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From: wongkc@sor.CS.ColoState.Edu (K. C. Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: OS/2 from floppy DOES NOT see HPFS drive C.
Message-ID: <5352@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>
Date: 16 Mar 90 16:03:43 GMT
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In article <5349@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> I write:
> Well, I just tried booting OS/2 from a floppy.  I have
> an HPFS C: drive  and a FAT D: drive.
>
> Despite the fact that the HPFS driver is loaded (at least
> the message comes up), escaping to a command prompt at
> the initial screen and typing "[A:\] DIR C:" gives the message:
>
>    Incorrect internal file identifier.
>

Well, I discovered later that a good, cold boot awakens HPFS from
its apparent grogginess and DIR C: works just fine.  (I should've
thought of that sooner, but it was late and I was a little groggy
myself, which was how I got myself into the necessity to reboot
from a floppy). No number of warm boots seemed to have worked though.

I'd still be interested if someone can tell me just what got
corrupted that Ctrl+Alt+Del wouldn't cure and that would cause
the error message above.