ATARI HARD DISK FILE SYSTEMS REFERENCE GUIDE Jean Louis-Guérin (DrCoolZic) Version 1.1b January 2010 Table of Content How to Read this Document ............................................................................................... 5 PART I – ATARI HARD DISK FILE SYSTEM PARTITIONING GUIDE ............................... 7 Chapter 1. Partitioning Generic Information ................................................................... 8 1.1 Hardware Consideration .......................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Hard Disk File System Primer ................................................................................................. 8 1.3 Preparing a Drive ..................................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 2. Types of Partition used on Atari ..................................................................10 2.1 TOS Partitions ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 DOS/FAT Partitions ............................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Type and Limit of DOS/FAT Partitions .............................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Small DOS/FAT Partitions ................................................................................................. 10 2.2.3 Large DOS/FAT Partitions ................................................................................................. 10 2.2.4 Huge DOS/FAT Partitions ................................................................................................. 11 2.3 TOS&DOS Partitions ............................................................................................................. 11 2.4 Notes on Creating and Installing Partitions ........................................................................... 11 2.4.1 Creating TOS Partitions ..................................................................................................... 11 2.4.2 Creating DOS partitions ..................................................................................................... 12 2.4.3 Creating TOS&DOS partitions ........................................................................................... 12 2.4.4 Creating Bootable Partitions .............................................................................................. 12 2.4.5 Installing Disk Partitions on the Atari Desktop ................................................................... 12 Chapter 3. TOS/GEMDOS Limitations ............................................................................13 3.1 TOS and Long File Name (LFN) ............................................................................................ 13 3.2 TOS Maximum Path Depth .................................................................................................... 14 3.3 TOS Maximum Number of Folders ........................................................................................ 14 3.4 TOS Maximum Number of Partitions ..................................................................................... 15 3.5 Discussion of OS Pool (from Rainbow TOS release notes) .................................................. 15 3.6 TOS Version Specific Limitations .......................................................................................... 16 3.6.1 ROM TOS 1.0 - 520ST and 1040ST ................................................................................. 16 3.6.2 MEGA TOS 1.02 - 520ST, 1040ST, Mega 2/4 .................................................................. 16 3.6.3 Rainbow TOS 1.04 – 520ST, 1040ST, Mega 2/4 .............................................................. 17 3.6.4 STE TOS 1.06 - 1040STE and 520STE ............................................................................ 17 3.6.5 STE TOS 1.62 - 520STE, 1040STE .................................................................................. 17 3.6.6 Mega STE TOS 2.05 - Mega STE ..................................................................................... 17 3.6.7 TT TOS 3.01 - TT030 ........................................................................................................ 17 3.6.8 TT TOS 3.05 - TT030 ........................................................................................................ 17 3.6.9 Falcon TOS 4.X ................................................................................................................. 17 Chapter 4. Atari Hard Disk Drivers Packages ................................................................18 4.1 Hardware Configurations Tested ........................................................................................... 18 4.2 Information on Removable Drive ........................................................................................... 18 4.2.1 Disk Change Support......................................................................................................... 18 4.2.2 Specification of the Maximum Logical Sector Size ............................................................ 18 4.2.3 Number of Partitions on a Card ......................................................................................... 18 4.3 ICD AdSCSI Pro 6.5.5 Hard Disk Driver Package ................................................................ 19 4.3.1 Portioning a drive ............................................................................................................... 19 4.3.2 Enabling and Disabling Autoboot ...................................................................................... 21 4.3.3 Configuring the AdSCSI Hard Disk Driver ......................................................................... 22 4.3.4 Removable Medium Drive Support .................................................................................... 22 4.3.5 Accessing DOS Partitions with ICD ................................................................................... 22 4.3.6 Accessing TOS&DOS Partitions ........................................................................................ 23 4.4 HDDRIVER 8.x Hard Disk Driver Package ........................................................................... 23 4.4.1 Portioning a drive ............................................................................................................... 23 4.4.2 Enabling and Disabling Autoboot ...................................................................................... 24 4.4.3 Configuring the HDDRIVER Hard Disk Driver ................................................................... 24 4.4.4 Removable Medium Drive Support .................................................................................... 25 4.4.5 Accessing DOS Partitions ................................................................................................. 25 4.4.6 Accessing TOS&DOS Partitions ........................................................................................ 26 4.5 HDDRIVER 7.x Hard Disk Driver Package ........................................................................... 27 © Jean Louis-Guérin – V1.1b – January 2010 Page 2 / 80 4.5.1 Portioning a drive ............................................................................................................... 27 4.5.2 Enabling and Disabling Autoboot ...................................................................................... 28 4.5.3 Configuring the HDDRIVER Hard Disk Driver ................................................................... 28 4.5.4 Removable Medium Drive Support .................................................................................... 29 4.5.5 Accessing DOS Partitions ................................................................................................. 29 4.5.6 Accessing TOS&DOS Partitions ........................................................................................ 29 4.6 CBHD 5.0.2 – Hard Disk Driver Package .............................................................................. 30 4.6.1 Portioning a drive ............................................................................................................... 30 4.6.2 Enabling Autoboot ............................................................................................................. 30 4.6.3 Configuring the CBHD Hard Disk Driver............................................................................ 31 4.6.4 Removable Medium Drive Support .................................................................................... 31 4.6.5 Accessing DOS Partitions ................................................................................................. 31 4.6.6 Accessing TOS&DOS Partitions ........................................................................................ 31 4.7 SCSI Tools 6.5.2 and AHDI Packages .................................................................................. 31 4.8 PPDOSTOS Beta Hard Disk Driver Package ........................................................................ 32 4.9 Which Hard Disk Driver Should I use .................................................................................... 33 4.9.1 Hard Disk Driver Summary Table ...................................................................................... 33 Chapter 5. PC Utilities .....................................................................................................34