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Subject: Re: Mini-review of CLtd 20M disk
Message-ID: <1987Jan5.014858.8989@utcs.uucp>
Date: Mon, 5-Jan-87 01:48:58 EST
Article-I.D.: utcs.1987Jan5.014858.8989
Posted: Mon Jan  5 01:48:58 1987
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Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services, general purpose UNIX
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Keywords: disks expansion
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Fred, you described a couple of problems facing hard drive users
in your last message.  Being an owner of a 20 Meg, I have faced similiar
problems and Thought I'd throw my 2 cents worth in.

First of all, I'd like to see some disk Performance Tests run on the various
Hard drives.  Just to get an Idea of the speed to cost ratio.

The problem you Faced with KEY XXX already set is easily fixable from 
DISKED.  It involves very little work.  Basically, enter Disked, type
G XXX  ; where XXX is the KEY that was already set!
i      ; find out information about KEY...
G PPP  ; where PPP is the hash chain link group (I think, it's one of the
       ; ##'s displayed by the I command.
hfilename ; where filename is printed from the I command above (hash command)
zzz/0  ; where ZZZ is the number printed from the hash command
      ; and the 0 effecttively deletes this file so the validater will
        ; will never see this key. (also, this will WILL BE LOST!!!)
k
x
   ;correct the checksum and set write protect mode off
p
   ;save the block back to disk!
q  ; leave the program

;;


This procedure does have it's draw backs,  THE FILE WILL BE effectively DELETED.
Does anybody have a Better Solution??

Also, While I on the line,
WHAT THE HECK DOES KICKSTART, and the WORKBENCH Loader do???
Exactly !!  Basically, I want to write my own Kickstart and Workbench Loader
That access another device (mainly the Hard drive!).
Exactly what sectors does kickstart and workbench take from the disk nad where
should the Boot strap program put these sectors ???

   - Naresh Bangia   (bangia@utcs)

- normal disclaimer (but then again, I'm paying for this anyway!)
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