Re: patched HFS FST

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In article <4qgvl5$are@nyx10.cs.du.edu>, wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Will
Baguhn) writes:

>
>OK, I didn't pay much attention in the last week about the patched HFS
>FST, other than to note that I might run into troubles with HFS
partitions.
>....
>So.... where (that's up right now) do I get the new one?
>(ftp, WWW, etc... it's ok)
>

      A few months ago, Jawaid Bazyar posted needed changes as suggested
by Dave Lyons.

     The mod is pretty easy to do yourself. Copy HFS.FST to, say, /RAM5 or
a diskette. Use a block editor like Block Warden. In Block Warden you do a
Follow File for the copy of HFS.FST. Go to relative Block 23 (decimal) in
HFS.FST. Go into Edit mode. Cursor down to Byte $2DB8 (byte $1B8 in the
current block). It should be $1A. Change the byte to $EA. Save the block.

     The above is the actual fix. Dave also suggests changing some file
info so that you will be able to recognize the patched version. Edit the
first block of the HFS.FST:

To adjust version from v01.01 to v01.02 ...
Change byte $0E8 from $01 to $02
Change byte $11C from $31 to $32

To adjust the latest Copyright date from 1992 to 1995 ...
Change byte $132 from $32 to $35.

Save the block.

Change the file's "Last Modified" date to 12 midnight, 4-OCT-95.

Now you have the 'official' new version of HFS.FST!



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