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Display File Systems; version 5.10 15-01-2003 (c) 1994-2003; Jan van Wijk
----------------------------[ www.dfsee.com ]-------------------------------
Version 5.xx is the best tested, and most feature-rich DFSee ever!
The most important changes are the 32-bit DOS version that runs in just 200 Kb
of DOS memory and is as powerfull as the OS2 and NT versions, and lots of
progress indicators as well as a few new commands.
H I S T O R Y 5 . X X
========================
5.10 14-01-2003 LVM Opt -R + support USB-memory-sticks (1 sect/track)
LVMSHOW Use -R option on LVM to avoid creation of LVM info
SIM/WIPE Cleanup of . $ .NNN and 'this' symbolic values
CLONE Use 0xFE as bad-sector pattern (eye-catcher)
DFSee <F12> collapses desktop/scroll-buffer window
FATSIM Added -z option for .IMZ compressed FAT images
PART Added FreeBSD/OpenBSD OEM/format to table display
GEO Fixed rare errors on OS2/DOS with forced geometry
SETTYPE Made 4th parameter (old type) optional again
WIPE New "z" as zero-pattern shortcut parameter
PRESTORE Added more detail to all confirmation dialogs
PART/MAP Fix logical/wasted freespace text display
VIRT Allow .PDX files older than 5.06 to be used
SETBOOT Using more detailed confirmation dialogs
DFSTART Changed default base-filename to DFSTARTX.*
DFSUNFD Fixed special cases GEO and ALL parameters
5.09 02-01-2003 LVM Fixed addition of (delete) in LVM dialog screen
5.08 01-01-2003 DFSUNFD Improved progress reporting and error handling
RUN Find .DFS scripts in exe-directory or on the PATH
Main EXE return value in range 0..254 (for DOS batch)
Startup Finetuning of logo, about text and registration
WALK Improved bad MBR/EBR detection and warning message
SIM/WRIM Speedup when using compression (upto 2x faster!)
CR Don't allow 0x00 type, new type 0xDF=DFSee-TMP
Many mcs-numbers now accept Gb, Kb, Heads and Track units
LVM Add warning when creating a new LVM/JFS partition
Dialogs More info on DELETE/START/SETA/SETTYPE/FAT2OS/PCLEAR
PART Fixed disknumber display for more than 10 disks
PART/MAP Changed freespace naming for better readability
PART/MAP Added diskname to display, LVM or DFSee-generated
FDISK Recognize sectors cleared with 0xF6 pattern
5.07 12-12-2002 DFSUNFD Optimized further by using DFSUNFD.DFS native script
DFSUNFD Fixed abort on unregistred versions (no dfsee.key)
LVM Fix to get a unique PartitId with basePsn + disknr
PART Display type 0x44 as Adaptec-GoBack/Restore (Win-ME)
5.06 05-12-2002 SETBOOT Fixed access-violation in DFSWIN.EXE on rebooting
PART -c or '+c' or '++c' performs CHECK on each partition
LVM -D forces default values to be used (delete existing)
FIND Fixed UNICODE search when using the -u[:str] option
LVM Renamed from LVMSET + cleanup of code and docs
VCU Clear old info and generate new default LVM info
SETTYPE Use smart FAT sector-type assign 01/04/06/0b/0c
LVMSET JFS signature-sectors are now updated (name/letter)
LVMSET -d:disknr works with more options and parameters
LVMSET speedup of single-partition work, removed itterator
LVMSET * operates on ALL partitions (or all on one disk)
Commands -Q option surpresses all output for this command
MAP Display textual warning if MBR is unreadable
CREATE -L option for automatic LVMSET after create
CREATE Use smart FAT sector-type assign 01/04/06/0b/0c
LVMSET -c -d -n option: CRC and diskname update
LVMSET -V option, request default new volumename
FDISK almost modeless, commands work from all FS modes
NTFS fixed Init bug with MFT 'inconsistent structure'
LVMSET activated by the F8 function-key, start dialog
ALLOC show the partition-MAP when in FDISK mode
LVMSET Added 'sync start/size' checkboxe to dialog window
TRANS WARNING on illegal head/sect numbers being used
