Pismo Technic Inc.

Pismo Technic specializes in portable file system development technology, enabling developers to build and deploy custom file systems for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. To learn more about our file system technology, visit the Pismo File Mount page.

For technical information on developing file system using Pismo File Mount, check out the PFM Dev Kit documentation , or download the PFM and the PFM Dev Kit from the download page.

News

2018.11.30

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 192.
Pismo Trace Monitor build 178.

This release includes the following fixes:

Linux kernel module compatibility for kernels with 3 digit patch level version numbers.
Windows 10 SQL compatibility improvements.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2018.03.10

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 191.
Pismo Trace Monitor build 177.

This release include numerous fixes and enhancements, including:

Linux kernel compatibility through 4.16 .

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2017.11.15

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 190.
Pismo File Mount Developer Kit build 190.
Pismo Trace Monitor build 176.

This release include numerous fixes and enhancements, including:

Compatibility fixes for Windows 1709 "Fall Creators" update.
Compatibility fixes for MacOS 10.13 High Sierra.
Linux kernel compatibility through 4.14 .

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2017.09.29

The following new package is released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 189.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2017.09.27

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 188.
Pismo Trace Monitor build 175

This release includes various fixes and compatibility enhancements. All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2017.08.24

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 187.
Pismo Trace Monitor build 174
Pismo ISO Tool build build 185

This release include numerous fixes and enhancements, including:

Updated linux kernel module compatibility for kernel version 4.12 and 4.13 .
Fixed windows 10 kernel panic related to interop with windows file sharing offline caching.
Various performance improvements and minor fixes.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2017.06.30

The following new package is released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 186.

This release include numerous fixes and enhancements, including:

Fix UNC mount point handling regression in build 185.
Fix an issue related to handling of 8.3 short names.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2017.06.23

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 185
Pismo File Mount Developer Kit build 185
Pismo Trace Monitor build 173
Pismo ISO Tool build build 184

These releases include numerous fixes and enhancements, including:

Linux kernel compatibility through 4.11 .
Improved application compatibility with PFM volume mount points on Windows.
WHQL signed Windows kernel module, for compatibility with newer systems with secure boot enabled.
Various other fixes and enhancements.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2017.01.05

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 184
Pismo File Mount Developer Kit build 184
Pismo Trace Monitor build 182
Pismo ISO Tool build build 183

These releases include numerous fixes and enhancements, including:

Linux kernel compatibility through 4.9 .
Fixed compatibility with local-drive-type mounts when UDFS media has been used on a system.
Various other fixes and enhancements.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2016.06.29

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 183
Pismo File Mount Developer Kit build 183
Pismo Trace Monitor build 181

These releases include numerous fixes and enhancements, including:

Linux kernel compatibility through 4.7 .
PFM Audit Package shell extension improvements.
Various other fixes and enhancements, refer to the readme files on the downloage page.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2016.04.19

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 182
Pismo File Mount Developer Kit build 182

This release includes:

Compatibility improvements for network and local-drive-type mounts with Windows 8/10 photo and music apps.
Mac GUI installer fixed for use with high-DPI displays.
Varous other minor compatibility and stability changes.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2016.03.29

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 181
Pismo File Mount Developer Kit build 181
Pismo ISO Tool build 180
Pismo Trace Monitor build 170

This release provides some fixes and new functionality, including:

New portable graphical installer for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Support for local-drive-type mounts on Windows and Mac.
Linux kernel version 4.5 compatibility.

All users and developers are encouraged to upgrade.

2015.12.15

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 180
Pismo File Mount Developer Kit build 180

This release fixes a number of issues on Windows and OSX. For details refer to the readme/release notes on the download page. This release includes Linux kernel compatibility up through 4.3 .

2015.08.02

The following new package is released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Development Kit build 179

This release includes samples and API wrappers for a larger number of programming languages, eliminating the need for building custom API wrappers for most projects.

2015.06.30

The following new package is released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 178

This release addresses numerous stability and compatibility issues. All users and developers are encouraged to update.

2015.05.07

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 177
PFM Developer Kit build 177

This release addresses a compatibility regression that shows up with some applications on writable PFM file systems while Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender has real-time scanning enabled. All users and developers are encouraged to update.

2015.05.05

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 176
PFM Developer Kit build 176
Pismo ISO Tool build 175

This release addresses various compatibility and functionality regressions introduced with PFM build 174-175. All users and developers are encouraged to update.

Linux kernel compatibility in the PFM package has been updated to kernel version 4.01 .

2015.03.29

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 175
PFM Developer Kit build 175
Pismo ISO Tool build 174
Pismo Trace Monitor build 168

These releases restore compatibility with older Pentium based Windows systems, and address some PFM application compatibility regressions introduced with PFM build 174. All users and developers are encouraged to update.

Linux kernel compatibility in the PFM and Trace Monitor packages has been updated to kernel version 3.19 .

2015.03.25

The following new packages are released and available on the download page:

Pismo File Mount Audit Package build 174
PFM Developer Kit build 174
Pismo ISO Tool build 173
Pismo Trace Monitor build 167

This release of the PFM Audit Package brings numerous changes affecting both end-users and 3rd party developers. In particular, support for "virtual mount points" on Windows has been removed. Now mounted volumes are exposed under a c:\Volumes folder, as well as through UNC and through optional drive letters. Developers and users are encouraged to switch to the new version. Feedback from end-users and non-commercial developers should be done through the support forum.

The trace tool has been updated with a Windows debugger (windbg) extension. Linux kernel support in the trace tool and the PFM Linux package has been updated to support up through kernel version 3.18 .