At 06:59 25/11/2005 +0100, you wrote: >Yes I know, but I have examined the Disk with CST's DISKED and FILED. >Just two files on the Disk gave a read failed error. I remember that >from those good old QL days ;-). I was just reading the disk, not >writing to it. May not be the problem, consider that some drives put more power into a write, and some are more sensitive in a read. Combine that with the fact that some disks need a stronger write and may be variable in durability in the holding of magnetic states.
You could try doing a disccopy in MSDOS, or copying on a QDOS machine to bring a fresh disk to the USB DD Failing that use TK2 extras to read each sector and write to another file, then examine with EDITOR set for long lines - >512 chrs. Remember the interleave factor is usually 3. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.7/182 - Release Date: 24/11/2005 _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
