I today released a new EDR-DOS kernel version. This fixes a critical bug which could corrupt the file system if files with long file names were deleted.
This release also increases compatibility with MS SCANDISK and the DR-DOS TASKMGR.
#ScanDisk
Something I just discovered today:
When I am running Microsoft's ScanDisk (from MS-DOS 6.22) on top of PC-DOS 7, it gives me this rather bizarre warning message addressing a possible issue with long files names. Somehow, in 1994, it already possessed some pre-emptive knowledge about the upcoming MS-DOS 7, a.k.a. Windows 95, which would introduce long file names. Interesting!
The definition of #ingominy :
when I have to use an #Apple #MacBook under #macos to fix a #ScanDisk #USBdrive to be able see it on my Linux #nixOS machine
when the #gnomedisk #diskutility of the #Linux machine formatted the USB drive to render it invisible to itself.
#format #usbdrive using gnome-disk-utility 46.0 UDisks 2.10.1 (built against 2.10.1) on #nixOS made my USB drive unmountable and invisible, thought I think I followed this https://askubuntu.com/questions/285539/detect-and-mount-devices
The output of lsblk and lshw is shown in the images. The USB drive seems to be really bricked..... any ideas what I have messed up ? The drive is dev/sdc in the images and is a #ScanDisk device
For all of us MS-/open/free-DOS fans (including the windows counterpart) of scandisk and/or norton disk doctor (essentially the same thing), why not reverse engineer the #tools for gnu/linux and put them into the public domain?
After all, they're essentially #abandonware.
The G/UI would be quite handy in terms of aiding novices coming from a windows (or DOS) environment into a linux system in terms of addressing disk problems without much difficulty. #scandisk #dos #norton #diskdoctor #repair
Ono bad sectors 🔥
#retroTech #oldTech #vintageTech #retroComputing #scandisk #floppy
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