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From: uchuck@ecsvax.UUCP (Charles Bennett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: PC-DOS 3.3 FORMAT bug?
Message-ID: <4570@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: 5 Feb 88 18:36:18 GMT
References: <777@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>
Organization: UNC - Chapel Hill
Lines: 32
Summary: IBM Patch to DOS 3.3

In article <777@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>, creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps) writes:
> 
>    We're running PC-DOS 3.3 here on PS/2's, and have run into some problems
> formatting 3.5" disks. This problem has occurred on more than one machine,
> and using more than one DOS set, and with more than one person operating
> the machines.
>    When we format a 3.5" disk with the DOS commands stored on the hard disk
> it formats the first one OK. If we answer yes to the "format another?"
> question, or answer no and run FORMAT again, it gives a media error and
> says the disk is unusable. If we reboot the system and try it again, we
> can get the next disk formatted, but the one after that won't format, and so
> on.
> Steve Creps on the VAX 8650 running Ultrix 2.0-1 at Indiana University.
> creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu, ...iuvax!silver!creps, creps@iubacs.bitnet


The fix for this and a pletheora of incidental problems with PS/2's
is well known by IBM.  You need to have DASDDRVR.SYS and the line
"DEVICE=[d:]DASDRVR.SYS"[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[C in your CONFIG.SYS.  You must have the new
version of DASDDRVR.SYS, V1.2  698 bytes long, *not* V1.0  640 bytes
long.

In addition, there is a fix out for BACKUP.COM which corrects a 
problem that occurs when you backup a disk that has 79 or more
subdirectories.  This is a new copy of BACKUP.COM.

All of the above is available from your local IBM representative.
-- 
 
                   -Chuck Bennett-
                    919-966-1134
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