Hi!
13-Окт-2004 11:25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christof Meerwald) wrote to
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CM> I am unable to format a harddisk partition after a reboot (the problem
CM> occurrs in a Linux dosemu box and on real hardware), here is the version
CM> information of the FreeDOS kernel:
CM> FreeDOS kernel version 1.1.35w (Build 2035w-UNSTABLE, Sep 27 2004)
A:\>>format c: /u /q
CM> Critical error encountered while using DOS disk driver
CM> DOS driver error (hex): 01
CM> Description: unknown unit for driver
CM> It seems that FreeDOS hasn't initialized some disk parameter block,
CM> because if I access the harddisk before trying to format it (i.e. "dir
CM> c:"), the format works:
CM> Does anyone have an idea?
Yes. In last patches Lucho removes main.c:InitializeAllBPBs(), which
does what you explain (initialize BPBs for utilities, which access disk
directly). Probably, issue is in this removed function.
Unfortunately, at given moment I don't have latest CVS kernel to try to
return this function and see what happen. Kenneth, Lucho? May be someone of
you?
PS: Bart, tom: who was wrote comment for InitializeAllBPBs()? Can you
explain, how to reproduce direct access through DE? _Probably_, there should
be loaded empty environment and DE runned for browsing "physical drive"?
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