Short: Format replacement w/ >4GB support + src Author: jack@lyyra.kempele.fi (Jarkko Vatjus-Anttila) Uploader: megacz usa com Type: disk/misc Version: 1.05 Requires: Amiga Architecture: m68k-amigaos; generic ------------------------------------------------------------ This work is based on the NewFormat V1.00 by Dave Schreiber! ------------------------------------------------------------ BACKUP YOUR DRIVE BEFORE USING THIS PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN TESTING IT WITH MY 6.4 GIG SEAGATE, IT MAY STILL CONTAIN BUGS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! For some time ago I purchased 6.4GB Seagate Medalist but only to see that the part of the disk that exceeded 4GB border was unusable. I updated my scsi.device to 43.23 and FastFileSystem to 43.19 but although they support 64 bit device commands, you need a FORMAT command to support them, too. Because I didn't find any freeware Format replacement that could handle 64 bit addressing range, I decided to adapt the needed features in NewFormat by Dave Schreiber. Just because the command is just what I've been looking for, and besides, it had sources included with it. 1.05 fixes following: --------------------- - Reduced track memory usage to 64 kilos, thus also maxtransfer rate. Now it is possible to format IDE disks with ATA like setup(512 * 255 * 16) without probs using any 'scsi.device'. (megacz) Have fun, Format64 has been compiled with GCC 2.95-3 - Jarkko Vatjus-Anttila