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From: nt@otter.hpl.hp.com (Nicolas Tripon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: vi : timer alarm
Message-ID: <78380003@otter.hpl.hp.com>
Date: 4 Jun 91 09:45:28 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.
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IBM PC-AT compatible, 4 Mo RAM, 20 Mo hard disk, Minix 1.5.
1) During a vi session, I got a "Timer Alarm" message on the screen, and
   the computer got stuck. What does the message mean ?
2) The couple (readall, badblocks) does not work properly on my system : the
   controller continues to stumble on bad blocks after they were supposed to 
   be marked as such. Where could I find a corrected version of these 
   programs ?
Regards. -Nicolas Tripon