pulchart · pulchart · Sep 11, 2026 · Sep 4, 2026 · Sep 11, 2026 · Sep 11, 2026
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@
 
 # Release version: YYYYMMDD package date + optional in-progress suffix
 # (-dev, -rc1, ...). Empty suffix for a final release.
-RELEASE_DATE = 20260827
-VERSION_SUFFIX = -dev
+RELEASE_DATE = 20260911
+VERSION_SUFFIX =
 
 # compactflash.device version
 CFD_MAJOR = 2
 CFD_MINOR = 0
-CFD_VERSION_SUFFIX = -dev
-CFD_DATE = 27.08.2026
+CFD_VERSION_SUFFIX =
+CFD_DATE = 11.09.2026
 
 # compactflash.automount version (optional boot/automount module)
 AUTOMOUNT_MAJOR = 2
 AUTOMOUNT_MINOR = 0
-AUTOMOUNT_VERSION_SUFFIX = -dev
+AUTOMOUNT_VERSION_SUFFIX =
 AUTOMOUNT_DATE = 27.08.2026
 
 # Tool-specific versions
 CFINFO_MAJOR = 1
-CFINFO_MINOR = 37
+CFINFO_MINOR = 38
 CFINFO_VERSION_SUFFIX =
-CFINFO_DATE = 11.01.2026
+CFINFO_DATE = 11.09.2026
 
 PCMCIASPEED_MAJOR = 1
 PCMCIASPEED_MINOR = 36
@@ -439,19 +439,19 @@ $(GUIDE_LSPTRES): $(PTABLE_VERSION_FILE)
 	$(Q)cp $(PTABLE)/dist/docs/lsptres.guide $@
 	$(Q)echo "  PTABLE  $@"
 
-$(TARGET_CFINFO): $(SOURCE_CFINFO)
+$(TARGET_CFINFO): $(SOURCE_CFINFO) Makefile
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(OUTDIR_C)
 	$(Q)echo "  VBCC    $(TARGET_CFINFO)"
 	$(Q)VBCC=$(VBCC_HOME) PATH=$(VBCC_HOME)/bin:$$PATH $(VBCC) +aos68k -O2 -c99 -INDK/Include_H -DVERSION='"$(CFINFO_VERSION)"' -DDATE='"$(CFINFO_DATE)"' -o $(TARGET_CFINFO) $<
 	$(Q)echo "          $$(stat -c%s $(TARGET_CFINFO)) bytes, md5:$$(md5sum $(TARGET_CFINFO) | cut -c1-8)"
 
-$(TARGET_PCMCIASPEED): $(SOURCE_PCMCIASPEED)
+$(TARGET_PCMCIASPEED): $(SOURCE_PCMCIASPEED) Makefile
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(OUTDIR_C)
 	$(Q)echo "  VBCC    $(TARGET_PCMCIASPEED)"
 	$(Q)VBCC=$(VBCC_HOME) PATH=$(VBCC_HOME)/bin:$$PATH $(VBCC) +aos68k -O2 -c99 -INDK/Include_H -DVERSION='"$(PCMCIASPEED_VERSION)"' -DDATE='"$(PCMCIASPEED_DATE)"' -o $(TARGET_PCMCIASPEED) $<
 	$(Q)echo "          $$(stat -c%s $(TARGET_PCMCIASPEED)) bytes, md5:$$(md5sum $(TARGET_PCMCIASPEED) | cut -c1-8)"
 
-$(TARGET_PCMCIACHECK): $(SOURCE_PCMCIACHECK)
+$(TARGET_PCMCIACHECK): $(SOURCE_PCMCIACHECK) Makefile
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(OUTDIR_C)
 	$(Q)echo "  VBCC    $(TARGET_PCMCIACHECK)"
 	$(Q)VBCC=$(VBCC_HOME) PATH=$(VBCC_HOME)/bin:$$PATH $(VBCC) +aos68k -O2 -c99 -INDK/Include_H -DVERSION='"$(PCMCIACHECK_VERSION)"' -DDATE='"$(PCMCIACHECK_DATE)"' -o $(TARGET_PCMCIACHECK) $<