LVMSET -P option/switch forces dialogs to be default
LVMSET Added specific interactive dialog for update
DFSREAD Clear buffer to zeroes on read errors
VIRTUAL fixed trap for bad .PDx geometry values
Commands restructured code for addition of dialogs/menus
Startup Run the native profile.dfs script when present
CLONE Reduced amount of screen output before confirm
MODE Set display size and windowing dynamically
RESIZE Automatic execution of LVMSET after resize
DISK Add 2nd German Warp-4 version to MBR list
5.05 11-11-2002 RESIZE Allow resize of UNKNOWN filesystems (with warning)
FAT2OS FIXBOOT fixed OEM-name for OS/2 bootsector on FAT
EDIT Activate with F2 and Alt-E/A/U/H for prompted edit
EDIT automatic write back (prompted) unless -w- option
WRITE new confirmation and new -at:sn option/prompt
HPFS changed text "boot code area" to "micro-FSD"
CLONE Fixed order of to/from in confirmation dialog
NTFS Support partition/file sizes upto 2048 Gb
NTFS Fix IMG extent-display (when no bootsector present)
DFSee Added functions for HUGE size display (> 4Gb)
NTFS Accept partial corrupted MFT records
SIM/WRIM -First and -size options instead of arguments
WIPE -First, -size and -Prompt options
FILEFIND Find dir-entry for file(s) on FAT filesystem
SUBFIND Find subdirectories sectors (. and ..) on FAT
DFSee Removed all DOS16 specific code preparing for menus
5.04 26-10-2002 Read: -A: switch, number of read-attempts (retry on error)
DFSee -O: switch, Output Normal, Verbose, Quiet or Maximum
DFSee -E: switch, ignore, quit or confirm generic errors
CLONE -E: option, ignore, quit or confirm on read errors
SIM: -E: option, ignore, quit or confirm on read errors
DISK: Windows-98 added to MBR list
DFSTART Allow one-digit sequence number for resulting files
DFSUNFD Use -data option on export to save important sectors
IMPORT: new -data option, reads sector contents from a file
EXPORT: new -data option, saves sector contents to a file
DISK: VirtualPC, DRDOS, MSDOS 6.22-NL, Win-XP in MBR list
CA: Fixed MFT/FNODE allocation check display
VIRT: automatic filename.PDx template extension for init
DISK: Linux GRUB boot loader in MBR list
5.03 01-10-2002 DFSTART Allow a '-Q' switch to stop session automatically
DISK: Added Warp 4 English and German to recognized MBR's
CHECK: Allow check on volumes when already selected
VOL: Minor updates, analyse FAT32 trap
5.02 22-09-2002 NEWMBR std code now I13X capable, error messages in English
NEWMBR -I option to load MBR bootcode image from a file
CREATE -I option for initialization image from a file
PART Support -t- option, to surpress display of table
PART Display one-line MBR descriptions with '-m' option
DISK Display MBR description for well-known MBR bootcode
PART Mark partitions without LVM info as "--No-LVM-info-
VIRTUAL fixed geometry bug on VRE/VIRTUAL itterations
VIRTUAL automatic PRESTORE to VIRTUAL using .PDx file
VMAKE use VIRTUAL as a more readable synonym
VSTAT show usage and R/W status for all virtual disks
CHECK finetuning of the allocation progress-bar sizes
PREST no sector confirmation, when using the "-c-" option
FINDCP stop search after 1st CP found, unless "-All" option
5.01 10-09-2002 PART LVM 'bootable' indicator for non-volume partition
PART Add warning on multiple extended container
PART Fix CHS warnings for log outside container
ALLOC Fixed FAT alloc display trap on empty partition
CREATE Fixed CHS for sectors >= 64 on CREATE
DISK Add warning on sectors/track >= 64
DISK Force extended Int13 use on GEO cyl >= 1024 with -I-
DISK Display 'deleted' partentry too (type == 0)
DISK ext-int13 data to EDD 3.0 spec and -I- sw
Display Non-windowed, no status on last cmd and -Q
MAP Fixed map -g to show geometry again
SETBOOT Auto 'show' on SETBOOT change, fix warning
WRIM Fixed WRIM write bufsize on compressed data (BUG!)
