NTFS IFS driver

NTFS.DOC File for NTFS IFS driver 

Product of Serenity Systems International, (c) Pavel Shtemenko, eCo Software

Installation:

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  Copy ntfs.ifs to c:\os2

  Copy ntfschk.exe to c:\os2

  Copy untfs.dll to c:\os2\dll

  Modify config.sys (read NTFS.IFS Usage section)

  Assign via LVM letter for need volume

  Reboot

NOTE:  

 Path for install ntfs.ifs can be change.

NTFS.IFS Usage:

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Add this line to CONFIG.SYS file:

IFS=C:\OS2\NTFS.IFS [ /AUTOCHECK:* ] [ /CACHE:xxxxx ] [/RO[:x]] [/FR:xx] [/Q] [/V]

Switches:

  /AUTOCHECK:* - not used

  /CACHE:xxxxx - Specifies the size of the NTFS buffer cache in bytes. 

                 By default, this size is set to 12.5 percent of real memory.

  /RO:x         - All volumes are accessed in Read Only mode, 

                 check disk is read only too. x may be letter(s) of volume or 

                 symbol '*'. Mean is as swicth /AUTOCHECK.

                 Note: If DirtyFlag is set and /RO selected 

                 then the system doesn't mounted it.

  /FR:xx       - reference file number to show in root directory. 

                   xx may be 5..20. 

                 Use it to hide system files ($MFT, $MFTMirr, etc) 

                 in root directory. Default is 10;     

  /V           - detailed report of chkdsk on startup

  /Q           - don't show copyright on startup

Status of current version:

  NLS filename space support

  EA support 

  any cluster size support

  any NTFS version support

  Large file ( >4gb) support

  Compression support

CHKDSK.EXE Usage:

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chkdsk x: [/f:n] [/a] [/v] [/c] [/d] [/p]

Switches:

  F:N - check level, N=[1..3]

  A   - automate, use from ntfs.ifs

  V   - verbose

  C   - check if DirtyFlag is set

  D   - debug (for debug version only)

  P   - use from pmchkdsk (not checked now)

Status:

  Check DirtyFlag

  Check all MFT records

Contacts:

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  Bugtracker:

    http://dev.ecomstation.com/bugtracker/main_page.php

  Forum:

    http://ru.ecomstation.ru/forums/ecsfs.php

Use bldlevel.exe ntfs.ifs to query version of the driver.

WHATSNEW File for NTFS IFS driver 

Product of Serenity Systems International, (c) Pavel Shtemenko, eCo Software

version 2.010

  * fixed next case of compression

version 2.09

  * fixed the internal error caused by trying to access a USB flash drive.

version 2.06

  * fix invalide date

  * make use with bldlevel

version 2.04

  * compression volume support

version 2.0

  * Began write - delete function.

version 1.07

  * Fixed long name in DOS session

  * Change parse DirtyFlag ( DF == NT4mountFlag possible for normal mount)

version 1.06

  * Fixed long name in DOS session

  * New switches /Q and /V

  * New switch /FR:xx --  reference file number to show in root directory. 

     xx may be 5..20. 

version 1.05

  * significant remake of search procedure, show all internal NTFS files; 

version 1.04

  * remake of search in directories, reading files, preparing 

      to compression support;

  * fixed bugs in bit-map and freespace; 

  * ACHTUNG! use /RO switch;

  * don't mount a volume if marked with dirty flag;

  * created ntfschk.exe for UNTFS.DLL launching;

version 1.03

  * Support of ordinary fragmentation type:

      AttributeList external cutted to pieces for some parts of file.

version 1.02

  * troubles with reading of 'sparsely populated' directories 

      because of one-two files.