I powered up my laptop this morning, got the usual boot menu and, for the first time. got a CHKDSK message:
CHKDSK Block size in bytes 4096
CHKDSK Phase 0 Replay Journal Log
...@....
CHKDSK File System is clean
IFX is checking your INI files
I don't get a message that my INI files are clean as happened on the previous occasions when I've booted up.
The desktop appears and then ArcaOS reboots and I get the messages outlined above. It diid this several times and finally I'm left with a black screen with a cursor blinking in the top left hand corner of my screen.
Any ideas what's wrong and how to fix it?
Thanks
Paul
This is most likely a driver that is causing an issue. My first thought would be UNIAUD audio driver. Its not clear from you exactly when it reboots.
When ArcaOS starts before the boot logo hit ALT F4 skip UNIAUD16 and UNIAUD32.SYS and see if that prevents the crash.
The fact it boots up and runs the complete installation procedure is a hint the OS is able to boot the first time from hard disc. However its booting.
Other things that come to mind.
Have you turned off hyperthreading in your BIOS. If the above still does not make a difference boot the system with the option /MAXCPU=1 behind ACPI.PSD.
Here are just things you could try. But I do not think this is a hard disc issue.
Roderick Klein
President OS/2 VOICE