Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!wuarchive!uunet!ogicse!plains!overby From: overby@plains.NoDak.edu (Glen Overby) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: prob w/dosread, passwd Message-ID: <6082@plains.NoDak.edu> Date: 30 Sep 90 02:50:52 GMT References: <30320@netnews.upenn.edu> Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo Lines: 19 In article <30320@netnews.upenn.edu> traw@grad1.cis.upenn.edu writes: > When using dosread, I get the following message after minix >accesses fd0: >magic != 0xAA55 ... All DOS disks have the value AA55 at the end of their boot block, as an indicator. They also have a media table at the beginning of the boot block. Those aren't set correctly on your disk, which is why you get those errors. Check the DOS you're using to format the disks; I suspect that it's not placing that information in the boot block. The last time I got errors like that, I found the "Stoned" or "Marajuana" virus residing in the boot block of a couple dozen of my disks (fortunately it didn't touch my hard disk, and couldn't comprehend what a "Minix" is :-) -- Glen Overby uunet!plains!overby (UUCP) overby@plains (Bitnet)