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Version 1.3 of BFFS (Read-Write) Distribution is 2-Feb-94
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Berkeley Fast Filesystem AmigaDOS, Copyright 1991-1994 Chris Hooper
BFFSFilesystem allows you to mount (and use) Unix filesystems directly
under AmigaDOS. Function in the operating system is similar in form to
MessyDos (⌐) by Olaf Seibert or a CD-ROM filesystem for the Amiga.
This is the first read-write version of the filesystem. And, although
I have done a fair amount of testing, you should not consider this
package stable or otherwise bug-free.
The original package (1.0 release) was co-authored by Bill Moore and
Chris Hooper. Bill Moore has since acquired other projects, so this
product will be maintained and supported entirely by Chris Hooper.
Compatibility
This package has been tested (working) with:
hardware: Amiga 500, 1000, 2000, and 3000
software: OS 2.04 and softkicked OS 2.04
I see no reason why it should not work with any other Amiga hardware
or OS configuration.
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BFFS PACKAGE DISTRIBUTED FILES
doc/legal_information
Please read this first. By using this product you automatically
agree to all terms and conditions stated in the above file.
BFFSFileSystem - Berkeley FFS implementation filesystem for AmigaDOS
This is the first release of the Read-Write version of the
filesystem. Since it is the first release, the possibility
of grave data corruption exists for filesystems with parameters
which have not been tested. Please see the program documentation
for situations which have been tested.
MountList.BFFS - Sample AmigaDOS mountlist for filesystem
The information contained in this MountList is explained in
detail in the user manual.
bin/BFFSTool - Amiga gadtools utility to monitor filesystem performance
and modify current operating parameters. See the user manual
for operating instructions.
bin/dumpfs - Show various Berkeley Fast Filesystem parameters; this
includes information in the disk label (if present) as well
as the superblock and cylinder group summary information.
This tool requires the filesystem already be mounted.
bin/dcp - Copy from files to devices and visa versa. See the separate
documentation included for this package for details.
bin/ln - Create hard and soft links (usage is similar to UNIX ln command)
bin/chown - Change file Ownership (per AmigaDOS 3.0 packet)
bin/mknod - Create Unix special device nodes
bin/rdb - Show/modify the RDB (Rigid Disk Block) area of an Amiga disk
bin/els - Quick and dirty directory lister showing extended AmigaDOS 3.0
permissions and file owner/group.
bin/newfs - 4.3 BSD Tahoe source ported to the Amiga.
This program will create a new BSD filesystem within the bounds of
the specified partition. This tool requires the filesystem already
be mounted. A diskchange should be done on the partition following
the new filesystem creation.
bin/fsck - 4.3 BSD Tahoe source ported to the Amiga
This program will check the consistency of the filesystem specified.
It will also NOT work correctly with SunOS 4.1.2 newfs'ed partitions,
as Sun has changed its cylinder summary information slightly.
The filesystem MUST be quiescent before starting fsck. If the
filesystem is modified, you must perform a diskchange on the
partition to ensure continued data consistency.
bin/diskpart - 4.3 BSD Tahoe source ported to the Amiga
This program allows you to create and/or edit the disk boot
label information stored in the first sector of the disk
(Amiga disk partition). When creating a new disk label, if
you do not specify the partition type, one will automatically
be created for you specifying parameters which fit inside the
the AmigaDOS partition.
doc/user_manual - Documentation on how to get started and maintain
your BSD filesystems under AmigaDOS.
doc/release_notes.BFFS - Filesystem operation (code) changes since
previous releases of the BFFS package.
doc/BFFSTool.doc - documentation for BFFSTool
doc/dcp.doc - documentation for dcp
doc/legal_information.dcp - legal information pertaining to dcp
doc/dumpfs.doc - documentation for dumpfs
doc/ln.doc - documentation for ln
doc/chown.doc - documentation for chown
doc/mknod.doc - documentation for mknod
doc/rdb.doc - documentation for rdb
doc/els.doc - documentation for els
etc/disktab - predefined disktypes for disklabel (not absolutely needed)
etc/Raw_Sun_Floppy_label - if you want to put a Sun label on a floppy
so that a Sun can use it, you need to format
the floppy, newfs the floppy, then
dcp Raw_Sun_Floppy_label BF0:
If BF0: is the name of your BFFS floppy device.
etc/HD_Raw_Sun_Floppy_label - This is the 1.44MB version of the Sun floppy
label (for high density floppy drives)
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This package was written by Chris Hooper (cdh@mtu.edu)
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