sie@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Simon Raybould) (06/06/90)
I have the famous Key n already set error on my hard disk. Last time I got this, I copied all of the files to floppy and re-formatted the hard disk. The problem with this is that the date stamps are lost. Is there a better way to patch the file system ? Is there a backup utility that will preserve the date stamps when I re-load the files ? Any help much appreciated.. Sie +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | British Telecom Fulcrum | name : Simon John Raybould {^.^} | | Fordrough Lane | path : sie@fulcrum.bt.co.uk \~/ | | Birmingham +-----------+--------------------------| | B9 5LD | // | AMIGA B2000HD 3MB 8088BB | | ENGLAND | \X/AMIGA | Lattice C V5.05 | +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+
new@udel.EDU (Darren New) (06/06/90)
In article <1990Jun6.091317.18214@cat.fulcrum.bt.co.uk> sie@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Simon Raybould) writes: >Last time I got this, I copied all of the files to floppy and re-formatted >the hard disk. The problem with this is that the date stamps are lost. Try using the "clone" option on both copies (to and from). This preserves the datestamps and the protection bits. >Is there a better way to patch the file system ? Yes. I don't know of any good FD hard disk hackers, but DiskMechanic usually works for me. It also comes with a pretty good manual explaining the disk organization (both OFS and FFS) that will help you find the problem. >Is there a backup utility that will preserve the date stamps when >I re-load the files ? I think most of the backup utilities out there restore the datestamps. I asked a few months back and the overwhelming choice was Quarterback for backups. I don't know whether it keeps the timestamps. -- Darren