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Title: System Hangs Trying to Format
Post by: Acill on April 22, 2016, 01:08:33 PM

All of a sudden I noticed when I try to format a new drive by right click its icon and selecting "format" my system locks up. I can still move the mouse but cant click on anything at that time. Context menu on right clicking anything else also goes away.

As far as I remember I havent added anything new to cause it, but I dont format a lot so who knows when it showed up. Does anyone have an idea of something I can look at that will point me to a cause?

Title: Re: System Hangs Trying to Format
Post by: Matt_H on April 22, 2016, 06:25:19 PM

Does the same thing happen if you select Format from the top pull down menu? Trying to figure out if it's a format issue or a context menu patch issue...

For me, formatting related crashes or hangs are usually the result of wonky configuration or device drivers... Maybe make sure the last LUN/last device flag is set in your RDB?

Title: Re: System Hangs Trying to Format
Post by: Acill on April 22, 2016, 07:28:15 PM

Quote from: Matt_H;807417

Does the same thing happen if you select Format from the top pull down menu? Trying to figure out if it's a format issue or a context menu patch issue...

For me, formatting related crashes or hangs are usually the result of wonky configuration or device drivers... Maybe make sure the last LUN/last device flag is set in your RDB?

I'm using classicWB as a base install so the menubar is in a popup that you can do anyplace, but its also doing it at the menubar as well.

I do remember changing DF0: in HDtoolBox to a new filesystem not long ago and put it back to PFS the other day, but I formatted it fine then, so not sure what the heck happened. I also just restored my last backup and it still does it, so it must be something related to the drive partitions?

Title: Re: System Hangs Trying to Format
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on April 22, 2016, 08:38:54 PM

You're using PFS on DF0: ?!

Title: Re: System Hangs Trying to Format
Post by: Acill on April 22, 2016, 09:16:33 PM

Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;807420

You're using PFS on DF0: ?!

I believe so, not a good idea, lol? I've done it for a long time. I plan to wife out my system and start clean. Its full of so much junk now I don't know where to start to clean it up.

FFS a better idea for DF0?

Title: Re: System Hangs Trying to Format
Post by: Acill on April 23, 2016, 03:08:33 PM

Changed my DF0: and DF1: partitions both over to SFS with 512 blocks. It foxed it at first, but it seems to do it every now and again still. Strange.

Title: Re: System Hangs Trying to Format
Post by: pVC on April 23, 2016, 03:25:29 PM

If you're really using names DF0: and DF1: for hard disk partitions, it may cause some side effects because they'd be same name with floppy drives? Name them DH0: and DH1: instead :)

Title: Re: System Hangs Trying to Format
Post by: Acill on April 23, 2016, 08:27:39 PM

Quote from: pVC;807443

If you're really using names DF0: and DF1: for hard disk partitions, it may cause some side effects because they'd be same name with floppy drives? Name them DH0: and DH1: instead :)

Thats me being dumb and typed it wrong, lol.... Its DH0 and DH1 ofcourse after not paying attention to auto correct. How the heck is it even set to correct it that way?