[comp.sys.amiga] funny results from Info

mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu.UUCP (09/24/87)

has anyone caught this bug [reported by Info]?


Mounted disks:
Unit Size    Used    Free Full Errs   Status   Name
DF0: 880K     518    1240  29%   0  Read/Write hack stuff
RAM:   0K      -1       0 100%   0  Read/Write

Volumes available:
hack stuff [Mounted]
RAM Disk [Mounted]
Workbench 1.2

How is it possible for RAM: to have -1 blocks used?

Mike Portuesi / Carnegie-Mellon University
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bryce@hoser.berkeley.edu.UUCP (09/24/87)

In article <4VK6tLy00WAE8Vc07D@> mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) writes:
)has anyone caught this bug [reported by Info]?
)...
)RAM:   0K      -1       0 100%   0  Read/Write
)...
>How is it possible for RAM: to have -1 blocks used?

You can get this by running out of memory on the *first* copy to RAM:.
Hook up too little memory to your Amiga and copy bigfile to ram:.

This was reported to Commodore about October of 1986, ie. just too
late for them to have considered fixing it for V1.2.

 
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