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| 762.1 | Suggestion on how to fix it. | SICKO::PATTERSON | | Mon Feb 05 1990 12:43 | 25 |
| If you want to give it a shot yourself, this is the first thing I would try:
Start by reading the boot sector to see if it says where the
Directory sectors are.
If not, try the standard location.
If not there either, look on a different DM game disk.
If still no luck, search the disk for one of the files know to be
on the disk originally.
If you can find the directory sectors the first part maybe messed up,
but the rest may be good and point to the file.
You could even try to find the file on a different DM disk and look
in that location.
Still no luck, read the file from a good disk, and search for something
that will identify your file.
I know there are PD programs to do what you want, but I don't happen to know
where any are on the net, but I'm sure you might find one if you look in topic
#9. I have seen files get completely destroyed by things like this, so the
first thing you should do is copy the whole disk, and work from the copy.
Jim Patterson
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| 762.2 | Read 755.* | OLDTMR::WALLACE | | Mon Feb 05 1990 12:44 | 7 |
| > 1. Someone who can recommend a good PD disk editor/doctor.
A discussion about this is currently goin on in note 755.*
FWI: Sounds more like a corrupt directory than fats, since it can't find any
files.
Ray
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| 762.3 | ST Disk Storage Architecture? | KERNEL::BARTLEY | | Mon Feb 05 1990 17:43 | 7 |
| Can someone write a few words of introduction about ST Disk Storage
Architecture please. Or, if it needs too many words, can you recommend
a good, but not-too-expensive book.
Thanks,
Theo
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| 762.4 | STWORLD has a good example | UKCSSE::KEANE | | Tue Feb 06 1990 06:43 | 9 |
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Theo,
There is an excellent article in the DEC ST WORLD, (also a review of
the knife)
I am sure you could borrow a copy in Viables, if not mail me and I will
bring in my copy.
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| 762.5 | It's the same | PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ | Jeffrey A. Lomicka | Tue Feb 06 1990 09:39 | 1 |
| I used MicroSoft's book on MSDOS internals, availale at most bookstores.
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| 762.6 | -< The same as MS-DOS? >- | IGETIT::QUALITY | TQM is a source of profit,not cost | Wed Feb 07 1990 11:02 | 6 |
| Theo, I <think> that the ST's disk format is the same as MS-DOS. If it
is, I can dig some information out for you. Can someone confirm this?
I'd just like to say "thanks Jim" - you've been a big help so far -
I've gotten hold of a disk editor an' I'm going to have a hack and slay
tonight. I'll let you know how I get on.
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| 762.7 | Do you need a copy of the disk? | SICKO::PATTERSON | | Wed Feb 07 1990 13:43 | 16 |
| If you need a copy of the disk, I could use a sector copier
to get the format and data from my copy and squeeze it into
one file, then UU encode it and send it to you. You could
then at least you could look at the positions of the files.
You couldn't run the program since the copy protection won't
get passed through the squeeze program.
One thing to check if you compare your disk with a different
copy is, make sure the version is the same. I would guess
they make a master disk and then just copy the whole disk
structure and all. But a different version would come from
a different master disk. A possible test for this would be
looking at the serial number(or ID, or whatever they call it)
on both disks.
Jim Patterson.
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| 762.8 | < I said I'd do it and I did it > | IGETIT::MCDONNELLJ | | Thu Feb 08 1990 07:12 | 14 |
| Just thought that I'd let you all know that the operation was a success - I
used a combination of RECOVER (to search for the file) and ENGINEER ( to
recreate the directory - I used a KGD as a template for that), it seems to have
done the trick!
I've now regained my super-heroes and can now go beat the living s**t out of
the monsters in CHAOS STRIKES BACK... but I guess that's stuff for another
topic.
Thanks again for all the advice,
Regards,
John.
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