delaney@wnre.aecl.CDN (10/27/88)
I've encounterd an error that baffels me. When I try to copy files on the GS/OS desk top I have on 3 disks run into an error message which states that the disk may be damaged copy to another disk. I thought it might be my disk but I have 2 3.5s and both do it and on top of that one of the problem disks is a Font Library disk as I came from STYLEWARE. I don't think it has ever been accessed more than 4 or 5 times.. Kieth, Dave anyone I can go back to catdoctor or other copy programs even 3.2 prodos 16 and the the files are handed with out problem. I've tried formatting disk 4:1 and 2:1 with the desktop and again have no problem when the files are copied on to that disk I also encountered another problem when I copiesd a to series of files which I was viewing by name I boxed them and when I tried to move them to the ram disk the small Icons extened beyond the open Window and a graphic icon on the adjacent window was distored. I had 4 window open at the time. Grant
tribby@hpindda.HP.COM (David Tribby) (11/02/88)
delaney@wnre.aecl.CDN writes... >I've encounterd an error that baffels me. When I try to copy files on the >GS/OS desk top I have on 3 disks run into an error message which states that >the disk may be damaged copy to another disk. I ran into this problem about a month ago, but am a little fuzzy remembering the details. Seems as though I saw the problem after TML Pascal would abort on me. (I don't know why, but TML Pascal [APW version] usually aborts the second time I try to compile!) After I got that error, I copied the files to another disk with no problem...until the compiler aborted again. I believe the problem occurs when the directory entry does not match the "sectors in use" bitmap. When I took a directory listing (via APW) on the "bad" disk, the total of used and unused blocks did not match what I expected. Perhaps your directory also is somehow damaged. Try copying the files one at a time, then seeing if the number of blocks totals up correctly. -- Dave Tribby - - - - - ARPA: tribby%hpda@hplabs.HP.COM UUCP: hplabs!hpda!tribby