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getting chkdsk fix errors on C (Vm Virtualbox)
Per E. Johannessen:
If you're able to edit config.sys you could have chkdsk running on the next boot.
The following is from the IBM help-file:
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IFS Command: /AUTOCHECK Parameter
Specifies the drives that the operating system checks at startup time to determine if the file system associated with a drive is in an inconsistent state. A file system could be in an inconsistent state when files were left open. This can happen when:
The computer was turned off without selecting the Shut down choice from the menu of the desktop.
Electrical power to the computer was interrupted.
The OS/2 operating system runs the CHKDSK program with the /F option to correct any problem caused by improper system shutdown. Each time you format a drive for the High Performance File System, the operating system updates the IFS statement in the CONFIG.SYS file with the appropriate AUTOCHECK parameter.
If you place a plus sign (+) in front of any drive letter, the drive will be checked every time the system is started.
Assume the following statement appears in the CONFIG.SYS file:
IFS=C:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /C:64 /AUTOCHECK:D+EF
Each time it starts, the operating system checks drives D, E, and F. If necessary, it runs the CHKDSK program on drives D and F. CHKDSK will always be run on drive E.
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mauro:
--- Quote from: Per E. Johannessen on January 13, 2024, 07:26:01 pm ---If you're able to edit config.sys you could have chkdsk running on the next boot.
The following is from the IBM help-file:
The OS/2 operating system runs the CHKDSK program with the /F option to correct any problem caused by improper system shutdown. Each time you format a drive for the High Performance File System, the operating system updates the IFS statement in the CONFIG.SYS file with the appropriate AUTOCHECK parameter.
If you place a plus sign (+) in front of any drive letter, the drive will be checked every time the system is started.
Assume the following statement appears in the CONFIG.SYS file:
IFS=C:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /C:64 /AUTOCHECK:D+EF
Each time it starts, the operating system checks drives D, E, and F. If necessary, it runs the CHKDSK program on drives D and F. CHKDSK will always be run on drive E.
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Understand. What apply to a JFS filesystem in C: ?
IFS=C:\OS2\JFS.IFS /C:64 /AUTOCHECK:C
is this the command to append in config.sys?
Per E. Johannessen:
Not at my system right now, but found this:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/JFS.IFS_(CONFIG.SYS)
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