Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:22:36 +0000 (UTC) From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@FreeBSD.org> To: cvs-src-old@freebsd.org Subject: cvs commit: src/sbin/newfs_msdos newfs_msdos.8 newfs_msdos.c Message-ID: <200812031822.mB3IMjYl001164@repoman.freebsd.org>
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luigi 2008-12-03 18:22:36 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files:
sbin/newfs_msdos newfs_msdos.8 newfs_msdos.c
Log:
SVN rev 185587 on 2008-12-03 18:22:36Z by luigi
Some useful operational extensions to newfs_msdos, especially
when preparing images for emulators or flash devices:
+ option '-C size' to create the underlying image file with given size.
Saves doing a 'dd' before, and especially it creates a sparse file
+ option '-@ offset' to build the FAT image at the specified offset
in the image file or device;
+ make the cluster size adaptive on the filesystem size.
Previously the default was 4k which is really unconvenient with
large media; now it goes from 512 bytes to 32k depending on
filesystem size (i still need to check whether it makes sense
to go further up, to 64k or above);
+ fix default geometry when not specified on the command line,
use 63 sectors/255 heads by default.
Also trim the size so it exactly a multiple of a track, to avoid
complaints in some filesystem code.
+ document all the above, plus some manual page clarifications.
MFC after: 4 weeks
Revision Changes Path
1.24 +50 -8 src/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.8
1.24 +100 -8 src/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.c
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