Ext2Fsd Project

Open source ext3/4 file system driver for Windows (2K/XP/WIN7/WIN8)

Archive for July, 2011

Ext2Fsd 0.51 was released !

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Release Notes for Ext2Fsd V0.51
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Features implemented and bugfix since V0.50:
1, FIXME: Data corruption issue, especially for multiple-thread
   writing on XP system
2, FIXME: Set ValidDataLength only for FileEndOfFileInformation
   w/ AdvanceOnly
3, Support writing to ext4 volumes w/ flex_bg
4, Code cleanup and enhancement for global/volume property settings
Supported Ext3/4 features by 0.51:
1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size
2, dir_index:    htree directory index
3, filetype:     extra file mode in dentry
4, large_file:   > 4G files supported
5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor
6, uninit_bg:    fast fsck and group checksum
7, extent:       reading, writing with no extending.
8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal
9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group
Unsupported Ext3/4 features:
1, journal: log-based operations, external journal
2, extent: size truncating & expanding, file deletion
3, EA (extended attributes), ACL support
Features to be implemented in future:
1, EXT3/4 features support (extents, journal)
2, Documents improvement: clear and elaborate
3, Performance improvement, code optimization
4, Automatic check & update of new versions
5, LVM support, e2fsprogs porting for Windows
Files descriptions:
Ext2Fsd-0.51.exe:       setup wizard for Windows systems (Win2k, Winxp,
                        Vista, Win7, Server 2003, Server 2008/R2)
Ext2Fsd-0.51.7z:        Batch setup package in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.51.zip:       Batch setup package in zip
Ext2Fsd-0.51.src.7z:    Source codes of Ext3Fsd and Ext2Mgr in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.51.src.zip:   Source codes of Ext3Fsd and Ext2Mgr in zip
Download link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/files/Ext2fsd/0.51/

Files checksum:
C:\Works\Ext2fsd\0.51>sha1sum Ext2Fsd-0.51*
b2baa15e43c130a4e05549afcde6c6acbbbdeee9   Ext2Fsd-0.51.7z
b622c556e203f1b8cf361a8bde2deb13ac22a1f6   Ext2Fsd-0.51.exe
c07a15c30532f41354668dc17d449156d3f50269   Ext2Fsd-0.51.src.7z
5e0c5109adf4989f4433ae04f7643323e615bfcd   Ext2Fsd-0.51.src.zip
a75706bea9d4285f9177103e81152de0355988b0   Ext2Fsd-0.51.zip
WARNINGS:
The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly,
since there might be software conflicts and I could only test it
on some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and
use it at your own risk!
Matt <mattwu@163.com>
https://www.ext2fsd.com

Written by Matt

July 9th, 2011 at 3:24 pm

Posted in Ext2Fsd,News

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