Checksum / Not Validated

[amigadave]

frl9lk wrote:
I'm getting checksum errors from a drive (partition actually) that had worked without problem. The other partition is fine. It was backed up so I re-formatted, however I still get the message.

a4000/40; z3 Fastlane; 517M partition on 1G drive

Separate stupid question: on an A2000 Bridgeboard, what is the MSDOS syntax for addressing the HD "C" directory?

For the checksum error, first try to leave your Amiga running for a couple days or more as the AmigaOS has the ability to correct these type of errors, IIRC.

Your MSDOS question has already been answered.

[amigadave]

frl9lk wrote:
Thanks. When I went to Information, it was reading "Validating" instead of "Read/Write" but I thought it was hung  after several minutes had passed.

Yeah, you won't be able to write to the disk until it is validated.  If it never validates after a few days, the error is not recoverable from and you can only salvage as much information from the drive and reformat it.  Try using Disksalv2 or 3 or another similar type program.

Good luck.