syap@cc.rochester.edu (James Fitzwilliam) (05/10/89)
(I am posting this for a friend -- if you can help, thanks much!) --- The short story: Mass Micro 45 Meg disk cartridge gets corrupted, Finder sez "This disk is damaged. Do you want to initialize it?" and I eject it. Disk First Aid fixes it once, but before I get a chance to replace the system on it, more hangs corrupt it again, and now DFA won't fix it. The question: What did Disk First Aid repair the first time, and what does it mean when it says "Cannot verify status of disk"? I am not worried about losing files; I have utilities to rescue them anytime. What I want is to MOUNT THE DISK again, because the organization of folders, etc. is not backed up. Can I replace something by hand to help DFA along? Some details: The boot blocks are probably corrupted, but the Desktop file is probably intact, or at least very close. Exactly what does the "disk is damaged" dialog indicate? The problem was likely caused by several SCSI devices being connected, and that can be avoided in the future. If anyone knows more than I do about the information needed to mount a disk, I would appreciate it deeply. As a last resort, I could get along with HFS recovery if there were a way to salvage the *creation dates* of the files. Thanks in advance, as always. Mark Johnson GEnie: MJ [end of "forwarded" message] ---- (Note: It is my understanding that the problem occurred when a disk operation caused a hang -- for example, screen freezes during file drag in Finder. --ed.) I would like to stress that he is not interested in advice on how to recover the files. We can do that already. If you need to reply via Email you can address mail to my account and I'll see that he gets it. James syap@vera.cc.rochester.edu ...!rochester!vera!syap GEnie: FITZWILLIAM
msf252@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu (05/16/89)
If you find out anything interesting, please post it to the net. I have already gone through this situation once, where the files can be recovered but not the HFS folder structure. Of course, my account will vaporize at the end of finals week, so I may not find out if anything useful is discovered... ________________________________________________________________________________ Scott Forbes msf252@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu This account will self-destruct in five seconds. (And if you don't believe me, try sending mail!)