At 7:00 PM +0200 5/2/05, Antonio Rodr�guez wrote: >Well, if nothing else works, you can allways locate the file with the bad >sector(s), rename it to "BAD.SECTOR" and lock it, and then reinstall the >launcher software in order to get the same file again :-) . Be carefull to >just rename it, and not copy or move it to another directory, because you do >need the old file to stay in the very same sectors that have failed. > >If you have a sector editor or any other low-level disk utility that lets you >manipulate the filesystem, maybe you could also write down the list of >sectors where the damaged file reside, delete it, and then modify the volume >bitmap in order to mark the bad sector(s) as used. That way, you won't have >to deal with a dummy file, and as the sectors are marked used but aren't >assigned to any file, it will be completely safe. Or at least until a >volume-checking utility tries to "fix" it... (don't know of such an utility >for the Apple II, but it can exist). > >Greetings, > >Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) ><ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> > >Hal ha escrito:
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