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- From: lermer@theory.chem.ubc.ca (Noah Lermer)
- Subject: Re: After OS2/2 Reinstallation, SYS005 Errors
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.002928.2896@unixg.ubc.ca>
- Keywords: reinstall
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- References: <roelle.714160655@uars_mag> <1992Aug18.221104.28756@njitgw.njit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 00:29:28 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug18.221104.28756@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
- >In article <roelle.714160655@uars_mag> roelle@uars_mag.jhuapl.edu (Curtis Roelle) writes:
- >>2. Deleting hidden files: "EA DATA. SF", "WP ROOT. SF", "OS2BOOT",
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^
- >> "OS2KRNL", and "OS2LDR".
- >
- >Big mistake! You deleted all the extended attributes, but you didn't
- >clear the FAT flags that OS/2 uses to indicate the presence of EA's.
- >So, OS/2 thinks the file has EAs, but it can't load them. Your only
- >solution now is to reformat the partition.
- >
-
- Nope, he doesn't. I've done this so I should know :-) (the more fool me...)
- An OS/2 chkdsk on the FAT partition will remake all the ea's and correct the
- problem (although it may take a while...).
-
- This can even be done without OS/2 on the disk from the 'emergency *PANIC*
- floppy' with chkdsk.exe on it. Of course, everyone has one of those right?
- (right.)
-
- Happy campin' !
- Bruce Hollebone - mail to hollebon@cemaid.chem.ubc.ca||lermer@theory.chem.ubc.ca
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