5.00 05-08-2002 DFSDOS 32-bit dos extended version, full function
FIXBOOT Fixed FAT FIXBOOT for OS2/MSDOS/IBMDOS bootsector
DIRFIND fixed finding files for FAT32 partitions
CHECK added statusline progress and progress-bar
COMP new command to compare partitions, images and disks
Status progress on statusline for long-running commands
Option -b for buffer size SCAN/SIM/WRIM/CLONE/COMP/WIPE
SCAN Improved SCAN speed and use new progress display
CHECK fixed HPFS codepage errors and various FAT problems
SLT allow 400.000 files / 300 Gb HPFS in DOS version
DELFIND fixed logfile-format on FILEFIND/DELFIND command
FS allow specific modes like FAT16 or FAT32
LOG support resuming previous logfile with 'log .'
QUERY fixed 'query fv/fp/fl' values
CHECK allow checking volumes too, not just partitions
Added <Esc> check to multicmd to avoid DFSUNFD problems
New registration format and name for 5.xx: dfsee.key
H I S T O R Y 4 . X X
========================
4.28 08-07-2002 NTFS initialization, avoid infinite loop on damaged MFT
PART autoPid, previous partition selectable as 'part 0'
CREATE autoPid, created partition selectable as 'part 0'
CREATE use '-d:disknr' on autoshow commands that end in '-r'
PART new '-d:disknr' restricts output to a single disk
PART new '-?' option or '?' parameter will display usage
RESIZE textual updates; fixed -max limit rounding bug
LVMSET easy navigation using 'd' and 'x' commands afterwards
LVMSET now has an LVMSHOW alias and shows size in Mb too
LVMSET added -s option to synchronize size & LSN values
LVMSET allow -v- and -p- to delete volume and partition name
4.27 24-06-2002 DFSIPART.CMD/BAT new script to create/restore partition images
CREATE -o option for automatic open partition after create
DIRFIND add -l:wildcard option to list files automatically
VOL better BASE size determination (OS/2) for imaging
WRIM better warning on imagefile being too small
RESIZE '-m' option resizes to the partition size (expand)
RESIZE is now a synonym for TRUNC, and the prefered name
DIRFIND fixed parsing for the path parameter to make it work
FINDBASE HPFS, set correct base END value as well as start
PART added new XPLDM type for Win-XP Logical Volume Manager
WIPE changed default pattern from 'DfsWiped' to zeroes
TRUNC support resize to a LARGER size, upto partition size
MAP new '-g' option to force geo display (at startup)
Several source updates for WATCOM port (version 5.0 beta :-)
4.26 09-06-2002 SETLET etc, explicit warning dialogs on Win2000/XP and more
TYPE fixed trap for displaying a range of system types
reset pending 'abort' status for non-windowed use (trace)
BATCH command reintroduced for non-DOS, useful with scripts
PART some fixes allowing stable operation upto 80 partitions
MAP fixed bad output and traps on more than 54 partitions
MAP fixed trap after CR and no refresh using '-r'
4.25 30-05-2002 CR accept '83h' and '0x83' style hex numbers in options
CR fixed false-BM-name creation for NT (possible trap)
CLONE issue size warning only when really needed
START fdisk startable command, new 'Clear' option
PART changed color of freespace to cyan for readability
MAP Support -d:nr for disk and -d or '.' for current
CR Don't change current disk on CR PRI partition
DFSTART script, use 'dfstart' as fixed basename for files
4.24 28-05-2002 PL Auto display of LVM/JFS fake EBR sectors
CLONE no size-warning if no parameters given, just usage
CR '-d' or '-d:0' will use current disk (after VMA -o)
VMA '-o' option, making it the current disk (for CR -d)
4.23 23-05-2002 New FIXCHS command to match CHS values to LBA/geometry
New FILEFIND command to find HPFS/NTFS files for recovery
CLONE fix sector-limit at end and check destination size
CR improved confirmation dialog text with size and type
CR fix parsing of numeric values for '-t:' option
Allow trailing '\' on SAVEAS/RECOVER path for convenience
Report correct 'number of files recovered' after RECOVER
LIST new '+gs' option to list using the 'Sys' geometry
Use 'Sys' = system geometry when using OS r/w API's, this
fixes several bugs when using a forced geometry with 'GEO'
4.22 12-05-2002 New DFSTART script (BAT or CMD) for inexperienced users
New DFSIMAGE script to save or restore diskette images
New DFSAMPLE script as example to make your own scripts
FIND, WIPE and WIPELST: new -h, -a and -u options
PART Allow '-warnings' as option for readability
DFSDOS Fixed read/write to a volume (diskettes only)
DFSDOS Fixed a bug reading/writing large-disks
SIM: new '-b:nn' option and show compress/buffersize
