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From: gmd@myhut.UUCP (George MacDonald)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Bad floppy crashes system and Support FLAME!!
Message-ID: <0473.AA0473@myhut>
Date: 14 May 89 14:29:29 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga
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I am having a problem with one of my floppies -

I believe I formatted the disk some time ago, I would not swear to this.
Anyhow I had copied some files onto the disk and was in the process of
doing so again yesterday. Wham I get a read write error! Oops, oh well,
so I cancel the error and I get a Disk Corrupt Guru! No big deal I pop out 
the floppy and reboot my 2500(first time it's been down in two weeks 8-) ).
Anyhow as soon as I pop in the floppy the guru comes right back! Arrgh!!
I can't even examine the disk without it crashing the machine!!! I have
not had any problem with floppies during the past three years of
amiga use so I've never had the chance to diskdoctor etc. I always
assumed I would get the chance someday, but foiled at the last moment!
Is their anyway to salvage the data? Is there some way to ask the OS
not to check the disk so it wont guru. At least then I would have a fighting
chance of getting at the data.

I am running a 2500 with virusX, mclk, Dcron, pyro, csh's ... I thought
maybe virusX may have something to do with it. But alas, even after I
kill virusX the same thing happens.

I tried Commodore Customer Support, they report I have a bad disk!! 
I persisted in asking if there was not something I could do. I got
a define NO for an answer. I then suggested that the OS should not
guru for something like a bad disk. I was disconnected at that point.
Either Commodore has a bad phone system or impolite support staff!!
I'm glad I like my machine, the support sure would have turned me off.
Oh well I guess it is Monday morning, I'm sure I would not like dealing
with difficult questions then either 8-)!

I think I'll go check the stores and show them a new trick 8-) 8-| 8-(.

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George MacDonald  ...{decvax}!zinn!myhut!gmd