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Date:	Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:51:11 PST8
From:	Ray Davison <raydav@charter.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: FAT32 formatting using FAT32.IFS ?

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Mark D. Overholser wrote:
> Ray Davison wrote:
>
>> Steve Carter wrote:
>>
>>> The latest version of PM that runs on OS/2 is 3.05, which is from the
>>> Windows 95 era. Microsoft changed FAT 32 (slightly) between Win95 and
>>> Win98 so I'm not sure whether PM 3.05 will properly handle Peter's
>>> four FAT32 partitions,
>>
>> I use both 3.05 and 6. They will both run from a floppy while booted
>> from a DOS floppy, assuming you have two floppy drives -- that way the
>> HDDs are inert during configuration. Otherwise, burn it to a CD, or a
>> ZIP drive.
>>
>>>
>>> Scandisk is a Windows program. Peter has no Windows software, only
>>> OS/2.
>>
>> Yes, we know, and that is the point. If you are going to use FAT32
>> and not have Win available to fix it, then if it dies, I guess he is
>> lost, unless you know something else that will work. PM will delete
>> it and recreate it. I guess that is a fix.
>>
>> Ray
>
> FreeDOS <http://www.freedos.org/> seems to have FAT32 support
> <http://www.freedos.org/freedos/about/>. I assume that it contains a
> SCANDISK Util??
>
> A great idea would be to use the FreeDOS FORMAT and SCAN program and
> adapt them to OS/2...

I do use FreeDOS. My installation has a Scandisk source directory,
but no actual Scandisk.exe. I'll see if I can make the file, and if
it works.

Ray

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