Lucas Hartmann wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I heard few days ago that Microsoft is now taxing the FAT filesystem.

only if you use the "long file names" feature.

still, fat is not good for flash, as it tends to allways clobber one
particular block that contains the head of the FAT itself.

> I'm designing new hardware intended to save lots of data on a CompactFlash
> card. I could create a new filesystem, but that wouln't be interesting since
> I'd be unable to read the card in any other hardware.
>
> The question is: Which FileSystem to use on CompactFlash cards?

it's easy. the best file system for flash (one that has been designed
for flash use) is Jffs2

documentation is available here :

http://sources.redhat.com/jffs2/

> I though of using ext3, but a quick look in google brough me lots of info,
> but nothing about implementation.

no, ext3 does not really fit the bill, as it has the same flash killing
flaws as fat

> More info on application:
> PIC18F452 @ 32MHz
>
> --
> http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic:
> [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads
>

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics
(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics