The use of "Header size in sectors:"

Han · Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:24 pm

Could somebody explain this setting? What is it for? Is it related with the "Use file system buffering" setting? How do I determine the value to type here?

Regards,
Han Valk.

Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:53 am

If you're using "alien" disk images (like the ones you still have from the WinTarget) you may make StarWind ignore some initial offset (where WinTarget f.e. writes his system information).

Han wrote:Could somebody explain this setting? What is it for? Is it related with the "Use file system buffering" setting? How do I determine the value to type here?

Regards,
Han Valk.

Han · Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:12 am

So I can check "Use file system buffering", which should speed things up, and leave "Header size in sectors:" untouched?

anton (staff) wrote:If you're using "alien" disk images (like the ones you still have from the WinTarget) you may make StarWind ignore some initial offset (where WinTarget f.e. writes his system information).

Han wrote:Could somebody explain this setting? What is it for? Is it related with the "Use file system buffering" setting? How do I determine the value to type here?

Regards,
Han Valk.

Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:21 am

Yes. And we'll hide this control in the future versions.

Han wrote:So I can check "Use file system buffering", which should speed things up, and leave "Header size in sectors:" untouched?

anton (staff) wrote:If you're using "alien" disk images (like the ones you still have from the WinTarget) you may make StarWind ignore some initial offset (where WinTarget f.e. writes his system information).

Han wrote:Could somebody explain this setting? What is it for? Is it related with the "Use file system buffering" setting? How do I determine the value to type here?

Regards,
Han Valk.