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DOS Messages
This section lists the X server messages generated by the DOS module. These messages pertain to use of a local file system on a floppy drive.
If you are looking for a message that refers to the DOS module but does not appear here, refer to "Messages Common to All Modules".
ALLOCERR, not enough sectors allocated for file
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The file is corrupted.
- User Action:
- Reformat or replace the floppy disk.
CORRUPT, Corrupted file system detected, message
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server detected invalid file system data structures.
Message includes additional information, such as
invalid structure.
- User Action:
- Reformat or replace the floppy disk.
FATERR, Unable to write FAT, probable data loss
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server cannot update the primary copy of the file
allocation table (FAT). The floppy disk may be corrupted.
- User Action:
- Reformat or replace the floppy disk.
FATWARN, Warning, unable to write backup FAT
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The floppy file system keeps two copies of the file allocation
table (FAT). The X server is unable to update the second copy.
- User Action:
- The potentially bad floppy may need to be replaced.
FORMAT, Format failed, var
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The floppy disk cannot be reformatted because it is corrupted.
- User Action:
- Replace the floppy disk.
NOPARENT, unable to find parent directory of dir_name
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The file system state is inconsistent.
- User Action:
- Reformat or replace the floppy disk.
WRITEFAIL, Disk write failed, (n sectors bad at sector_n)
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server failed to write data to disk and files may be
corrupted.
- User Action:
- The floppy disk may be bad and need to be reformatted or
replaced.
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