Borked My 3100 - Hdd1 Error!

[ArchiMark]

Wanted to go back to Qtopia after trying out new OZ/GPE...

First, tried downloading Cacko, tried multiple times, but always get MD5 checksum mismatch and zip file won't uncompress properly...

So, tried doing full restore from TriSoft's restore file, using D+M Diagnostic menu...went OK.

Then rebooted and got 'HDD2 Error!!!' at bottom of display during bootup....

So tried 'D+B' Boot and tried using fdisk to redo partitions....did that and rebooted...still got error. so then 'D+B' boot again and did the mke2fs, etc....rebooted and now I get 'HDD1 Error!!'....

What should I do to get this fixed??

Thanks for any help!

Mark

[BarryW]

Have to put the files that were in the partitions back as well.  Just went thru this myself.  Search the forum, they are here somewhere.

[ArchiMark]

Thanks for the advice, BarryW!

Will start searching....

Mark

Have to put the files that were in the partitions back as well.  Just went thru this myself.  Search the forum, they are here somewhere.
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[ArchiMark]

Ummmm....just realized, what files am I looking for???

   

Thanks,

Mark

[BarryW]

Ummmm....just realized, what files am I looking for???

  

Thanks,

Mark
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Look over here.  Scroll down to post #9.

[a href=\"https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=14351&hl=3100+sys#]https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showt...51&hl=3100+sys#[/url]

[ArchiMark]

Thanks for the reference, BarryW!!

Need all the help I can get!....  

OK, so downloaded the files and put them on SD card.

Then followed TriSoft's instructions and re-did my HD partitions and then formatted the partitions and then made the '.sys' directories in /hdd1 and /hdd2 and then copied over the 'hdd1sys' files into /hdd1/.sys and 'hdd2sys' files into /hdd2/.sys.

Then rebooted and voila!

Now, instead of the 'hdd1 error' or 'hdd2 error' messages I got at bootup I get the message:

Error!! HDD is not initialized!

According to TriSoft's instructions you get this message if the directories and files are missing. However, I just setup those directories and copied files into them........  

Now what???

Look over here.  Scroll down to post #9.

https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showt...51&hl=3100+sys#
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Ummmm....just realized, what files am I looking for???

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Thanks,

Mark
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[BarryW]

Did you do a mkfs.vfat /dev/hda3?  Or whatever your drive name is, hda, hdc...

[bam]

my site has instructions(written by TriSoft) and files(also provided by TriSoft) on how to restore the contents. Also you might want to search for a post on adding a fsck to rc.rofilesys to do a fsck on /hdd1, /hdd2 on reboot, it works well I have it currently on my 3100. Includeing /hdd4, for symlinking home(weel at least thats what I want it todo (have quite diddled with it...yet)

[ArchiMark]

Yes, Barry, I did that....

Thanks,

Mark

Did you do a mkfs.vfat /dev/hda3?  Or whatever your drive name is, hda, hdc...
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[ArchiMark]

my site has instructions(written by TriSoft) and files(also provided by TriSoft) on how to restore the contents.

I used TriSoft's instructions and files.....

Also you might want to search for a post on adding a fsck to rc.rofilesys to do a fsck on /hdd1, /hdd2 on reboot, it works well I have it currently on my 3100. Includeing /hdd4, for symlinking home(weel at least thats what I want it todo (have quite diddled with it...yet)
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Will check out that post....

Thanks for all your help, Bam!!

Mark

[ArchiMark]

Meanwhile, I think I figured out why I got that last error message.....  

While I thought I'd copied those TriSoft files for HDD1 and HDD2 to the right places, I'd actually copied over the entire directory instead of just the files over to the right places....

So I moved the files, then rebooted and voila!....my little 3100 booted up properly to the set date and time screen!!!.....

 

Life is good again.....

THANKS to everyone for all the help and support...it always helps when you think you've really done it this time.....

Mark

[Cresho]

thanks to you archimark, i was able to gather the information i needed to restore my pda.

I am a "HDD 00 Clear" survivor

[ArchiMark]

You're most welcome, Cresho!

I'm glad to hear that my blundering and stupidity in the forums has some redeeming value!

 

Mark

thanks to you archimark, i was able to gather the information i needed to restore my pda.

I am a "HDD 00 Clear" survivor
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[bam]

thanks to you archimark, i was able to gather the information i needed to restore my pda.

I am a "HDD 00 Clear" survivor
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didnt trisoft somewhere post "dont do that"...the hdd 00 clear menu option?

[Cresho]

thanks to you archimark, i was able to gather the information i needed to restore my pda.

I am a "HDD 00 Clear" survivor
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didnt trisoft somewhere post "dont do that"...the hdd 00 clear menu option?
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yes bam but you very well know us, it's like in the "the fifth element"  the alien was curious to see what the red button would do.

not only that, ill go a step further, i took my zaurus apart and i removed the 6gb disk so i can use partition magic 8 to fix it but appearantly, it does not detect usb drives and only hard disks.  So I used the easier way and tried fdisk from the d+b option before bootup.  Crazy stuff.  Never knew we had command capability before the os booted up.  Thank goodness i had fdisk access.