Yes, it looks like it was most likely FAT, since the datasheets talk of a "DOS like FS" layed upon their wear-leveling flash layer. http://www.windriver.com/products/true_ffs/index.html
But I don't think it was due to a hard directory limitation, or problems with FAT. Instead, it appears that the large number of files ran the computer out of available RAM. So while the filesystem was valid, it was unable to be read under the circumstances. You might say that having a system need to read a full directory into RAM doesn't scale. You'd probably be right.
That is quite a software error, though not as bad as simply having a broken filesystem. |
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1319. Anonymous (adsl-68-122-238-160.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) –
22 Feb 2004 01:38:03
[ BORING.COM ]
what up |
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1318. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
20 Feb 2004 15:10:16
[ News of the Tom ]
Hello. |
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1317. Anonymous (216-31-75-132.zianet.com) –
20 Feb 2004 14:25:12
[ News of the Tom ]
hello. My name is anonymous and I prefer to remain anonymous. |
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I hope so, too.
Fontographer doesn't work on my new computer. I think I actually have *too much* memory! |
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As long as we're discussing your fonts, I like them too! The best ones are whatever ones can be used for body text (Epilog's my favorite) but I printed out this poster-looking thing of all the Tombats and put it on the wall. Hope you can make more fonts when you aren't too busy! |
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Just wanted to say thanks for the fonts Tom..
You rock dude :D |
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Really? It shouldn't bounce. Well, I will check my AOL mail... |
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Hey Tom
I know this is completly off topic but I tried to email you at your tom7@cs..... account and it bounced back. I also sent an email to your AOL account, I hope it finds you. I have a few questions regarding some fonts.
Thanks
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um.. pia-muk's "pre/post". :) |
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no way, prepst rocks a whole lotta wicked man, bustin'. "cool shit" as said by maigin |
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I'm not sure if anyone out there would know this, but can you think of any movies that deal with empiricism? I bet you're all wondering where the hell this is coming from... |
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1305. Tom 7 (h-66-167-161-198.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
16 Feb 2004 09:11:08
[ qmail hole ]
Ahaha. Exploitable or not, this was exactly the kind of bug that leads to real "security holes." My point is that given this discovery, there are likely to be more unknown problems, some which may be serious.
Also, thank you for providing me with a great example of the kind of blind patriotism I'm talking about! |
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1304. Anonymous (246-192.netfront.net) –
16 Feb 2004 02:39:14
[ qmail hole ]
ahem, Georgi Guninski did not find a security hole. He has found a way to make the qmail-smtpd program crash but nothing as spectacular as a security hole that allows you to exploit the machine under attack.
Please use a more appropriate term instead of your 'security hole' and continue to be infuriated by the fact that NOBODY ever actually found any exploitable holes. No one is going to ever root another machine via qmail-smtpd. Live with it. |
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1303. Andrew (yale128036074100.student.yale.edu) –
13 Feb 2004 01:41:49
[ Puzzlestorm! ]
Well, maybe back in '97 before the dot com boom it was possible. ;) |
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1302. Anonymous (hse-mtl-ppp66345.qc.sympatico.ca) –
10 Feb 2004 19:16:35
[ Supergreg ]
asdf |
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1301. Autonomous (user-12l29um.cable.mindspring.com) –
10 Feb 2004 06:07:10
[ News of the Tom ]
Anonymous Anonymous
is the first step is to admit your anonimity? |
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1300. Tom 7 (h-66-167-47-187.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
09 Feb 2004 10:33:11
[ Puzzlestorm! ]
They scan the entirety of DNS? It doesn't sound possible...
When they "caught" me it was just someone reporting it. |
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1299. Andrew (yale128036074100.student.yale.edu) –
09 Feb 2004 10:14:03
[ Puzzlestorm! ]
I was under the impression they do automated scanning of the DNS tables for these violations anyways. |
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1298. Tom 7 (h-66-167-47-187.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
09 Feb 2004 10:06:58
[ Puzzlestorm! ]
God damn, wasn't TMBG here last year? GBV would be great, I even like their new album for a change.
Anyway, looks like msimpact.net resolves to some off-site host that then links back to msimpact.res. That's what I do, too. Man, I hate that fucken rule. |
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1297. Hock (res211.mesls.org) –
08 Feb 2004 23:31:53
[ Puzzlestorm! ]
msimpact.net appears to be hosted from msimpact.res.cmu.edu. I bet you can totally get the kid who registered it in deep shit for violating the TOS regarding commercial shit...
P.S. I found this website filled with WMAs (which I could tell you about privately but cannot disclose for obvious reasons) and it includes "Glad Girl" which I find very catchy. Wonder if there's any chance Bobby P. will be gracing this year's Carnival in lieu of a certain band which might be giant, but not as musically impressive. |
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i am american and i love the robots. i kill clowns and eat fuzzy bunnies tho. i sell the bunny hides in the luclin bazaar. (everquest) i am going to sue because the silly robots made me drool on my keyboard and it shorted out. boo hoo*** |
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