WRIM: new '-b:nn' option to set buffersize upto 63
SIM: added confirmation dialog consistent with WRIM
WRIM: auto select .imz or .img image when file exists
WRIM: fixed imaging to/from floppy (bug since 4.13)
GEO: new command name, get/set disk/volume geometry
4.21 19-04-2002 Updated evaluation period for non-registred usage
WRIM: Fixed bug with compressed data (assert failure)
WRIM: Show list of imagefiles when directory is specified
PART: Improved handling of MBR without bootcode at startup
EDIT: allow batch mode when all values given (no prompting)
WRIM: speedup (multi sector) and better progress report
CREATE: changed dummy-CHS value to use more standard values
EDIT: fixed data garbling for -h: option (input Hex data)
PART: warnings for non-std dummy-CHS and wrong CHS values
PART: Added -w: warning selection options (see DFSCMDS.TXT)
CREATE: fixed cylinder alignment for -x:nnn option (off by 1)
WRIM: Added -test option (no real write)
4.20 16-04-2002 Updated intro-text to show the new "www.dfsee.com" domain
Fixed a CREATE failure whith multiple freespace areas and
specifying an exact location of the new partition. (-abs:)
Fixed wrong size on 1st of a multi-partition JFS volume
Fixed "DFSUNFD * all", actually a parser bug and possible trap
Added a confirmation dialog for external (unknown) commands
RECOVER "-E:" option allows ignoring errors, quit or confirm
RECOVER "-O:" option allows quiet, verbose or extreme verbose
Fixed passing of options without a value to the FDISK module
Allow numeric find types like "8" for searching FAT32 sectors
Set default find option to repeated search if no value specified
4.19 03-04-2002 Find dfsee.reg key in exe-dir even when it is not in the PATH
Allow system dates like 01-01-1999 in key verification
4.18 18-03-2002 Added 'edit' command prompting dialogs for position and data
Added JFS and NTFS Volumename to partition table displays
4.17 06-03-2002 ZEROFREE '-test' option and select with -part, -vol or -image
'wipe -f' and 'zerofree' command to wipe FREESPACE only
Updated FAT bootsector recovery, force FAT32 on 0b/0c type
Use script basename for $0, not full name, allows easy reuse
Large-file > 2Gb support on SIM and WRIM (OS2 4.50, JFS)
Large-file > 2Gb support on IM and VOL cmd (OS2 4.50)
TRUNCATE command implemented for HPFS filesystems
EXPAND an HPFS partition using DFSEE and CHKDSK (see DFSHOWTO)
Window-collapse to title with <F12>; to look behind a window
Instructions to create a 700 Kb free memory DOS BOOT diskette
to reliably run DFSDOS.EXE (see dfshowto.txt and DOSBOOT.ZIP)
4.16 22-02-2002 SCRIPTING, RUN native scripts with arguments (see DFSCRIPT.TXT)
MsgBox moved to upper-right corner avoiding text cluttering
Added say/sleep/autoshow to DFSMDOS; new 'REM' remark cmd
Fixed a size-calculation bug in DiskGeo and other displays
Replaced win/nowin commands by -w+ and -w- EXE-switches
Support HPFS386 deleted FNODE's; UNDELETE no OK on HPFS386
Made ignore-lock default (-i switch); removed 'batch' cmd
Allow comment on each DFSee command using the ';' character
Scroll horizontal now with the Alt + <> or Alt + . / Alt + ,
keys in the output window and in the MsgBox text
4.15 07-02-2002 Fixed NTFS 'check' command and SLT-build inconsistency
Removed external commands when working in shell mode '-S'
Improved CLONE confirmation dialog with FROM and TO info
Added warning dialog to CLONE when cloning non-disk to disk
Keep same maximum-PSN (end of disk) when new base is specified
Added '-7' switch to assure 7-bit ASCII will be used only
Larger scroll buffer, 4000 to 9000 lines (OS/2 and NT versions)
Fixed an off-by-1 error on find result offset reported
4.14 28-01-2002 Performance improvement for CLONE, WIPE, SIM and WRIM commands
'-S' global switch for 'shell' mode (disables quit and <F3>)
New LVMSET command to set volumename, partitionname, add or
remove from BM-menu and change/remove driveletter (hide)
4.13 22-01-2002 CLONE command to copy whole disks or partitions to another
PRESTORE accepts explicit filename to use an other disk
Added 'part -a' and 'part ++a' to display allocation maps
Added display of HPFS bootdrive in Bootsector display
Updated NTFS SLT and CHECK; Check now sets RC to #errors
NTFS supporting sparse/compressed files in allocation
Created DFSLDOS running in 310Kb = 317000 bytes (FDISK only)
Minor change in dialog button colors for readability
Added '-q' option to PART and DISK reducing displayed detail
4.12 08-01-2002 DFSTRUNC script updated to find suitable FAT/NTFS partition
Made DOS version run in 600Kb again (no HELP windows!)
