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Re: Floppy Disk Drive read/write problems
>>>>> "Ken" == Ken Long <Kenneth> writes:
In article <Pine.A32.3.91.960121190654.43055A-100000@violin.aix.calpoly.edu> "Kenneth E. Long (Ken Long Jr.)" <klong@violin.aix.calpoly.edu> writes:
Ken> On 21 Jan 1996, Kyle Silfer wrote:
>> I never used to have this problem with Executor, but now I get
>> annoying error messages of the Disk I/O error variety. This is
>> true of 1.99q for DOS, and at least one executable revision
>> before it... I saved a copy of the 1.99p7 executable and if I
>> swap it in place of 1.99q the floppy read/write works
>> perfectly.
>>
>> The errors are pretty instantaneous... as soon as I try to
>> copy, no matter what disk I use. I'll be keeping my copy of
>> 1.99p7 around until this bug clears up.
>>
>> --Kyle
Ken> I'm having a problem with Executor Dos 1.99q not reading or
Ken> writing floppy disks at all. When I try to read a disk or
Ken> format a blank one, the system just hangs with the drive
Ken> light still lit. I think the disk may still be spinning, but
Ken> nothing happens. Any ideas?
Apparently we introduced a serious bug in 1.99q. It's a very high
priority bug and I hope to have something fixed by this weekend.
--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com
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