==================================\r\nRelease Notes for Ext2Fsd V0.51\r\n==================================

Features implemented and bugfix since V0.50:

1, FIXME: Data corruption issue, especially for multiple-thread\r\n   writing on XP system\r\n2, FIXME: Set ValidDataLength only for FileEndOfFileInformation\r\n   w/ AdvanceOnly\r\n3, Support writing to ext4 volumes w/ flex_bg\r\n4, Code cleanup and enhancement for global/volume property settings

Supported Ext3/4 features by 0.51:

1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size\r\n2, dir_index:    htree directory index\r\n3, filetype:     extra file mode in dentry\r\n4, large_file:   > 4G files supported\r\n5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor\r\n6, uninit_bg:    fast fsck and group checksum\r\n7, extent:       reading, writing with no extending.\r\n8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal\r\n9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group

Unsupported Ext3/4 features:

1, journal: log-based operations, external journal\r\n2, extent: size truncating & expanding, file deletion\r\n3, EA (extended attributes), ACL support

Features to be implemented in future:

1, EXT3/4 features support (extents, journal)\r\n2, Documents improvement: clear and elaborate\r\n3, Performance improvement, code optimization\r\n4, Automatic check & update of new versions\r\n5, LVM support, e2fsprogs porting for Windows

Files descriptions:

Ext2Fsd-0.51.exe:       setup wizard for Windows systems (Win2k, Winxp,\r\n                        Vista, Win7, Server 2003, Server 2008/R2)\r\nExt2Fsd-0.51.7z:        Batch setup package in 7-zip\r\nExt2Fsd-0.51.zip:       Batch setup package in zip\r\nExt2Fsd-0.51.src.7z:    Source codes of Ext3Fsd and Ext2Mgr in 7-zip\r\nExt2Fsd-0.51.src.zip:   Source codes of Ext3Fsd and Ext2Mgr in zip

Download link:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/files/Ext2fsd/0.51/\r\n

Files checksum:

C:\Works\Ext2fsd\0.51>sha1sum Ext2Fsd-0.51*\r\nb2baa15e43c130a4e05549afcde6c6acbbbdeee9   Ext2Fsd-0.51.7z\r\nb622c556e203f1b8cf361a8bde2deb13ac22a1f6   Ext2Fsd-0.51.exe\r\nc07a15c30532f41354668dc17d449156d3f50269   Ext2Fsd-0.51.src.7z\r\n5e0c5109adf4989f4433ae04f7643323e615bfcd   Ext2Fsd-0.51.src.zip\r\na75706bea9d4285f9177103e81152de0355988b0   Ext2Fsd-0.51.zip

WARNINGS:

The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly,\r\nsince there might be software conflicts and I could only test it\r\non some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and\r\nuse it at your own risk!

Matt <mattwu@163.com>\r\nhttp://www.ext2fsd.com