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What would need to be done for a test case? (in case I can help) unrelated question: Is there any way to add an if statement in startup-sequence that would get skipped if running under uae? |
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28 April 2020, 15:40 | #404 |
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hi !
I just launched PFSDoctor after a crash of my system (CF Card Reader disconnected from USB) and an error occurred : i started anyway to repair.. and everything was fine... but what's could be the prob with this error ??? edit: i just saw the last line of the 1st post and tested PFSDoctor Experimental but : pfsdoctor CHECK HD0: DEVICE HD0: not found ??!? Last edited by Foul; 28 April 2020 at 15:52. |
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Perfect ! thx
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14 June 2020, 19:34 | #407 |
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Would it be possible to add real support for 4096 byte blocksize? A flash medium is using this native size and till yet only the new FFS support it.
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Experimental pfs3aio should already support it (1024, 2048 or 4096 block sizes) but there is still same problem: It won't become official until there is filesystem torture test.
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14 June 2020, 20:50 | #409 |
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Where can I get it? Such a test could kill the card. Maybe I will do it on a small one.
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14 June 2020, 21:00 | #410 |
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I meant it won't become official until someone writes Amiga filesystem torture test program.
"Experimental" pfs3aio needs to survive proper torture test first without crashing or corrupting data. Until it happens, I refuse to release any official versions with experimental features, buggy filesystem is the worst thing that can happen in any platform. There is no need to use any CF cards, UAE + hardfile (stored on fast SSD) is much easier and faster. |
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Sadly I cannot write such a tool and I am using only original Amigas. Ok, thank you. Seems there is no demand for such a version, because very less people understand the problem behind.
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Maybe because there is nearly no writes to a "normal" Amiga system compared to modern ones. So, the problem doesn't effect in real world situations. Most people doesn't really use their systems, mostly just using some programs or playing games. No massive logging or permanent database writes.
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If I use my Amiga, very often small data is written. Icon collection, emails (SimpleMail), downloading and extracting files... I hope I am not one of the last users
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I too use my A4000 quite a lot and move a bit of data around. I back up my other Amigas to the 4000 and then back the whole lot up to an external drive using USB. If I ever get problems with PFS, it’s only on the 4000 and usually transferring over USB. Something to do with Poseidon maybe?
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There is no problem with the filesystem, but it was made for real harddisks with a native blocksize of 512 byte. If you use now a flash device (CF card) with a native blocksize of 4096, every block/cell will be updated 4 times on a writing process. Could be a reason for dying CF cards. It is a very complex topic, I hope my few lines are right.
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Lets not discuss that topic in this thread. There can be lots of reasons for problems (getting as cheap as possible CF card = don't do it. Bad/unstable power supply. Something simply corrupting memory. It is also strangely common to assume it is "normal" if HD has problems but not if CF card has problems..)
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I usually write and delete around 1GB data (HD-Recording) on my A1200 HD each week. Icons, emails, downloading/extracting, backups are peanuts. If you want to limit write access to your CF you should remember your Ramdisk for extracting and temporary data but I guess that doesn't make much difference.
The problem with CF, USB-Sticks and SD is that you don't know what you get. Quality can differ a lot. Then there is the old hardware with often unknown PSU quality that can affect your flash memory. So, you can only guess what kills your card. |
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So therefore I'm wondering whether it is fine to just simply set it up as 512 byte block size. EDIT: OK, I stand corrected. I believe sector size and block size may NOT be the same thing apparently. It seems a block size will include a number of sectors. Last edited by sean_sk; 18 June 2020 at 07:18. |
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Interesting what they write. Only long term usage will show us the true.
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Hi there
How can I update my pfs3 system? I can see in my L folder 2 relevant files a) PFS3 (version 18.5) and b) pfs3_aio-handler-custom (same version). In the 3.1 pfs3aio file there are 2 files after extracting it: one pfs3aio and pfs3aio-custom both version 19.2. I would appreciate any help in order to update mine. |
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