DFSee version 6.16 has been released today, with enhancements for recovery and analysis, more consistent number-format for command and option values and quite a few bug-fixes.
There are also specific "SMALL" downloads per operating system now, for people on slower internet connections like dial-up ...
DFSee is the SWISS-ARMY-KNIFE for disk and filesystem problems. With FDISK-like displays, analysis and recovery, FIX commands, UNDELETE for HPFS/NTFS, imaging and cloning. More details at:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee.htm
Direct download links:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee6xx.zip< Just the 'dfsee' Linux distribution with documentation: http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee6xx_linux.tgz Several "SMALL package" ZIPs are available now per platform: http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee.htm#dfseedos and so on ... - FDISK auto-set commands like 'LVM' now forces a base of 0 Creating partitions using DFSee, then PSAVE before installing Linux allows you to get Linux installed, and a PRESTORE after installation will make the other operating systems happy again ... ========================================================================= -- Source: OS2VOICE
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee.htm#dfseeos2
Most important functional changes since 6.15:
- FIXBOOT -s, FAT32 force copy spare sectors, even when invalid
- FileDlg Fix Linux TxTree/TxTrueName for files > 2Gb
- FileDlg Enhanced size/
- GEO Added new -Sync option and display usage on -?
- IM Set correct image size and geometry on open RAW file
- LSN New command to display an LSN, specified as mcs-number
- LVM / PL Fix BMGR-list in menu-items empty after
- LVM 1,r Support relative partition-numbers to be used
- MENU Mode=FAT, fix bootsector, specify sector type (OS)
- MENU DFSDISK, try harder, allow alternate geometry input
- Output Automatic timestamping when a logfile is active
- PART Improved invalid EBR ERROR messages, better reference
- PART Added cylinder numbers to many ERROR messages
- PART Overlapping partitions changed from warning to ERROR
- PART New ERROR reported on multiple links/logicals in EBR
- PATH In HPFS and NTFS, fixed incorrect output and trap
- Params Updated many commands to allow mcs-number format input
- Screen Repaint whole screen on Ctrl-L (Linux standard key)
- Startup switch -d- surpresses add physical disks to devicemap
- Startup switch -H:[x] sets HEX/DEC default for mcs-numbers
- Usage Text standardized for many of the FDISK commands
- VREMOVE Reset forced/last geometry for next VIRT disk created
- Linux Shell scripts enhanced to find executable automatically
Note:
There is a design change in the Linux 2.6 kernel for disk-translation that affects many disk-tools including DFSee. The effect is that the geometry used will be DIFFERENT from what the BIOS uses. Using disk-tools (including Suse 9.1 and Fedore core-2 install!) that are not aware of these changes may lead to problems on multi-boot systems. (Windows not booting, OS/2 or eCS loosing LVM info)
Regards, JvW
DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -