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Short: V1.03 Format replacement w/ >4GB support + C source.
Author: jack@lyyra.kempele.fi (Jarkko Vatjus-Anttila)
Uploader: tumu@kempele.fi (Tuomas Lukinmaa)
Version: 1.03
Type: disk/misc
Replaces: Format64.lha
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This work is based on the NewFormat V1.00 by Dave Schreiber!
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BACKUP YOUR DRIVE BEFORE USING THIS PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN
TESTING IT WITH MY 6.4 GIG SEAGATE, IT MAY STILL CONTAIN BUGS.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
For some time ago I purchased 6.4GB Seagate Medalist but only
to see that the part of the disk that exceeded 4GB border was
unusable. I updated my scsi.device to 43.23 and FastFileSystem
to 43.19 but although they support 64 bit device commands, you
need a FORMAT command to support them, too.
Because I didn't find any freeware Format replacement that could
handle 64 bit addressing range, I decided to adapt the needed
features in NewFormat by Dave Schreiber. Just because the command
is just what I've been looking for, and besides, it had sources
included with it.
1.03 fixes following:
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- Format loop rewritten. I got strange bug reports about the format
sequence. If this version does not fix the problems, then your
drive controller doesn't work.
- Format64 used 64bit commands with all >4GB drives although they
should be used only with the partitions exceeding the 4GB border.
Now fixed.
- Removed some printf's to keep new format engine compatible with
the GUI.
Well, it works with me and now I have all of my 6.5GB online...
Have fun, Format64 has been compiled with StormC 1.1.1
- Jarkko Vatjus-Anttila