Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!Chuck.Phillips From: Chuck.Phillips@FtCollins.NCR.COM (Chuck.Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Validation error hack and question (was: Re/Write Error) Message-ID: Date: 9 Aug 90 12:09:16 GMT References: <290.26B9C50B@afitamy.fidonet.org> Sender: uucp@ncr-mpd.FtCollins Organization: NCR Microelectronics, Ft. Collins, CO Lines: 27 In-reply-to: Bill.Carney@f625.n159.z1.FIDONET.ORG's message of 28 Jul 90 17:11:16 GMT >>>>> On 28 Jul 90 17:11:16 GMT, Bill.Carney@f625.n159.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Bill Carney) said: Bill> You'll have to backup and then reformat that partition. Happens all Bill> the time, especially if the system gurus in the middle of a write to Bill> the HD. _Often_, you can get rid of the validation error by simply deleting the file(s) being written to (or left open) when the system guru'ed. Doesn't always work, but it usually has for me. The trick is to identify which files were open when the system crashed. (I _assume_ only files left open for writing would be affected, but I haven't had the nerve to engage in thorough testing of this on my own hard drive. :-) Question for the OS/disk experts: Is it possible for an AmigaOS program to open a file for writing and then exit _normally_ (no guru or power failure) without closing the file, possibly creating a validation error? (Exclude programs directly accessing the disk device) Question for C=: If this is possible, are there plans to correct this in a future release? Regards, -- Chuck Phillips MS440 NCR Microelectronics Chuck.Phillips%FtCollins.NCR.com 2001 Danfield Ct. Ft. Collins, CO. 80525 uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!bach!chuckp