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DRIVER: Linux ext2fs IFS for OS/2, ext2-os2 V2.10 now available.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthieu WILLM)
Tue Dec 24 06:57:49 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 12 Dec 1996 05:24:50 GMT
From: willm@ibm.net (Matthieu WILLM)
Reply-To: willm@ibm.net (Matthieu WILLM)
Reply-to: willm@ibm.net (Matthieu WILLM)
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EXT2-OS2 VERSION 2.10 (32 BITS EDITION)
WHAT IS EXT2-OS2 ?
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ext2-os2.ifs is a file system driver that allows OS/2 to seamlessly access
Linux native partitions (ext2fs partitions) in both read and write modes. Once
installed, Linux partitions appear as standard OS/2 drive letters, one per
Linux partition. It is a port of the original Linux ext2fs kernel code.
ext2-os2 can even be used without Linux, as it can format or check ext2 file
systems directly from OS/2. This can be useful for people who need huge cache
sizes, for large compilations for instance.
MAIN NEW FEATURES SINCE V2.0 :
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- Added support for e2fsck and mke2fs. Booting Linux is no longer required to
format or check an ext2 file system ; this can now be done from OS/2.
- Improved performance.
- Included boot capabilities present in the 16 bits version : this version
can boot OS/2 from a Linux partition.
WHERE TO FIND EXT2-OS2 :
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You can find ext2-os2 mainly on the following sites (or in their incoming
directory):
ftp://ftp-os2.nmsu.edu/os2/diskutil/ext2_210.zip (or /incoming)
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Filesystems/ext2/ext2_210.zip
(or /pub/Linux/Incoming)
ftp://ftp-os2.cdrom.com/pub/os2/diskutil/ext2_210.zip (or /pub/os2/incoming)
DISCLAIMER :
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I'm developing this driver during my spare time : even if I work for IBM, IBM
isn't implied in any way with this driver, I develop it at home.
FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT :
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Please feel free to contact me for any question on ext2-os2. You are also
encouraged to give me some feedback on how it works on your system and what
new features you would like ... this helps me improve it ! Both success
stories and disasters interest me.
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Matthieu WILLM I do *NOT* speak for IBM ...
Home : willm@ibm.net
Work : mwillm@vnet.ibm.com
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