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ See [docs/changes.md](docs/changes.md) for release news and history.
 * Amiga 1200 or 600 (A1200 tested)
 * AmigaOS 2.0+ (tested with 3.2.3)
 * CF-to-PCMCIA adapter or SD-to-CF adapter (see [Hardware Notes](#hardware-notes))
+* `ptable.library` (bundled) in `LIBS:` or in ROM: does all partition scanning and mounting
 * Works with fat95 filesystem for FAT32 support (disk/misc/fat95.lha) or native (FFS, SFS, PFS) filesystems if RDB partition table is used
 
 ## Installation

diff --git a/dist.readme.in b/dist.readme.in
@@ -14,26 +14,38 @@ COMPONENTS IN THIS RELEASE
 ==========================
 @COMPONENT_VERSIONS@
 
-CHANGES IN @DATE@
-=====================
+WHAT'S NEW (@DATE@)
+=======================
 
-compactflash.device:
+New major version of compactflash.device 2.0 driver:
 
-* Automount: hotplugged cards mount automatically at DOS time (on by
-  default; disable with AUTOMOUNT 0 in the new ENV:cfd.prefs config
-  file). Removing a card unmounts all supported filesystems by default.
-  Boot and automount bringup is split into a separate
-  compactflash.automount module. See automount.guide.
+* Automount: hotplugged cards mount automatically at DOS time, on by
+  default. Can be disabled with AUTOMOUNT 0 in the new ENV:cfd.prefs
+  config file. Removing a card fully unmounts all supported filesystems
+  by default (UNMOUNT <names> restricts it, UNMOUNT NONE keeps the
+  handlers). Boot and automount bringup is split into a separate
+  compactflash.automount module. Cold boot registers the RDB partitions
+  (the autoboot chain); MBR, GPT and flat partitions are mounted by the
+  automount agent once DOS is up, so cfd.prefs applies to them on a
+  ROM-resident system too. See automount.guide for the full reference;
+  automount-review.guide walks the feature scenario by scenario with
+  the expected result of each.
 
-ptable.library:
+New major version of ptable.library 2.0 (bundled):
 
-* Unified partition scanning: one scanner parses RDB, MBR, GPT, and
-  whole-disk FAT and publishes every partition into a shared
-  partition.resource, now used by both compactflash.device and fat95
-  instead of each carrying its own. The new lsptres tool lists the
-  resource. Library: https://github.com/pulchart/amigaos-ptable
+* Unified partition scanning: a shared partition-table library the
+  driver now uses instead of its own parser. It scans RDB, MBR, GPT and
+  flat (whole-disk) partition tables and publishes every partition into
+  a shared partition.resource. The new lsptres tool lists the resource
+  (https://github.com/pulchart/amigaos-ptable).
 
-pcmciacheck:
+Tools 'CFInfo 1.38':
+
+* The report prints one screenful at a time; any key continues, Q
+  stops.
+* Output lines end in LF alone.
+
+Tools 'pcmciacheck 2.0':
 
 * New "-identify" read-stability test: reads the same sector several
   times per mode and reports STABLE, UNSTABLE or STUCK. A card that
@@ -156,8 +168,9 @@ recognise exactly five filesystem names and no others: DOS, FFS, SFS,
 PFS, FAT. Any other name is silently ignored.
 
 FAT partitions still need fat95 loaded so its filesystem code is
-registered. On cold boot the driver tolerates slow cards by polling for
-up to ~1.8s; with a stable card the delay is zero.
+registered. At cold boot an empty slot is detected by a single Gayle
+read and costs nothing; with a card present the boot stub polls up to
+5 s for a slow one.
 
 More details are in automount.guide.
 
@@ -341,7 +354,7 @@ cfd/small/68020/devs/compactflash.device - 68020+, no debug code
 cfd/full/68000/devs/compactflash.device  - 68000+, debug-capable (serial output with Flags=8)
 cfd/small/68000/devs/compactflash.device - 68000+, no debug code
 
-ptable.library (optional) - partition scanner/automounter (RDB/MBR/GPT/FAT):
+ptable.library (required) - partition scanner/automounter (RDB/MBR/GPT/FAT):
 cfd/full/68020/libs/ptable.library       - 68020+, debug-capable (serial output always on at boot)
 cfd/small/68020/libs/ptable.library      - 68020+, no debug code
 cfd/full/68000/libs/ptable.library       - 68000+, debug-capable (serial output always on at boot)
@@ -357,15 +370,18 @@ cfd/small/68000/libs/compactflash.automount - no debug code
 cfd/c/CFInfo      - Card information utility (displays model, size, capabilities)
 cfd/c/pcmciacheck - PCMCIA check utility
 cfd/c/pcmciaspeed - Speed test utility
+cfd/c/lsptres     - partition.resource entry lister (from ptable.library)
 