Give 'trunc' usage even when no partition is selected
Made Cl2Lsn generic( CL command); Added NTFS truncation
Fix FAT alloc display bug with slightly off values
Added generic ALLOC display to NTFS and HPFS, autosized
4.11 26-12-2001 DFSTRUNC script to create freespace, truncating FAT partition
TRUNCATE cmd makes FAT(32) partitions smaller, keeping data!
BASE cmd enhanced with new options, overview: 'base -?'
PRESTORE options changed to '-list' and '-verbose' (was: vw)
Fixed ReadOnly after 'part xx' command and '-R' switch used
Fixed drive-letter assignment for WIN2000 and Win-XP
Allow reset of READONLY on a store with 'store x -R-'
Added warnings for extended-container size mismatches
Added EXE-switch '-p' for a pedantic warning level
Updated FIXBOOT for FAT32 to allow 'fixboot -spare'
Updated partition detailed display with better geometry
4.10 30-11-2001 Fixed several non-512 byte sector problems (CDROM traps)
Fixed several traps on bad HPFS sectors
Fixed trap-D with CDROM present (2048 bug, DFSUNFD 9 disks)
ReadOnly in status, and detect RO img; -R option on VOL/PART
Added -R switch/option forcing global read-only mode
Added -I switch forcing std Int13 use when cylinders < 1024
Fixed CHECK/SLT command, added -r option for refresh
Updated CR and SETBOOT for new parsers, added usage texts
Updated all cmd-parsers; DFSMDOS now runs in 380 Kb
-? = help on commandline switches, as in 'DFS -?'
-t = auto timestamp to screen and log (also on -q and -l)
-m = autoshow cmd, allowing multi-command too
Add Intel EFI spec GPT_DISK type (recognize Win-XP types)
Add "-r" and "-a" to "part" replacing the '!' option
Add "-e" option to settype and fixext allow work on extended
First parser usage in FIND / DELFIND, updated usage text
4.09 05-11-2001 Fixed garbage paint bug in status line & scroll buffer (OS2)
Some UI enhancements to the commandline/scroll-buffer:
Ctrl-left: one word backward; Ctrl-right: one word forward
Ctrl-B: clear to begin; Ctrl-E: clear to end of field
Esc or Ctrl-Backspace: clear whole entry field
Esc in scroll-buffer (after a <tab>) will move to entryfield
History recall with Ctrl+UP will now always get previous cmd
4.08 30-10-2001 Use DFSMDOS in DFSUNFD.BAT allowing low memory situations
Automatic scroll to end of output window before each command
New FATSIM and FATWRIM commands to save/restore fat tables
New FAT32 FINDROOT command, finding all possible root clusters
Added copy of the spare sectors (6&7) for FAT32 FIXBOOT
Added extra warning for create type 00 (usually an error)
Use spare MFT in NtfsInit if the base MFT is damaged
FAT directory display update so 'cl 0' is displayed as 'Root'
Search position of 1st and 2nd FAT if bootsector is damaged
Fixed FAT label display in partition-table display (part)
Added FAT32 rootdir location to standard bootsector display
Changed SWAP/EXT2 naming for type 82/83, more Linux centric
4.07 18-10-2001 Fixed BUG with multiple physical disks showing same information
Added '-x' commandline switch, avoids read diskinfo at startup
Added detection for EBR-loop, read will terminate at 100 EBR's
FIXBOOT for FAT and FAT32 (beta only, works on most partitions)
Show DIR of available imagefiles when IM parameter ends in '\'
4.06 15-10-2001 Added FAT32 2nd/3rd bootsector display with freespace value
Made 'nonstd type 0f' a non-critical warning ("part warn")
Show all critical warnings on PART display
Fixed extended-int13 usage for Thinkpads (and possibly others)
Added low available memory tests and warnings to DOS versions
