From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4A97D27F.3040508@maht0x0r.net> References: <6e4c5e765790b59c3615d11de841cf83@quanstro.net> <4A97D27F.3040508@maht0x0r.net> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:54:09 -0300 Message-ID: From: Iruata Souza To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] new 9atom.iso Topicbox-Message-UUID: 59c703ee-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:50 AM, matt wrote: > erik quanstrom wrote: > >> i love it. =C2=A0we have complaining that fat doesn't do more >> than 8.3 and trolling that there's a patent liability for >> doing more than 8.3 within 24 hrs. >> > > thanks but I'm not trolling, not complaining > >> just to be clear. =C2=A0fat itself is not patented. =C2=A0just some >> particular aspects of a 8.3 workaround. >> >> >>> >>> though maybe the inability to do fat32 will save you. >>> >> >> dossrv and 9load both read fat32. >> > > I was refering to format not dossrv > > =C2=A0BUGS > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Format can create FAT12 and FAT16 file system= s, but not > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 FAT32 file systems. =C2=A0The boot block can = only read from FAT12 > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 and FAT16 file systems. > >> >>> >>> I like the sound of the sector 1 idea, I'm sure making a tool to r/w it >>> in Linux / whatever can't be hard. >>> >> >> i think that's the point of using fat. =C2=A0no tools required. >> > > No tools except a second OS installed on your machine / one you can plug > your disk in to > >> you're already in a pickle if you've gotten to this point. >> consider the acer inspire machine this week that > > but as you say here, if you're having trouble, you need something to help > you. The great help you've been giving people here was via iso files > > Anyway, there are good arguments on both sides. There's only one way to > solve this : > > FIGHT > i fought myself. pbs32 (9null's pbs) now works with 9fat without caring about it. it loops reading a block and checking for the a.out(8) signature. if the 9pcload is on 9fat, not a problem anymore. iru