Thanks for advices to everybody.
But I still have problems. Something was changed in the boot sector because
now I can't use fips. Fips is generating a file and then stops.I can use
the
disk. It is an usual disk of 4.3Gb. I don't know how much is true in this
file. Because if it would be true I shouldn't even see this file.
The file errors.txt is the following:
> "Table of Errors:
>
> Most of these will prevent the hard disk from working correctly under DOS,
> so
> it's not likely that you ever get these errors.
>
> Invalid root sector signature
> The last two bytes of the root sector should be 55 AA (hex).
> This is a serious error and usually prevents the hard disk from being
> accessible under DOS. You can use 'fdisk /mbr' after booting from a
> floppy disk to write a correct root sector.
> Calculation error
> Oops, this is a bug in FIPS. The changed root sector is defective.
Please
> send a bug report to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Overlapping partitions
> The partition table contains overlapping partitions. This is a serious
> problem and should not happen.
> Invalid jump instruction in boot sector
> The first three bytes of the boot sector must be a 3-byte jump (E9 xx
xx)
> or a 2-byte jump (EB xx 90). Perhaps the partition is not yet formatted.
> FIPS can only split DOS-formatted partitions.
> Invalid boot sector
> The last two bytes of the boot sector must be 55 AA (hex)
> Can't handle number of bytes per sector
> The number of bytes per sector must be 512
> Number of sectors per cluster must be a power of 2
> Only 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128 are allowed
> Partition must have 2 FATs
> Every DOS partition has 2 copies of the FAT
> Number of root directory entries must not be zero
> Sounds reasonable, doesn't it?
> Number of hidden sectors incorrect
> The number of hidden sectors in the boot sector must match the number
> of the start sector in the partition table
> 12-bit FAT not supported
> FIPS can't split partitions with a 12-bit FAT
> Number of sectors (short) must be zero
> For partitions with more than 65536 sectors (BIGDOS) the number of
sectors
> (short) must be zero
> Number of sectors (short) does not match partition info
> The number of sectors in the partition table must match the number of
> sectors in the boot sector
> Number of sectors (long) does not match partition info
> The number of sectors in the partition table must match the number of
> sectors in the boot sector
>
> Invalid drive number
> Only the numbers 128 - 255 are valid drive numbers
>
> Error reading FAT 1
> Read error - bad sector
> Error reading FAT 2
> Read error - bad sector
>
> FAT copies differ
> The two copies of the FAT differ - use 'chkdsk /f' to correct this
> New partition not empty
> The New Partition is not empty. Apparently this is a bug in FIPS, since
> the empty space of the partition has been determined before. Please
> send a bug report to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Too many drives found
> FIPS can handle up to 9 drives - that should be enough for most PCs :-)
> No compatible hard disk found
> Hey, where is your drive? Perhaps your hard disk is not int 13h
> compatible.
> No valid partition found
> All partitions in the partition table are empty
> No free partition
> All four partitions are in use
>
> Error reading drive geometry
> Interrupt 13h 08h returned an error code
> Drive initialization failure
> Interrupt 13h 00h returned an error code
> Error reading root sector
> Read error - bad sector, wrong drive number or incompatible harddrive
> Can't split extended partitions
> FIPS can not yet split extended DOS partitions
> Unknown file system
> Only DOS partitions can be split (system indicator byte must be 4 or 6)
> Error reading boot sector
> Read error - bad sector
> Partition too small - can't split
> If the partition has only slightly more than 4085 clusters, it can't be
> split any further without rewriting the FAT to 12 bit.
> Last cylinder is not free
> Since the new partition is created at the end of the old one and
> contains at least one cylinder, the partition can not be split if
> not at least the very last cylinder is completely free.
> Probably there is a hidden file like 'image.idx' or 'mirorsav.fil'
> in the last cylinder - see the doc.
> Error writing root sector
> Write error - perhaps the disk is write protected?
> Error writing boot sector
> Write error :-( - this will hopefully never happen ...
>
> Too many save files on disk
> There can only be ten save files on one floppy disk (rootboot.000 to
> rootboot.009). Delete some or use another floppy disk.