4.05 10-10-2001 Store cmd improved; User can switch now with "store" command
Switch "-a" on DFS switches ANSI output OFF (clean output)
Fixed cmd-parser bug ('vma 1000 02' would select part 2)
Updated status line with 'Store' and partid display
Updated 'part -' to 'part ,' and 'part ,*'; improved output
Automatic re-read of diskinfo after FIXBOOT commands
Included fix for black buttons (texts) on full screen displays
4.04 01-10-2001 Fixed trap in DFSINFO.CMD on corrupted codepage sectors
New messages on corrupt codepage sectors in HPFS 'check'
Added some specific sector-displays to DFSUNFD script
Display last accessed PSN on some reported errors (like 0x87)
Reduced memory usage with 60Kb in DFSMDOS (non-windowed only)
Cleaned up registration code and messages
4.03 20-09-2001 Fixed trap in DFSINFO.CMD (any 'empty' command really)
Added Confirmation dialog messagboxes with help (Yes/No)
Added help system for every windowing item (F1)
Fixed "More .." bug with autoquit & batch mode
Nicer window frame on larger screens > 80x25
4.02 17-08-2001 New argv/option parser used (recover -u -8.3 -q ...)
Better scaling in FAT alloc; show last-used cluster
Fixed find-free BMPRIMARY entry at create
Fixed HPFS 'fixboot' with wrong superblock contents
Fixed NTFS 'findroot' when start is no MFT record
Read-failure msg on OpenDisk (error 31)
Fixed HPFS delfind for invalid parent Fnode
4.01 31-07-2001 fixed FAT32 with type-06 trap (multi-os installs!)
Improved DFSUNFD script, ALL-sector and Geometry parameters
new query options to query registration and version numbers
Commands in dfs*.txt ordered alphabetically now
Added dfsprint.cmd (with thanks to Peter 'webfoot' Skye)
4.00 18-07-2001 First SHAREWARE version; Improved LVM feature display
H I S T O R Y 3 . X X
========================
3.42 09-07-2001 'list +s' with sector-type description; DFSUNFD dsk-2 bug fix
3.41 07-07-2001 Improved DISK/WALK output; bug fixes; 'PL' updates sectorlist
Display of LVM feature sectors; HPFS hotfix display
Allow comment on any cmd using ';' (use % for delshow etc)
Fixed trap on illegal NTFS dates (win2000, $SECURE)
3.40 25-04-2001 JFS enhancements; DIRTY command and enhanced FIXBOOT
3.39 20-04-2001 First JFS support, display superblock and fixboot for JFS
Extra parameter on H|h and A|a cmd to force size in SECTORS
3.38 16-04-2001 LVM signature sec in PSAVE, PRESTORE and PL; BSFIND start 0
hpfs FINDCP & FIXSPARE commands; 'PART D:' works on multi JFS
3.37 06-04-2001 More LVM stuff, signature-sector, update to bsfind, CRC check
Minor changes to 'part', warnings only displayed on request
3.36 22-03-2001 Correct part-list on NT; 'DIRTY' cmd for HPFS; h/H 64 sectors
W2KBM avoids W2K CHKDSK screen; SETBOOT works with LVM BMGR
3.35 28-02-2001 NT native reboot & create 8.3 names on FAT in saveto/recover
3.34 26-11-2000 Never use (OS/2) LVM drive-letter info when using DFSNT
3.33 14-11-2000 No sudden exit from DFSNT when STDIO is redirected
3.32 23-07-2000 W2KBM cmd for BMGR with Win2000; VMAKE virtual disks
3.31 22-06-2000 NTFS fixboot made more forgiving on validity checking
3.30 19-06-2000 Recognize and handle corrupted NTFS boot-records better
3.29 18-06-2000 PRESTORE command implemented, making PSAVE useful at last
3.28 28-05-2000 Added Minor layout fixes to 'list' + DFSUNFD.CMD/DFSUNFD.BAT
3.27 23-05-2000 Added 'list +b' command, for 'bsfind' analysis (UNFDISK)
3.26 21-05-2000 Added 'list +s' command, shows sizes in Mb for 'bsfind' lists
3.25 01-05-2000 Added set driveletter to NT-version (SETL, CDR, NTMAP, NTDEV)
