id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
63	SVN rev 315: Specified /FAT switch: access to USB floppy (FAT12) becomes unbearingly slow	erdmann		"Using SVN rev 315:

1) added the /FAT switch to FAT32.IFS. The original intention was to be able to use a FAT16 partition > 2 GB as a dump partition (and therefore to get rid of UDUMPFS.IFS which by the way works fine just as you described in FAT32.IFS)[[BR]]
2) attached a USB floppy drive, inserted a floppy and attempted a read (via WPS)

The result was that it took for ages for the contents to show up. Accessing a file of only 20 bytes took for ages even though the actual floppy read was very short (the drive just kept spinning for a very long time without any apparent activity).

Removing the /FAT switch and therefore using the kernel builtin FAT12/FAT16 support fixed the problem, that is, it worked and works with a speed that can be expected from a floppy drive.

Would there be a chance to exclude FAT12 media from support by FAT32.IFS or at least make this configurable via a switch ?"	defect	closed	major	Future	IFS		medium	fixed