 cfd/Storage/DOSDrivers/CF0      - Mountlist entry (with flags documentation)
 cfd/Storage/DOSDrivers/CF0.info - Mountlist Workbench icon
 cfd/ENVARC/cfd.prefs            - Example config (copy to ENVARC:cfd.prefs to automount)
 
 cfd/docs/cfd.guide         - Main documentation
+cfd/docs/automount.guide   - Autoboot, automount, and ENV:cfd.prefs configuration
 cfd/docs/automount-review.guide - Automount feature review (expected behaviour)
 cfd/docs/changes.guide     - Release notes and original CFD history
 cfd/docs/CFInfo.guide      - CFInfo utility documentation
+cfd/docs/lsptres.guide     - lsptres utility documentation
 cfd/docs/pcmciacheck.guide - pcmciacheck utility documentation
 cfd/docs/pcmciaspeed.guide - pcmciaspeed utility documentation
 

diff --git a/dist/ENVARC/cfd.prefs b/dist/ENVARC/cfd.prefs
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-; compactflash.device config. copy to ENVARC:cfd.prefs (see automount.guide).
+; compactflash.device config. copy to ENVARC:cfd.prefs
 AUTOMOUNT 1
 FLAGS 0
 CONTROL_FAT -d-D+q
-; Mount FAT cards with CrossDOS instead of fat95 (both lines needed):
-; DOSTYPE_FAT 0x4D534400
-; HANDLER_FAT L:CrossDOSFileSystem
-; Hand-mounted (DEVS:DOSDrivers) partitions are unmounted on card removal
-; like everything else. Set 0 to keep their handler mounted instead:
-; UNMOUNT_STATIC 0
-; A hand mount over an already-served partition is refused (object in use).
-; Set 1 to allow it anyway; writes then corrupt the volume, your own risk:
-; MOUNT_USED 1
+
+; Mount FAT cards with CrossDOS instead of fat95:
+;DOSTYPE_FAT 0x4D534400
+;HANDLER_FAT L:CrossDOSFileSystem
+
+; Static mounts (DEVS:DOSDrivers) are unmounted on card removal.
+; Set 0 to keep their handler mounted instead:
+;UNMOUNT_STATIC 0
+
+; A static mount over an already-automounted partition is refused
+; (object in use). Set 1 to allow it anyway.
+;MOUNT_USED 1
diff --git a/dist/c/CFInfo b/dist/c/CFInfo
diff --git a/dist/c/lsptres b/dist/c/lsptres
diff --git a/dist/docs/CFInfo.guide b/dist/docs/CFInfo.guide
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @database "CFInfo - CompactFlash Card Information Tool"
-@$VER: CFInfo guide 1.37 (11.01.2026)
+@$VER: CFInfo guide 1.38 (11.09.2026)
 @author "Generated by md2guide.py v1.6 (14.06.2026)"
 @(c) "See LICENSE"
 @font topaz.font 8
@@ -103,9 +103,13 @@ using the @{fg shine}compactflash.device@{fg text} driver.
   CFInfo 1        ; Show info for unit 1
 @{fg text}
 
+The report prints one screenful at a time; any key continues, @{fg shine}Q@{fg text} stops.
+Output
+redirected to a file or another stream scrolls without pausing.
+
 Example Output:
 @{fg highlight}
-  CFInfo 1.37 - CompactFlash Card Information
+  CFInfo 1.38 - CompactFlash Card Information
   Device:     compactflash.device unit 0
 
   === CompactFlash Card Information ===

diff --git a/dist/docs/automount.guide b/dist/docs/automount.guide
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ they go away again. With the driver in a Kickstart ROM you can also boot
 straight off the card. This guide covers both, and the @{fg shine}ENV:cfd.prefs@{fg text}
 file that configures them.
 
