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#SetPatch 3.1 Woes

6 messages in this thread
#165577From: Dave ArreSep 27, 1994 10:49 AM
Steve: I just tried the SetPatch in the library here (40.14) and got the same hang-up at boot-time. Looks like I'll have to live without the SetPatch. I just can't figure out why. Do you think I should try to use the old 37.10 SetPatch from 2.04, rather than do without any at all? Hmmm… just thought of something… do you think I could have an old/out of date/ prototype device driver that is hanging up with SetPatch? No, can't be… I wiped out the old SYS: partition already, and re-installed 3.1… the only thing I can think of now is a hardware problem. — Dave
#165578From: Steve AhlstromSep 27, 1994 11:01 AM
Dave, I've got no idea. If it were me, I'd backup, format the harddrive(s), install 3.1 from scratch, then restore the applications.
#165609From: Wayne SteeleSep 27, 1994 3:37 PM
Dave: Does it crash if you disable your hard drive and boot from the original 3.1 floppies? If it doesn't, you might try using HDTools to low-level format and repartition your hard drive. I'm reaching, but you may have corrupt Rigid Disk Blocks that are causing the problem. Anyway, use the early startup screen to take your hard drive off-line or simply unplug it from the SCSI controller. Wayne
#165661From: Dave ArreSep 28, 1994 1:03 AM
Wayne: >>Does it crash if you disable your hard drive and boot from the original 3.1 floppies? Yes. Disabling the HD partitions makes no difference. — Dave
#165722From: Steven D. KapplinSep 28, 1994 6:58 PM
Dave, This may sound dumb, but do you have the ROMs installed in the right sockets?
#165771From: Dave ArreSep 29, 1994 10:02 AM
Steve: I followed instructions on putting in the ROMS (Rom0 in U181, Rom1 in U180), and it would seem to me that if the ROMS were not properly installed, the machine would not boot at all. However, I am now running 3.1 successfully, just no SetPatch. — Dave