Minix.xfs
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This is a full working minix filesystem driver for FreeMiNT. The complete project is copyrighted by the GNU Public License. It can read and write the actual minix version as implemented in Minix for example. You can initialize the partition with minit. Even thought minixfs was superceeded by ext2fs, one good thing is that it's allows some older TOS software to use long file names under MiNT, software that also requires case sensitive and 8.3 filenames (eg. Devpac 2).
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[edit] Requirements
minix.xfs requires a XHDI compatible harddisk driver. It also requires a recent FreeMiNT version (at least 1.15.1 beta 0.6). The right version is checked on startup.
[edit] Tips & Tricks
Make sure that your minix partition is recognised by the hard disk driver. You can achieve this by setting its partition ID to MIX.
[edit] Installation
minix.xfs should be placed in the same folder as mint.cnf. Do not mix and match binaries from different kernel versions. Use the version found in the XFS folder in your FreeMiNT distribution (including daily builds). Use minit to initialize the partition.
[edit] WARNING
BE CAREFUL WHEN USING MINIT. MAKE SURE YOU SPECIFY THE CORRECT DRIVE WHEN USING THIS PROGRAM, AS ANY DATA ON THAT DRIVE WILL BE LOST.
[edit] History
See in ChangeLog for more details
