[Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot during i nstallation!!

jleyda floppertalk@oldskool.org
Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:53:43 -0600


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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 <mailto: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] 
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 ----- 
From: jleyda@micron.com <mailto:jleyda@micron.com>  
To: floppertalk@oldskool.org <mailto:floppertalk@oldskool.org>  
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 <http://www.waste.org/~winkles/flop_102.zip> 
 
-jeff!
 
-----Original Message-----
From: CJ Luck [mailto:clrockets@charter.net] 
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:18 AM
To: floppertalk@oldskool.org <mailto:floppertalk@oldskool.org> 
Subject: [Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot during installation!!


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<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Do 
you have any virus protection enabled in the BIOS on your 
computer?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Are 
you using a 1.44mb disk?&nbsp; (high density 3.5") and a high density 3.5" 
drive?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>The 
vital information that flopper needs *might* be saved onto the diskette even 
though it hung up at that point.&nbsp;&nbsp; Try this:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>Boot 
into safe mode DOS, change to wherever you unzipped flopper, put the flopper 
diskette in the drive and type "install /2"&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The file will be 1k in size.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2>You'll need the install.com from the new version of flopper that I linked 
you to yesterday.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>If 
you'd like, mail that vectable.dat file to me <A 
href="mailto:jeff@silent.net">jeff@silent.net</A> and I can check to see if it 
appears to be valid data or garbage, and we'll take it from 
there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003></SPAN><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT 
face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2>sorry for the headaches.&nbsp; You've got a weird error, that's for 
sure.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2>-jeff!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=829524513-26082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> CJ Luck 
[mailto:clrockets@charter.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, 2003 8:29 
PM<BR><B>To:</B> floppertalk@oldskool.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Floppertalk] 
Help! The computer sticks after reboot during 
installation!!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>when i run the install program after booting to the 
floppy disk, and push enter, the drive light comes on but nothing 
happens.</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV 
  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=jleyda@micron.com 
  href="mailto:jleyda@micron.com">jleyda@micron.com</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=floppertalk@oldskool.org 
  href="mailto:floppertalk@oldskool.org">floppertalk@oldskool.org</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, 2003 6:46 
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Floppertalk] Help! The 
  computer sticks after reboot during installation!!</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=747394313-25082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
  size=2>can you provide just a few more details?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=747394313-25082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
  size=2>actually, can you try this version and see if this 
  helps?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=747394313-25082003></SPAN><SPAN 
  class=747394313-25082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=747394313-25082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><A 
  href="http://www.waste.org/~winkles/flop_102.zip">http://www.waste.org/~winkles/flop_102.zip</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=747394313-25082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=747394313-25082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
  size=2>-jeff!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=747394313-25082003><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT 
  face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> CJ Luck 
  [mailto:clrockets@charter.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:18 
  AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A 
  href="mailto:floppertalk@oldskool.org">floppertalk@oldskool.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> 
  [Floppertalk] Help! The computer sticks after reboot during 
  installation!!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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