Increasing speed of my CF hard drive in Amiga OS 3.9?

Kenan · 18 June 2013, 13:09

Is there a way to increase my IDE CF HD by modifying a file system in the HD Toolbox? If yes, which one to use? Thanks.

Toni Wilen · 18 June 2013, 13:22

Improved raw transfer speed: no, it is hardware limit.
Improved directory read/file creation/deletion/seeking etc.. file operation speed: replace FFS with PFS3 or SFS.

Kenan · 18 June 2013, 13:25

^^Any way of replacing it in the current 3.9 without re-formatting the drive? Where can I download the PFS3 and in what folder to put it?

P.S.
How can I check what file system my OS is currently using?

Thanks.

Kenan · 18 June 2013, 14:27

P.S.
Ok. I used the HDInstTool from the PFS3 package and updated my file system to pfs3 and it seems to be working (after reboot) ie. it now shows in the HDInstallTools the file system version 18.5.

fitzsteve · 18 June 2013, 15:18

Well you probably put the file system inside the RDB but the partitions need to be created with the File System selected so only way to use it is to re-partition and re-install

thomas · 18 June 2013, 15:37

No need to re-install. Backup, change, reboot, format, restore. One partition at a time. Be sure to have a bootable medium with all required programs to restore the backup before you change the boot partition.

Toni Wilen · 18 June 2013, 15:54

Size of CF? Just making sure there won't be any size limit issues that will cause future data corruption.

18 June 2013, 13:09	#1
Kenan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Rijeka, Croatia Posts: 194	Increasing speed of my CF hard drive in Amiga OS 3.9? Is there a way to increase my IDE CF HD by modifying a file system in the HD Toolbox? If yes, which one to use? Thanks.

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18 June 2013, 13:22	#2
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,528	Improved raw transfer speed: no, it is hardware limit. Improved directory read/file creation/deletion/seeking etc.. file operation speed: replace FFS with PFS3 or SFS.

18 June 2013, 13:25	#3
Kenan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Rijeka, Croatia Posts: 194	^^Any way of replacing it in the current 3.9 without re-formatting the drive? Where can I download the PFS3 and in what folder to put it? P.S. How can I check what file system my OS is currently using? Thanks.

18 June 2013, 14:27	#4
Kenan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Rijeka, Croatia Posts: 194	P.S. Ok. I used the HDInstTool from the PFS3 package and updated my file system to pfs3 and it seems to be working (after reboot) ie. it now shows in the HDInstallTools the file system version 18.5.

18 June 2013, 15:18	#5
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Well you probably put the file system inside the RDB but the partitions need to be created with the File System selected so only way to use it is to re-partition and re-install

18 June 2013, 15:37	#6
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,002	No need to re-install. Backup, change, reboot, format, restore. One partition at a time. Be sure to have a bootable medium with all required programs to restore the backup before you change the boot partition.

18 June 2013, 15:54	#7
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,528	Size of CF? Just making sure there won't be any size limit issues that will cause future data corruption.

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