According the docs, BFFS 1.5 can be used via a Mountlist (or
DOSDriver) or via the RDB.

I tested both versions with the /var partition (sd0d).

1. My DOSDriver (Filename SD0D):

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   FileSystem     = L:BFFSFileSystem
   Device         = scsi.device
   Unit           = 3
   Flags          = 0
   Activate       = 1
   Stacksize      = 1024
   BlocksPerTrack = 596
   Surfaces       = 1
   LowCyl         = 415
   HighCyl        = 483
   Priority       = 5
   GlobVec        = -1
   Buffers        = 500;
   Reserved       = -1;
   PreAlloc       = 0;
   DosType        = 0x42464653
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   This seems to work more or less correctly. However I don't know why
   the FileSystem calls the first partiton BFFSa, the second BFFSb,
   aso. Can this be controlled somewhere?

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   Mounted disks:
   Unit      Size    Used    Free Full Errs   Status   Name
   BFFS:      19M     657   19168   3%   0  Read/Write BFFSa
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   After thorough study of the docs, I didn't quite get what the
   PreAlloc Keyword is for.

   Besides this, the BFFSFileSystem behaves somewhat strange when it
   comes to mounting. "mount SD0D:" doesn't trigger the partition icon
   to appear immediately. First, an access to this partition has to be
   done. Then it appears. ACTIVATE=1 is set in the DOSDriver and the
   DOSDriver icon tooltype.

2. The RDB method created a real problem. The partition wasn't
   readable any more by NetBSD. The BFFS docs state that the
   identifier should be set to 0x42464653 (BFFS). If I start to twist
   around here, the /var partition isn't readable any more by NetBSD.
   The NetBSD INSTALL docs crealry say that the identifier must be set
   to 0x4e425507.

   This contradicts with the BFFS docs.

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   Select the "Custom File System" button and fill in the "Identifier
   =" field. I recommend the value 0x42464653 ('BFFS'), but you can
   use and filesystem type you want. The NetBSD people are partial to
   'BSDx' - where x would be 'R', 'S', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', etc
   depending on how NetBSD is using the partition. The disadvantage to
   this scheme is that for every UNIQUE file system Identifier you
   want to mount as a BFFS filesystem, you have to add the BFFS
   filesystem to the RDB with that Identifier.
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   Is there anybody who is using this method with the RDB to access
   NetBSD from AmigaOS?

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