File Systems Technology#
QNX supports a variety of file systems to suit both a variety of different needs and different media.
The supported file systems fall into three main categories.
- Block (CD, DOS, QNX4, ...)
- Flash (Flash v3, ETFS, ...)
- Virtual (Inflator)
More information#
Looking for an introduction on the QNX file system architecture or working with QNX file systems? Try these links.
Neutrino Filesystems#
Power-Safe filesystem (aka fs-qnx6.so)#
Interoperability Filesystems#
The following filesystems are provided for interoperability with non-Neutrino systems. FAT filesystem (aka DOS)#
QNX Neutrino provides read/write support for FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32 filesystem. Formatting, image creation, and checking tools are provided.
Linux Ext2 Filesystem#
Neutrino provides read/write support for the Ext2 version 0 and 1 filesystem. No formatting or disk checking tools are provided.
NTFS#
Neutrino provides read-only support for Microsoft's NTFS. No formatting or disk checking tools are provided.
HFS#
Neutrino provides read-only support for the Apple HFS/HFS+ filesystem. No formatting or disk checking tools are provided.
Implementation and design notes