[Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot during installation!!

CJ Luck floppertalk@oldskool.org
Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:14:14 -0700


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MessageWhen i try install /2 it hangs when trying to read the disk.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: jleyda=20
  To: 'floppertalk@oldskool.org'=20
  Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 6:53 AM
  Subject: RE: [Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot =
during installation!!


  Do you have any virus protection enabled in the BIOS on your computer?
  Flopper tries to re-write the boot sector at this point, which is =
rather virus-like in behavior and might be caught by the BIOS.

  Are you using a 1.44mb disk?  (high density 3.5") and a high density =
3.5" drive?

  The vital information that flopper needs *might* be saved onto the =
diskette even though it hung up at that point.   Try this:

  Boot into safe mode DOS, change to wherever you unzipped flopper, put =
the flopper diskette in the drive and type "install /2"  and install =
should then attempt to read the data off the disk that it needs and will =
save it to a file called vectabl.dat.  The file will be 1k in size.
  You'll need the install.com from the new version of flopper that I =
linked you to yesterday.


  If you'd like, mail that vectable.dat file to me jeff@silent.net and I =
can check to see if it appears to be valid data or garbage, and we'll =
take it from there.

  sorry for the headaches.  You've got a weird error, that's for sure.

  -jeff!

  -----Original Message-----
  From: CJ Luck [mailto:clrockets@charter.net]=20
  Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 8:29 PM
  To: floppertalk@oldskool.org
  Subject: Re: [Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot =
during installation!!


  when i run the install program after booting to the floppy disk, and =
push enter, the drive light comes on but nothing happens.
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: jleyda@micron.com=20
    To: floppertalk@oldskool.org=20
    Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 6:46 AM
    Subject: RE: [Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot =
during installation!!


    can you provide just a few more details?
    actually, can you try this version and see if this helps?

    http://www.waste.org/~winkles/flop_102.zip

    -jeff!

    -----Original Message-----
    From: CJ Luck [mailto:clrockets@charter.net]=20
    Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:18 AM
    To: floppertalk@oldskool.org
    Subject: [Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot during =
installation!!


    minordomo@oldskool.org
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When i try install /2 it hangs when =
trying to read=20
the disk.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Djleyda@micron.com =
href=3D"mailto:jleyda@micron.com">jleyda</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dfloppertalk@oldskool.org=20
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href=3D"mailto:'floppertalk@oldskool.org'">'floppertalk@oldskool.org'</A>=
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 26, 2003 =
6:53=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Floppertalk] =
Help! The=20
  computer sticks after reboot during installation!!</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Do=20
  you have any virus protection enabled in the BIOS on your=20
  computer?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2>Flopper tries to re-write the boot sector at this point, =
which is=20
  rather virus-like in behavior and might be caught by the=20
  BIOS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2>Are you using a 1.44mb disk?&nbsp; (high density 3.5") and a =
high=20
  density 3.5" drive?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2>The vital information that flopper needs *might* be saved =
onto the=20
  diskette even though it hung up at that point.&nbsp;&nbsp; Try=20
  this:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2>Boot into safe mode DOS, change to wherever you unzipped =
flopper, put=20
  the flopper diskette in the drive and type "install /2"&nbsp; and =
install=20
  should then attempt to read the data off the disk that it needs and =
will save=20
  it to a file called vectabl.dat.&nbsp; The file will be 1k in=20
  size.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2>You'll need the install.com from the new version of flopper =
that I=20
  linked you to yesterday.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>If=20
  you'd like, mail that vectable.dat file to me <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:jeff@silent.net">jeff@silent.net</A> and I can check to =
see if it=20
  appears to be valid data or garbage, and we'll take it from=20
  there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003></SPAN><SPAN=20
  class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2>sorry for the headaches.&nbsp; You've got a weird error, =
that's for=20
  sure.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2>-jeff!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D829524513-26082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr =
align=3Dleft><FONT=20
  face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> CJ =
Luck=20
  [mailto:clrockets@charter.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, =
2003 8:29=20
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> floppertalk@oldskool.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
[Floppertalk]=20
  Help! The computer sticks after reboot during=20
  installation!!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>when i run the install program after =
booting to=20
  the floppy disk, and push enter, the drive light comes on but nothing=20
  happens.</FONT></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20
  style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
    <DIV=20
    style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
    <A title=3Djleyda@micron.com=20
    href=3D"mailto:jleyda@micron.com">jleyda@micron.com</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dfloppertalk@oldskool.org=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:floppertalk@oldskool.org">floppertalk@oldskool.org</A> =
</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, 2003 =
6:46=20
    AM</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Floppertalk] =
Help! The=20
    computer sticks after reboot during installation!!</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D747394313-25082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
    size=3D2>can you provide just a few more =
details?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D747394313-25082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
    size=3D2>actually, can you try this version and see if this=20
    helps?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D747394313-25082003></SPAN><SPAN=20
    class=3D747394313-25082003><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff=20
    size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D747394313-25082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
    size=3D2><A=20
    =
href=3D"http://www.waste.org/~winkles/flop_102.zip">http://www.waste.org/=
~winkles/flop_102.zip</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D747394313-25082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
    size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D747394313-25082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
    size=3D2>-jeff!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D747394313-25082003><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff=20
    size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV></DIV>
    <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr =
align=3Dleft><FONT=20
    face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> CJ =
Luck=20
    [mailto:clrockets@charter.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 24, =
2003=20
    12:18 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:floppertalk@oldskool.org">floppertalk@oldskool.org</A><BR>=
<B>Subject:</B>=20
    [Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot during=20
    installation!!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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