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pHILE+ System Calls pcinit_vol
pcinit_vol Initializes an MS-DOS volume.
#include
unsigned long pcinit_vol(
char *device, /* volume name */
void *scratch_buf, /* scratch buffer */
unsigned long dktype /* type of volume */
)
Volume Types
Description
Arguments
MS-DOS formatted volumes.
pcinit_vol() initializes a volume in MS-DOS format. pcinit_vol() performs a
logical format of the volume, setting up the necessary control structures and other
information needed by the pHILE+ file system manager for subsequent file
operations on the volume. A volume must be initialized before it can be mounted.
After a volume has been initialized, pcinit_vol() can be used to quickly delete all
data on the volume.
pcinit_vol() cannot be used for the first initialization of a hard disk partition
(see Note 4).
device Points to the null-terminated name of the volume to initialize.
scratch_buf Points to a 512-byte working buffer.
dktype Specifies the MS-DOS media format and must have one of the
following values:
Value Mnemonic Meaning
0 DK_HARD Hard disk
1 DK_360 360 Kbyte (5-1/4” double density)
2 DK_12 1.2 Mbyte (5-1/4” high density)
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