-The scanning and mounting itself is done by @{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text} , which is
-required for all of it. Without that library @{fg shine}compactflash.device@{fg text} still
-works, but as a plain mount-only device: you mount partitions yourself
-through @{fg shine}DEVS:DOSDrivers/@{fg text} . See @{fg shine}ptable.guide@{fg text} (shipped with the
-ptable.library archive) for the library internals. The expected
-behaviour of the whole feature is catalogued scenario by scenario in
-@{fg shine}automount-review.guide@{fg text} ( @{"  automount-review.guide  " link "automount-review.guide/Main"} ).
+@{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text} does the scanning and mounting, and is required for all
+of it. Without that library @{fg shine}compactflash.device@{fg text} still works, but as a
+plain mount-only device: you mount partitions yourself through
+@{fg shine}DEVS:DOSDrivers/@{fg text} . See @{fg shine}ptable.guide@{fg text} (shipped with the ptable.library
+archive) for the library internals. The expected behaviour of the whole
+feature is catalogued scenario by scenario in @{fg shine}automount-review.guide@{fg text} ( @{"  automount-review.guide  " link "automount-review.guide/Main"}
+).
 
 ----------------------------------------
 @{"<< Prev" link Main}  @{"Contents" link Main}  @{"Next >>" link Quick_start}
@@ -66,25 +66,29 @@ behaviour of the whole feature is catalogued scenario by scenario in
 @node Quick_start "Quick start"
 @{b}Quick start@{ub}
 
-Three modules are involved, and automount is opt-in by whether you
-include the third:
+Three modules are involved:
 
   * @{fg shine}compactflash.device@{fg text}: the I/O driver.
   * @{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text} : the partition scanner and automounter (RDB, MBR, GPT, flat
     FAT).
-  * @{fg shine}compactflash.automount@{fg text} : boot and automount bringup. Include it only when you
-    want autoboot or automount.
-
-  @{b}Goal@{ub}                  @{b}Modules@{ub}                   @{b}Cold-boot autoboot@{ub}  
-  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------------  
-  ROM autoboot          @{fg shine}compactflash.device@{fg text} +     available           
-                        @{fg shine}compactflash.automount@{fg text} +                      
-                        @{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text} in                             
-                        Kickstart                                     
-  Resident/on-disk, no  @{fg shine}compactflash.device@{fg text} +     no                  
-  automount             @{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text} (no                            
-                        automount module)                             
-  On-disk automount     @{fg shine}LoadModule@{fg text} line below     no                  
+  * @{fg shine}compactflash.automount@{fg text} : bringup. It opens the device after DOS, and in a ROM
+    it also carries the cold-boot autoboot stub.
+
+Automount needs the device open, because the agent lives in the unit
+task. Anything that opens it will do, a @{fg shine}DEVS:DOSDrivers/CF0@{fg text} mount
+included; @{fg shine}compactflash.automount@{fg text} is how you get it open without a
+mountlist entry, and the only way to get cold-boot autoboot.
+
+  @{b}Goal@{ub}                       @{b}Modules@{ub}                   @{b}Cold-boot autoboot@{ub}  
+  -------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------  
+  ROM autoboot               @{fg shine}compactflash.device@{fg text} +     available           
+                             @{fg shine}compactflash.automount@{fg text} +                      
+                             @{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text} in                             
+                             Kickstart                                     
+  On-disk, device opened by  @{fg shine}compactflash.device@{fg text} +     no                  
+  a @{fg shine}DOSDrivers@{fg text} mount         @{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text}                                
+  On-disk, no mountlist      @{fg shine}LoadModule@{fg text} line below     no                  
+  entry                                                                    
 
 For a disk install, put @{fg shine}compactflash.automount@{fg text} and @{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text} in
 @{fg shine}LIBS:@{fg text} and add this to your @{fg shine}user-startup@{fg text} :

diff --git a/dist/docs/cfd.guide b/dist/docs/cfd.guide
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @database "compactflash.device"
-@$VER: compactflash.device guide 2.0-dev (25.08.2026)
+@$VER: compactflash.device guide 2.0-dev (27.08.2026)
 @author "Generated by md2guide.py v1.6 (14.06.2026)"
 @(c) "See LICENSE"
 @font topaz.font 8
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ See @{"  docs/changes.guide  " link "changes.guide/Main"} for release news and h
   * Amiga 1200 or 600 (A1200 tested)
   * AmigaOS 2.0+ (tested with 3.2.3)
   * CF-to-PCMCIA adapter or SD-to-CF adapter (see @{"Hardware Notes" link hardware_notes})
+  * @{fg shine}ptable.library@{fg text} (bundled) in @{fg shine}LIBS:@{fg text} or in ROM: does all partition scanning and
+    mounting
   * Works with fat95 filesystem for FAT32 support (disk/misc/fat95.lha) or native
     (FFS, SFS, PFS) filesystems if RDB partition table is used