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ScuzzBlog: Diaries May 2017

Entry 13th May 2017: Post: 3


Check and Mate


Am I unlucky or what I was setting up the Parnet on the Checkmate and 
fired up and there was an issue with the mountlist ... so I edited out 
the mountlist to suit the machine and reset and the hard drive fell 
over. Big time. Just wouldn't boot. Try as I might. Anyway I was able to 
get in on the Workbench disk for the A600 and then set about writing a 
special Workbench disk that incorporated the Parnet. Finally after an 
hour of dodging between the A1200 up here and back to the Checkmate I 
was able to remove as much as I could from the A600 disk and incorporate 
what was necessary to get the Parnet working.

I have set up the Parnet with a 1200 and now am copying. Fingers 
crossed. The tricky part is this. There is a problem with the drive as 
is says its not validated. I let the drive run its full spin but still 
no joy. I have run the hdtoolbox but after a validation process nothing 
has changed. So here is the thing... Whilst I have the two machines 
running together and given that the system is currently running off the 
floppy... if I can successfully copy the contents of the Workbench to 
the A1200 I should be able format the Workbench on the Checkmate, copy 
back the node info and then reconnect DOpus on the 1200 to that drive 
and simply copy the Workbench back. And all without switching the 
machines off.

I have no idea if it will work. I have nothing to lose as the machine 
refuses to boot now off that drive and if I power down now who knows 
what else might happen. Feel like Jimmy Stewart in Flight of the Pheonix 
when he has to use his last spare starter to clear the engine. Here goes 
nothing.

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