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STACKER NOTE STACKER NOTE
STACKER CONFIGURATION
(Applies to Stacker for Windows & DOS 4.0 and MS-DOS 6)
STAC FAX 4004 (02-16-1994)
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BACKGROUND: THE STACKER.INI FILE
Stacker 4.0 uses the STACKER.INI file to provide configuration
information for your Stacker drive, regardless of your DOS
version. The switches and entries in STACKER.INI are similar to
the format of Stacker 3.1. Each option is listed on a separate
line. All Stacker 3.1 options were left unchanged. New
switches and options include /SYNC or /SYNC+, /AUTO, /P=10, #.
Each switch should appear only once in the file. You can get more
details from the User's Guide, on-line Help, and README files.
The STACKER.INI file may be edited by typing "ED /I" at the DOS
prompt.
Except for those that are marked New, the switches below have
the same effects as they did in the Stacker 3.1 STACKER.INI file.
STACKER.INI Switch Function
/-AUTO Disables Auto Mounting (default)
/AUTO NEW Enables Auto Mounting
/BD=x Base drive letter to start new Stacker drive letters
/BD=# NEW Forces base drive letter to skip next available letter
/C=n Sets cluster size to n (where n=4, 8, 16, 32)
/DIR=<stacker path> Path to STACKER directory
/EMS Loads buffers into Expanded Memory
/I- Turns off Command Interceptor
/M=nn Sets Stacker cache to nn (where nn = 1-64KB)
/NB No buffers
/ND No double buffers
/NW No Warning when used with DR-DOS 6
/P=n Sets compression tuning (where n=0 - 9)
/P=10 NEW Sets compression tuning to MaxSpace
/Q- Turns off quiet mode of Stacker driver at boot time
/RP=n Reserve n replaceable drives, default=0
/SW=jk mn ... Swap drive j: with k:, m: with n:, etc.
/UM Loads buffers into UMB area
The switches below have the same effect as they did in Stacker
3.0's SSWAP.COM command line.
SSWAP Switch Function
/W- Don't do default SPART.PAR search/update
/W=<windows dir> Update SPART.PAR in windows dir
/W+<windows dir> Do default search and update SPART.PAR in dir
/SYNC or /SYNC+ NEW Synchronize boot files between
compressed and uncompressed drives. Used on DOS versions that do
not support preloading compression drivers.
Multiple Swapping
This multiple swap switch is rarely used because the ,SW option
(described in the General Syntax Rules that follow) on the
STACVOL lines handles standard swapping. This switch appears at
the top of the file, but swapping doesn't occur until all drives
have been mounted. No more than 26 swaps are permitted.
Multiple Swap Switch Function
/SW=jk mn xy After mounting all drives, swap drive pairs J: with
K:, M: with N:, X: with Y:, etc.
STACVOL Modifiers that specify mount method
Three modifiers for STACVOL names specify the mount method. The
modifiers are mandatory and follow the STACVOL name separated by
a comma.( , ).
Modifier Mount Method
RP Mount replaced
SW Mount swapped, using next available drive letter
NS Mount unswapped, using next available drive letter
GENERAL SYNTAX RULES
1. The "\" preceding the STACVOL name is optional.
2. Whitespace (tab or space character) is allowed anywhere
except within a defined word or specific name. Whitespace is
allowed before or after an =, but not after a /.
3. A line can have a maximum of one item, except for STACVOL
line modifiers RP, SW, and NS (which are always the second
item on a line). The /SW switch may have multiple arguments.
4. None of the text is case-sensitive.
5. Semicolon ( ; ) followed by a space indicates the start of a
comment. At least one whitespace must appear before the
semicolon unless it is at the beginning of a line.
6. Maximum line length is 132 characters. Stacker Setup may
truncate any excess when it modifies the file.
Example
This STACKER.INI file shows syntax variations. It is not
necessarily consistent with itself, and normally is not this
large.
Syntax Variation
/dir=c:\stacker ; Specifies location of Stacker dir
/ems ; Use expanded memory
/rp=2 ; Reserve 2 replaceable drive letters
/bd=i ; Begin assigning drive letters at I:
/bd=## ; Skip the next two drive letters then begin assigning
; drive letters.
/sw FM ; Swap drive F: with M: (after mounting)
c:\stacvol.dsk,sw ; Swap, use next available for host drive
; A comment on a line by itself is allowed as are blank
; lines
d:\stacvol.000,ns ; Don't swap, use next available drive letter
* ; Reserve drive letter
E:\stacvol.dsk,sw ; Mount drive E swapped
F:\stacvol.000,ns ; Don't swap drive F (note that /sw option
;above will cause F: to swap with M: later)
g:\stacvol.dsk,rp ; Mount drive g replaced
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Copyright 1994 Stac Electronics