Re: HFS for IIGS (was: GS and weird HD problem...)

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

"Edhel Iaur, Esq." wrote:

> On Sun, 01 Aug 1999 01:33:35 GMT, goble@kin.on.net (David. E. Goble)
> wrote:
>
> >phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>Don't forget the 6.01 HFS patch! You will need it.
> >>
> >Hi Phoenyx;
> >
> >Whats this what does it do ...etc...?
>
> It fixes a bug that has the potential to really trash your data.
> AFAIK, It's available at all the notable Apple // sites, like
> ground.ecn.uiowa.edu, apple2.caltech.edu, tarnover.dyndns.org, etc.

Thanks for pointing that out. The bug in the HFS driver miscalculates
the block size and WILL destroy you HFS volume. It may not be
noticable at first but the more you use the volume the more damage
it does. From what I can deduce while testing various HFS volume
sizes the bug may not be as noticable on small volumes which may
be why it was not noticed by the programmer. Funny thing is it's
fixed by changing one byte in the driver.

Phoenyx