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   Ingo Juergensmann to Patrik Axelsson   
   Amiga 3000 with WarpEngine and internal    
   27 Aug 17 13:36:48   
   
      Hello Patrik!   
      
   26 Aug 17 06:26, you wrote to me:   
      
    IJ>> So far I haven't figured out how to install PFS and make use of   
    IJ>> it. Of course I added it to RDB, but it lists as FFS or as Custom   
    IJ>> Filesystem.   
    IJ>> But well, let's wait for OS3.9 install CD to arrive... :-)   
    PA> When you add pfs_aio-handler to the RDB, you should add it as DosType   
    PA> 0x50465303 ("PFS\3"). When you partition the drive and go to the   
    PA> "Change..."  section for a partition, you will then be able to select   
    PA> "PFS\03" as "File System:".   
      
   Yes, I tried that, but no luck.   
      
    PA> Then reboot and do a quick format of the partition. PFS will show a   
    PA> requester when you format it confirming it is formatted using PFS.   
      
   Nope, no requester. It tried to format it as FFS.   
      
    PA> OS3.9 is nice and has a more user friendly HDToolBox, however it is   
    PA> not needed if your goal is to use the entire 4GB+ drive with PFS3.   
      
   So far, OS3.9 is running quite well. Makes me wondering why I refused to   
   update earlier. Maybe because it's not the "original" OS3.1... ;)   
      
   Ingo   
      
      
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