with halted? If you use writeback cache the kernel sync 
> >the filesystem automatically each 5 seconds. On slow medias (like Zip) 
> >that need some time if there are a lot of modified cache entries.
> 
> I was/still using for the zip a writeback cache of 500 kb (good?)
> Should it be better if I don't use this at all for the zip?

Test it, but without writeback mode your drive is synced every time. This 
will be much slower.

> I was copying 203 small files ( 23 kb together). During this there was two 
> little pauses (maybe 1 sec). 

Yes, drive is synced in this time.

> I just tried it again. Yes indeed after 5 secs the first interupt 
> appeared. The second one 5 secs later.


Tschuess
   ...Frank

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