[Floppertalk] Problems with INSTALL - Hand while reading in t
he Vetor-table from the Install-Diskette
jleyda
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Thu, 6 Nov 2003 07:53:56 -0700
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Hi Bernhard,
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Your problem seems to be fairly common, as the last 2 people that I've =
helped have complained about the same thing.
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What install is trying to do when it hangs is restore the floppy disk =
back to its formatted state so you can use it later without having to =
re-format it a second time. Basically, install.com is trying to be =
nice. I'm going to delete that feature. ;)
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Of all the machines that I've tested flopper on, I have never run =
across this problem, but it does appear to be common enough to warrant =
a change in the code.=20
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As to your questions:
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1. The vector table is machine specific. The only way to share vector =
tables from other computers would be if the 2 computers were exactly =
the same, even down to the same BIOS revision.
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2. The vector table is a binary data file, 1024 bytes in size. You can =
edit them with a hex editor, but there's really no reason to do so.
=20
Here's a direct link to a new version of install.com
http://www.waste.org/~winkles/install.zip =
<http://www.waste.org/~winkles/install.zip>=20
=20
Please try this out and see if it works. If you run "install /2" on =
the command line, install should start up exactly where it hung up =
before.
=20
Once vectable.dat is created, please email to me so I can verify it =
looks like a valid vector table. =20
It would also be a good idea to start out with a known good disk image. =
Any of the disk images from oldskool.org/pc/flopper should work. =20
=20
good luck, let us know what happens.
=20
-jeff!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bernhard Lutz [mailto:bernhard.lutz@bentzundbrecht.de]=20
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:03 AM
To: floppertalk@oldskool.org
Subject: [Floppertalk] Problems with INSTALL - Hand while reading in =
the Vetor-table from the Install-Diskette
Hello,
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I=B4m new to this Flopper-Mailings-List,
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and I discovered the following problem yesterday while trying to =
install Flopper with INSTALL
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First I run INSTALL and it asks me to put in a clean, formatted disk. =
OK.
Then I reboot from this disk. OK
After running INSTALL again for creating the Vector-table from the =
diskette,
the INSTALL-programs hanghs with active drive LED on.=20
=20
(tested it twice).
=20
Can anybody give me help, what I can do now, to create the =
Vector-Table-File onto my harddisk.
=20
Is i possible to TRY vector-Table-files from other PCs ?
=20
Ist he Vector-table a clean .TXT-File which can be viewed / edited ?
=20
Regards,
=20
Bernhard
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<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Bernhard,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Your
problem seems to be fairly common, as the last 2 people that I've helped have
complained about the same thing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>What
install is trying to do when it hangs is restore the floppy disk back to its
formatted state so you can use it later without having to re-format it a second
time. Basically, install.com is trying to be nice. I'm going to
delete that feature. ;)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Of
all the machines that I've tested flopper on, I have never run across this
problem, but it does appear to be common enough to warrant a change in the
code. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>As
to your questions:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>1.
The vector table is machine specific. The only way to share vector tables
>from other computers would be if the 2 computers were exactly the same, even
down to the same BIOS revision.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>2.
The vector table is a binary data file, 1024 bytes in size. You can edit
them with a hex editor, but there's really no reason to do
so.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2>Here's a direct link to a new version of install.com</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.waste.org/~winkles/install.zip">http://www.waste.org/~winkles/install.zip</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003></SPAN> </DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2>Please try this out and see if it works. If you run "install /2" on
the command line, install should start up exactly where it hung up
before.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Once
vectable.dat is created, please email to me so I can verify it looks like a
valid vector table. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>It
would also be a good idea to start out with a known good disk image. Any
of the disk images from oldskool.org/pc/flopper should work.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>good
luck, let us know what happens.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2>-jeff!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=444523814-06112003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
Bernhard Lutz [mailto:bernhard.lutz@bentzundbrecht.de] <BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:03 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
floppertalk@oldskool.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Floppertalk] Problems with INSTALL
- Hand while reading in the Vetor-table from the
Install-Diskette<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I´m new to this
Flopper-Mailings-List,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">and I discovered the following problem yesterday while
trying to install Flopper with INSTALL</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">First I run INSTALL and it asks me to put in a clean,
formatted disk. OK.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Then I reboot from this disk. OK</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">After running INSTALL again for creating the
Vector-table from the diskette,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">the INSTALL-programs hanghs with active drive LED on.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(tested it twice).</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Can anybody give me help, what I can do now, to create
the Vector-Table-File onto my harddisk.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Is i possible to TRY vector-Table-files from other PCs
?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ist he Vector-table a clean .TXT-File which can be
viewed / edited ?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Regards,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bernhard</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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