3.24 04-04-2000 Fixed traps on corrupt HPFS CodePages & BMGR names on CR/DEL
3.23 26-03-2000 Fixed undelete very long filenames and import large LSN files
3.22 21-03-2000 reboot using external-program fixed
3.21 14-03-2000 Minor fix to AUX module, several other small fixes
3.20 12-03-2000 New "-q" and "-b" startup options; AUX module, supports VRAID
3.19 05-03-2000 Set NT disk-admin signature with NEWMBR and NTSIGN cmds
3.18 28-02-2000 Minor fixes; F4=SCRFILE; fixed major CREATE bug! (upto 3.17)
New DFSMDOS.EXE, FDISK and most generic functions only, runs
in minimal memory environments (needs about 330 Kb to run)
3.17 11-02-2000 New PSAVE command; New 'PART -' output format; Cylsize in Geo
3.16 31-01-2000 Show proper offset in edit HEX dump; Fixed 'SCREEN ON' cmd
3.15 26-01-2000 NT FDISK mapping; PCLEAR cmd; Find Unicode strings; TYPE fix
3.14 06-01-2000 Fixed FAT check bug; Fixed trap on NTFS CheckAlloc (DELFIND)
3.13 02-01-2000 Fixed history corruption (DFSDOS); added history display
3.12 01-01-2000 HPFS B-tree display fix; updated QUERY cmd; F-keys & history
3.11 29-12-1999 FAT2OS cmd => OS2,NT,IBMdos, MSdos; QUERY cmd sets exit-code
3.10 29-10-1999 PC-LINT check; NTFS undelete BETA (DELFIND, SAVETO, RECOVER)
3.09 19-10-1999 FAT display EA bug; NTFS MFT fixes and display enhancements
3.08 26-09-1999 NTFS MFT fix; offset in part-table hex-dump
3.07 14-09-1999 Added DIR LSN ref to HPFS check msg 2000; Minor fix SET cmd
3.06 05-09-1999 LVM sector access via nav.xtra; version in prompt; SET cmd
3.05 30-08-1999 NTFS MFT allocation update; find deleted MFT records
3.04 15-08-1999 Aurora GEO; display speedup; UNDELETE speedup + enhancements
NTFS improved MFT display and translation functions
3.03 04-08-1999 DFSDOS Ext-Int13 fix; ANSI colours cleanup; display sizes
3.01 25-07-1999 Windowing enhancements; DFSDOS fixes; More LVM support
3.00Σ 09-07-1999 New 'bsfind' command to find bootsectors quickly
3.00ß 07-07-1999 Small but significant fixes for text-based windowing
3.00 10-07-1999 win/nowin commands and LOGO text; dirfind cmd fixed
2.99 28-06-1999 More minor fixes; introduction of text-based windowing
2.96 11-05-1999 Minor fixes in LVM display, find and delfind commands
2.94 20-04-1999 LVM and minor JFS display updates; plist LVM + plist WALK
2.93 07-04-1999 Reboot internal for DOS/OS2, DFSNTX.EXE for NT; geo at start
2.92 31-03-1999 Added some more system-types (TYPE); minor fixes DOS2OS
2.91 28-03-1999 New NTFS MIR cmd; .NNN, BM-name and cleanup fixes; TYPE cmd
2.90 25-03-1999 FDISK delete; newmbr; settype; setaccess; startable; create
plist; dos2os; cleanup; setboot
2.89 16-02-1999 Fix Fnode-display for huge 0-size file; DFSDOS ANSI detect
2.88 15-02-1999 Final touch on MAP display; DFSBW/DFSQUICK.bat more generic
2.87 14-02-1999 minor MAP display updates; No auto-read diskinfo
2.86 07-02-1999 Fixed WRIM doc; MAP command; TRANS command; small fixes
2.85 25-01-1999 NT admin warning; Small FAT bugfix; TrackZero freespace
2.81 16-12-98 Allow "diskgeo" for images & non-alpha chars in *.img name
2.80 13-12-98 DOS Cyl count fix; TZDFSEE dates; NTFS RunList; list +d / +c
2.84 24-01-1999 Calculated CHS warnings/info; FreeSpace info; list +g
fixext cmd fixes 0f-type extended partitions back to 0x05
setptype cmd changes type of any partition to any value
2.83 12-01-1999 Extended type 0f as extended; NTFS display MftSize & DirSize
Part * and part $* display; fixed bootsector display trap
2.82 01-01-1999 Set exit RC; bootrec Cyl size; HPFS auto CPinfo; INT13 ext.
