filesystem framestore in flame 9?

[japhar81]

We just picked up a used octane2 with flame from an out-of-business auction.. Trying to get it to work while I dig up the budget for stone storage...

I keep reading that you can fake a framestore using a file on the system drive, but cant figure out how, can anyone point me in the right direction? Ive tried the flint approach of;
FrameStore /framestore.fs,"",200
and Ive tried pointing to a spare scsi drive
FrameStore /mnt
but I keep getting the missing metadata -1 or metadata 0 errors... any help would be appreciated!

[kuban]

We just picked up a used octane2 with flame from an out-of-business auction.. Trying to get it to work while I dig up the budget for stone storage...

I keep reading that you can fake a framestore using a file on the system drive, but cant figure out how, can anyone point me in the right direction? Ive tried the flint approach of;
FrameStore /framestore.fs,"",200
and Ive tried pointing to a spare scsi drive
FrameStore /mnt
but I keep getting the missing metadata -1 or metadata 0 errors... any help would be appreciated!
Ok, it was possible in the old wimes. The last version that supported a file as the framestore was, flame v7.7.4. If you have flame v9, you must have stones. But if you have bought a complete system, it should have stones. But even with v7.7.4, you will need a special license from discreet (oops, autodesk media and entertainment) :) Without that license, your framestore will be limited to 2GB only! That license was given at no cost. That was only for support purposes!

In the older versions, until flame v6.6.x, there was no need for a special license for filesystem framestores. Starting with flame v8.x and newer, stone is a must! So you have to pay the license for stonefs! These days, stones are not that expensive, discreet doesn't charge too much, if you already have a stone, and just want to upgrade to IR146. It should only cost 20% more in total compared to a deal from OEM suppliers, only if you are a good trader.

[jetson5]

I may have found a solution. Reply to this topic if you're still looking.

[copycat_mex]

how can i setup a framestore without stones?
can i use an extrenal SCSI disk (non discreet)
i got flame 9 on ocatane 2

thx

[jetson5]

copycat_mex,

contact me at batianlong@iwon.com. I am trying to put together a group of users seeking the same solution - to beat the "stone tax".

[imported_neonmarg]

The "Stone Tax" was repealed long ago... you may pay a small premium but nothing like it used to be.

Also I thought the Stonefs was required for mixed resolution to function, which would be a pretty big missing item in most workflows.

Jeff

[loops]

The stonefs is required for anything to function at all since version 7.something :)