amc4919@cec2.wustl.edu (Adam M. Costello) (01/25/91)
Help! When I boot my A3000, I'm get a requester saying "Error validating disk Key 11370 already set". I can still read everything on WB_2.x:, but I can't write to it, and 'info' reports that WB_2.x: is validating. How do I fix this? Thanks, AMC
eriks@ifi.uio.no (Erik Saastad) (01/25/91)
Try using Fixdisk or QBTools. Erik S.
dave@unislc.uucp (Dave Martin) (01/31/91)
From article <1991Jan25.105210.1637@ifi.uio.no>, by eriks@ifi.uio.no (Erik Saastad): > > Try using Fixdisk or QBTools. > Erik S. Will these fix a disk IN-PLACE though? So far, the only thing that I have found that will is DiskDoctor. What is the problem with DiskDoctor such that no one wants to use it? I've used it twice now to fix hard disk problems and been fine ever since. The first time, I was demonstrating that you cant drag a drawer into itself to a friend, and of course it did anyway when someone else was watching. I ran diskdoctor once to recover the lost space (bunch of files with no directory). At the time I didnt realize that diskdoctor needed more than one pass to completely recover. I assume that it would have "un"deleted the files (presumably to the root directory) on the second pass since this seems to be its behavior when I tested it on my tmp partition. The second time I used it to fix a key xxxxx validation error. In the months since, my hard disk appears to be fine. -- VAX Headroom Speaking for myself only... blah blah blahblah blah... Internet: DMARTIN@CC.WEBER.EDU dave@saltlcy-unisys.army.mil uucp: dave@unislc.uucp or use the Path: line. Now was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized.