[Discussion] UN-Documented CheckDisk Option for Boot Drive

[Thomas Clayton]

I meant what version of OS/2(!) you were trying this with!
Sorry I wasn't clear. Of course, it could be eCS 1.x Tooo!

Oh, and BTW, THANKS for the NIC-Pak!

I don't know IF I'll need it but I'm gonna try it on the newest system
when I get it going.

Sincerely,

Thomas Clayton

--- Chuck McKinnis <mckinnis at sandia.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> Thomas Clayton wrote:
> > Chuck:
> > 
> > One pertinent question:
> > What version are you trying the command with?
> > 
> > I'll let you allll know my data points (W3C-FPnone, Merlin etc.) in
> the
> > future - when I get them running again!
> > 
> > TomC
> 
> C:\OS2\CHKDSK.COM 70,720 03/11/2002 10:58
> 
> FYI, the parm is buried in chkdsk32.exe and gave the following:
> 
> [C:\]chkdsk c: /AuToChEcK
> The current hard disk drive is: C:
> The type of file system for the disk is HPFS.
> The HPFS file system program has been started.
> The current hard disk drive is: c:
> CHKDSK corrected an allocation error for the file
> \HOME\DEFAULT\Thunderbird\Profiles\4i025nx3.default\panacea.dat.
> CHKDSK is searching for lost data.
> CHKDSK has searched 100% of the disk.
> CHKDSK corrected a disk space allocation error.
> CHKDSK will place recovered files in FOUND0.
> CHKDSK placed recovered data in file FOUND0\FOUND0.
>     1028128 kilobytes total disk space.
>        3418 kilobytes are in 1169 directories.
>      641006 kilobytes are in 10441 user files.
>        4464 kilobytes are in extended attributes.
>        2048 kilobytes are reserved for system use.
>      377191 kilobytes are available for use.
> 
> Now to go see what it found.
> 
> > 
> > --- Chuck McKinnis <mckinnis at sandia.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> YMMV
> >>
> >> Thomas Clayton wrote:
> >>> Dear Group:
> >>>
> >>> While flipping through old copies of
> >>>
> >>> The Cobb Group; _Inside OS/2_ 
> >>>
> >>> to decide whether I wanted to keep them,
> >>> I came across something that MAY be of
> >>> GREAT interest to us; specifically
> >>>
> >>> "Running CHKDSK on the startup drive"
> >>>  pp. 11-12 of Vol.4 No.2
> >>>  (February 1995)(Copyright 1995)
> >>> .
> >>> At the end of the article is a statement to the effect
> >>>  ~you can run CHKDSK on your boot drive IF you use this
> >>>   UNdocumented technique~
> >>>
> >>> CHKDSK C: /F /aUtOcHeCk
> >>> .
> >>> The word "aUtOcHeCk" IS CASE sensitive!
> >>>
> >>> Now remember, also, that this was in the days of
> >>> OS/2 Borg (despite the date on the periodical!) and,
> >>>  so might NOT apply to Warp and Merlin. 
> >>>
> >>> We'll have to test and see; but I thought you'd like to know!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sincerely,
> >>>
> >>> Thomas Clayton
> >> [C:\]CHKDSK C: /F /aUtOcHeCk
> >> The current hard disk drive is: C:
> >> The type of file system for the disk is HPFS.
> >> The HPFS file system program has been started.
> >> SYS0543: /aUtOcHeCk is not a valid parameter with the CHKDSK
> >> command when checking a hard disk.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Chuck McKinnis
> >> Covenant Solutions
> >> http://www.7cities.net/~mckinnis/os2/
> >> 505-286-3191
> >>
> >> Inside every suit there is a guy in a T-shirt wanting to get out.
...
> -- 
> Chuck McKinnis
> Covenant Solutions
> http://www.7cities.net/~mckinnis/os2/
> 505-286-3191
> 
> At least I have a positive attitude about my destructive habits.



 
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