Maybe put it up on github or I can host it on a Google Sites page. On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 9:26 AM Bret Johnson <bretj...@juno.com> wrote:
> I tried uploading an attachment with the source code (about 120k) but the > mailing list thought it was too big and rejected it. > > I'm not willing to host code snippets like this on my web site, so was > wondering if someone else is willing to do it? I'll try uploading the > message again with a link instead of an attachment if someone else hosts > the link. > > Thanks > > > I would. It's in assembly rather than C, though. > > > > I'll extrapolate the relevant parts into a small file and upload them in > the next few > days. > > > > > > Hi Bret, > > > >> I also have a USB disk set up with GPT instead of MBR with some > >> DOS-compatible partitions (FAT12/16/32) and others as non-DOS compatible > >> (NTFS, exFAT, etc.). I also use this for testing my USB drivers to make > >> sure drive letters get assigned when needed to the DOS-compatible > >> partitions. > > > > Interesting! Would you be willing to donate the used algorithm in > > some (maybe C language) form which could be called for example by > > > > https://github.com/FDOS/kernel/blob/master/kernel/initdisk.c > > > > I think as long as the kernel knows the LBA ranges where > > GPT FAT partitions are, a lot of everyday use cases would > > already be covered. Not sure how to boot from GPT then, > > but outside the kernel, only a few DOS components would > > care about raw partitioning data, so adding GPT support > > to the kernel would be really useful :-) > > > > Thanks! Regards, Eric > > > ____________________________________________________________ > *Choose to be safer online.* > Opt-in to Cyber Safety with NortonLifeLock. > Get Norton 360 with LifeLock starting at $9.95/month.* > > <https://store.netzero.net/account/showService.do?serviceId=nz-nLifeLock&utm_source=mktg&utm_medium=taglines&utm_campaign=nzlifelk_launch&utm_content=tag995&promoCode=A23457> > NetZero.com/NortonLifeLock > <https://store.netzero.net/account/showService.do?serviceId=nz-nLifeLock&utm_source=mktg&utm_medium=taglines&utm_campaign=nzlifelk_launch&utm_content=tag995&promoCode=A23457> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >
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