NTFS {Now discussing FAT or HPFS}

jakelstr · Post by **jakelstr** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:23 pm

Is it possible for me to impliment the NTFS into my OS?

EDIT: If it is not, then can you recomend a diff fs

ComputerPsi · Post by **ComputerPsi** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:17 pm

If you are just starting out then your OS is probably on a floppy. I recommend supporting the FAT system. There are much tutorials and documentations on it.

jakelstr · Post by **jakelstr** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:27 pm

Ok,
I'll save NTFS for later. I asked at osdever.net chat but no one cares.

Shark8 · Post by **Shark8** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:37 pm

Yes, you can!
As long as you have the implementation specs it'll be easy... otherwise you'll have to reverse-engineer it.

jakelstr · Post by **jakelstr** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:53 am

Hi,
would it be possible for me to modify FAT or VFAT or HPFS so that I can include support for my file indexing system?

JAAman · Post by **JAAman** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:07 am

possible? yes, but not recommended -- if you alter the format, then it may become unreadable by other OSs, and it really isnt the same filesystem anymore

NTFS is possible, (but it is much more complicated), FAT is actually quite easy to implement (also allows the disk to be used under almost any OS -- making the disk very portable, allowing the transfer of files between OSs)

jakelstr · Post by **jakelstr** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:32 am

Ok,
I'll just do what MS tried and write a seperate indexing system.
Good enough!!

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:15 pm

Here is fasm code to find and load a file, from a ntfs hdd, now if you can find and load one file from ntfs, then your half way there

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http://shade.msu.ru/~msu-se/mtldr.rar

jakelstr · Post by **jakelstr** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:30 pm

If anybody needs it, there is a doc in the cotton tail archive about this(NTFS)