Physical Geo in DFSDOS In13ext; show limits with 'base'
NTFS fixboot cmd; part-table display fix; BeOS-FS recognition
2.79 29-11-1998 NTFS fixups & directory display; FAT dir bug; FreeSpace bug
2.78 22-11-1998 Added HPFS bootsector creation; fixed WIPE trap, DFSDOS WRIM
2.77 17-11-1998 Added NTFS runlist display; Fixed trap on HPFS autobase cmd
2.75 21-10-1998 No default SLT generation on "part", "vol", "im" and "fs"
2.72 30-07-1998 New $ option to 'part' for size-info table
2.70 28-07-1998 Fixed date-time display for HPFS (bug was OS/2 only)
2.67 04-06-1998 Added optional LZW-compression on SIM and WRIM commands
2.65 10-05-1998 Fixed 'f* * xxx' bug + new % speed-up option; FAT32 support
2.64 04-05-1998 Small bug-fixes + support for named-pipe to LPT on sim/wrim
2.63 19-04-1998 Fixed DFSDOS WRIM and IM commands (file I/O); Fix "FS xxxx"
2.61 29-03-1998 saveto xxx.DIR orphan naming; DispHex update; displ NTFS-MFT
2.60 08-03-1998 Single snlist; recover/saveto; dirfind, wipe; color in DFSNT
2.58 22-02-1998 Fixed More... bugs; Fixed FAT EA & label bug; show EA details
2.57 15-02-1998 Name DFSee; VFAT Details; FAT Os2Ea display; "find" cleanup
2.55 25-01-1998 DOS version; diskgeo cmd; More write capabilities; bugfixes
2.54 28-12-1997 More FAT commands; generic More ...; fix DELFIND bug
2.52 07-12-1997 check spare/super; BPB display; Specific FAT & NTFS commands
2.50 24-11-1997 HPFS checksum management; cs, edit and write cmd
2.47 11-11-1997 Updated SLT error display; new check cmd (chkdsk); +/- cmd
2.43 28-10-1997 Support for undelete of directories including EA's
2.42 18-10-1997 Support for EA's in "saveto" and delsave cmds
2.41 12-10-1997 Multiple file UNDELETE with delfind/delshow/delsave cmds
2.40 06-09-1997 import/export of LSN lists; getbs/fixbs badsector mgmt
2.37 24-08-1997 Path display on find Fnode; Wildcard select on list +f
2.35 18-08-1997 Path info in Fnode display and "list" output; MEM cmd
2.32 20-07-1997 Reporting & ALBLK fixes to saveto; new "ca" cmd CheckAlloc
2.30 06-07-1997 Improved 'find' syntax and functionality; Undelete support
2.28 21-06-1997 Added autobase command for HPFS (find HPFS partition start)
2.25 15-06-1997 Added Wrim command; Improved lock implementation (nested)
2.24 10-06-1997 Added Img and Sim commands; date/time on dirblocks;
2.20 19-05-1997 Win NT beta version; Search speedup; prio command; cleanup
2.12 06-04-1997 Added logical volume support using "DASD" type access
2.06 16-03-1997 Updated ACL support on HPFS386; Scan badsectors
2.00 03-02-1997 Removable media (NEWDASD); (part) D: cmd; invisible primary
1.91 21-01-1997 New fixroot, fixcp and saveto commands for recovery actions
1.87 19-01-1997 Fixed MBR/EBR walk; multiple cmds using #, BM-labels in part
1.70 20-12-1996 Update ColoradOS/2, DASD limits; REQUESTABLE (OS2FISYS forum)
1.64 16-10-1995 Cleanup for delivery on ColoradOS/2 CDROM
1.62 13-10-1995 RUN cmd runs REXX; Added Free-space and inconsistency report
1.52 13-09-1995 new '/' cmd shortcut; First released version! <== BBS
1.39 20-07-1995 32-bit port; Sector Lookup table; bug-fixes
1.00 27-11-1994 DHPFS initial version, hex dump super+spare blocks
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