> Can't open file
> FIPS tried to write the file rootboot.00? to drive A: but an error
occured
> Try using another floppy disk
> Error writing file
> FIPS tried to write the file rootboot.00? to drive A: but an error
occured
> Try using another floppy disk
> Error closing file
> FIPS tried to write the file rootboot.00? to drive A: but an error
occured
> Try using another floppy disk
>
>
> Warnings:
>
> These will not cause FIPS to exit, since they are not really errors. If
you
> have the possibility to correct the problem, do it; if not, this will not
> affect DOS, so you should be safe.
>
> More than one active partition
> More than one partition is marked 'active' in the partition table.
> There are some boot programs that do not complain about more than one
> active partition - they will just use the first one. If you have such
> a program in your root sector and the PC boots normally, you may ignore
> this message. Otherwise use fdisk to correct the error.
> Invalid active flag
> The 'active' flag of a partition should be either 80h or 0.
> By modifying the active flag and the boot program it is theoretically
> possible to boot from the second harddrive. If you happen to have such
> a configuration, ignore this message. Otherwise you can delete the flag
> now.
> Partition table inconsistency
> FIPS has detected that the 'physical' start or end sector
(head/cylinder/
> sector) do not match with the 'logical' start/end sector. This is not
> an error since the 'physical' values are redundant and not used anyway.
> There are many configurations where the values differ. This message is
> meant only to inform you that FIPS has adapted the 'physical' values
> according to the current drive geometry. So don't be alarmed by an unex-
> pected cylinder range.
> Invalid partition entry
> The partition entry contains data, but the system indicator is 0
(empty).
> Attention: FIPS will possibly overwrite this entry. Make sure this is no
> valid Partition (temporarily disabled etc.)
> No active partition
> No partition in the partition table is marked active. Normally you will
> not be able to boot from this disk. Use fdisk to correct that.
> Partition does not end on cylinder boundary
> All partitions should end on a cylinder boundary
> Partition does not begin on cylinder boundary
> Normally, all partitions except the first one should begin on head 0,
> sector 1 of a cylinder. This is not required by DOS, however.
> Free space between partitions
> There is free space on the harddisk that is not covered by a partition
> Number of reserved sectors should be 1
> The boot sector uses only 1 sector, so the number of reserved sector
> is usually 1. If you can access your drive, do not attempt to change
this.
> Number of root directory entries must be multiple of 16
> One sector of the root directory contains 16 entries. An invalid number
> of root directory entries is accepted by DOS but causes problems.
> Wrong media descriptor byte in boot sector
> The media descriptor byte should be F8h for a harddisk, but other values
> like FCh are accepted by DOS (perhaps used for removable media ?).
> FAT too large
> Since the number of sectors per FAT is a 2 byte number, it is
> theoretically
> possible to have up to 65535 sectors per FAT. A number of FAT sectors
> greater than 256 is accepted by DOS, but not useful, since the largest
> possible FAT has 2 bytes * 64K entries = 128K = 256 * 512 bytes. If you
> can
> access the drive, do not attempt to change this.
> FAT too small
> If the number of clusters in the partition is larger than there are
> entries
> in the FAT, DOS uses only part of the partition. Something has gone
*very*
> wrong with this partition, but all is not lost - reduce the partition to
a
> size that can be properly managed.
>
> Sectors per track incorrect
> The number of sectors per track in the boot sector does not match the
> actual
> drive geometry reported by the BIOS
> Number of drive heads incorrect
> The number of drive heads in the boot sector does not match the actual
> drive geometry reported by the BIOS
> Wrong system indicator byte
> For BIGDOS Partitions the System Indicator Byte should be 6; for DOS16
> Partitions it should be 4
> Wrong signature
> Partitions with 32-bit sector numbers (since DOS 4.0+) have an 'extended
> Bios Parameter Block' in the boot sector, its signature byte is 29h.
This
> is however totally ignored by DOS.
> Drive number in boot sector does not match actual drive number
> The drive number in the boot sector does not match the drive number by
> which
> the drive is accessed
>
> Wrong media descriptor byte in FAT
> The first byte of each FAT is the Media Descriptor - it should be F8h
> for a hard disk, but other values like FCh are accepted by DOS (perhaps
> used for removable media ?).
> Wrong FAT entries 1 & 2
> A 16-bit FAT should start with F8 FF FF FF
>
> Can't open debug file
> The debug file is created in the current directory - make sure it is
> writable"
TIA
Cristian
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