From: "Jan van Wijk"

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
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee.htm#dfseeos2

and so on ...


Most important functional changes since 6.15:

- FDISK auto-set commands like 'LVM' now forces a base of 0
- FIXBOOT -s, FAT32 force copy spare sectors, even when invalid
- FileDlg Fix Linux TxTree/TxTrueName for files > 2Gb
- FileDlg Enhanced size/ and fname in footer line
- 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)

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 ...


Regards, JvW

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