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0002575WHDLoad[All Projects] Generalpublic2012-04-13 11:542012-04-22 22:18
Reporteracspo 
Assigned ToWepl 
PriorityhighSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionno change required 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version16.8 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
MachineA1200
CPU68020
CPUSpeed50
ChipSetAGA
GFXCardOther
ChipMem2 MB
FastMem4 MB
WorkbenchOS 3.0
KickROM39 - Kick 3.0
KickSoftNone
WHDLoad16.8
Summary0002575: Dos error #219 (seek failure) on reading "gamename"
DescriptionDos error #219 (seek failure) on reading "gamename"

This error code comes with some games. For no particular reason.

examples: Future wars, kings quest series, defender of the crown,

 
Additional InformationI've changed the maxtransfer setting to 0x1fe00 (according to different sources the best setting) , formatted the hd (cf card)
Fresh install of WB. but still got the Dos-error #219 (seek failure) on read "gamename" error.
 
I dont know if it could be the maxtransfer settings. The game curse of enchantia (large file) works with no problem but defender of the crown (small) files gives the Dos 219 error.
Many games worked fine but the ones i really want to play don't.
 
I have posted on several forums this kind of problem but so far no one can give me a clear solution. And a lot of people dont know what the seek failure actually means.
 
 
For example future wars;
 
Whdload starts normally
Screen goes black
I see a blue workench 1.3 startup screen
after 1 sec WHDloads quits with the error; Dos-error # 219 (seek failure) on reading "delphine"
 
In this case "delhpine" is located in the data folder of the game future wars.
 
Should i change something in the startup-sequence?
 
I have checked the games zipfiles with unzip -t, but it founds no errors or corrupt files.

eab thread: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=63847
TagsNo tags attached.
Attached Files? .whdl_filelog (1,184) 2012-04-13 17:08
http://mantis.whdload.de/file_download.php?file_id=149&type=bug
? .whdl_register (2,677) 2012-04-13 17:09
http://mantis.whdload.de/file_download.php?file_id=150&type=bug
txt listing.txt (2,223) 2012-04-13 22:37
http://mantis.whdload.de/file_download.php?file_id=153&type=bug
? ..whdl_trace (4,343) 2012-04-16 00:02
http://mantis.whdload.de/file_download.php?file_id=155&type=bug
? ...whdl_trace (3,206) 2012-04-17 00:29
http://mantis.whdload.de/file_download.php?file_id=156&type=bug
? ffs4516.lha (16,769) 2012-04-17 20:32
http://mantis.whdload.de/file_download.php?file_id=157&type=bug

Notes
(0002655)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 15:36   
please set option FILELOG and make a coredump when the #219 appears, then attach the files .whdl_register and .whdl_filelog to this issue
with that I can probably see if your game files are corrupt
(0002656)
acspo   
2012-04-13 15:46   
where do i set the option Filelog? Is this a tooltype?
(0002657)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 17:05   
yes, http://whdload.de/docs/en/opt.html
(0002658)
acspo   
2012-04-13 17:09   
ok done
(0002659)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 17:58   
your whdload version is very old, please retry with the latest one: http://whdload.de/whdload/whd171.lha
also delete your pirated whdload keyfile

which future wars is that? I don't have it and therefore cannot compare the loading sequence. did you install it from a crack?
(0002660)
acspo   
2012-04-13 18:20   
Ok i am going to update it. As for the keyfile, didnt know that , i've buyed this amiga with everything preinstalled on it.

How do i buy a new key ?


The future wars version is;

futurewars_v4.0_1570
(0002661)
acspo   
2012-04-13 18:41   
preinstalled file from
http://www.whdownload.com
(0002662)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 19:18   
already the filesize of the file delphine seems to be wrong, whdload reports:
[Examine] buf=$56D8C8 type=-3 size=$129E4= 76260 rc=0 name=Delphine
in your log, but on my system the file has a size of 73208 which is the same size contained in the archive on whdownload:
    73208 11-26-78 14:48 FutureWars/data/delphine
so it seems to me that the files on your hd are broken
check this file on your hd....
(0002663)
acspo   
2012-04-13 20:51   
Ok. The first thing i did was buying a valid key. :-)

I installed the new whdload version on my Amiga.

But still got the same prob.

I checked the filesize of delphine and it is also 73208 and not 76260
(0002664)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 21:20   
(Last edited: 2012-04-13 21:29)
Strange.
Which Kickstart and OS do you use?

What returns:
 version DRIVE:
where DRIVE is the partition where future wars is installed

Please boot without startup-sequence and start the game from the initial CLI:
 setpatch
 cd where:game/is
 whdload futurewars.slave preload

(0002665)
acspo   
2012-04-13 21:31   
Kickstart version 39.106 Workbench version 39.29

I've tried it without the startup-sequence from the initial CLI but still getting the same error. Also tried it withoud the preload addition
(0002666)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 21:32   
What returns:
 version DRIVE:
where DRIVE is the partition where future wars is installed?
(0002667)
acspo   
2012-04-13 21:37   
do you mean which drive? , that is DH2:
(0002668)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 21:38   
in the cli enter:
version dh2:
(0002669)
acspo   
2012-04-13 21:48   
filesystem 39.27
(0002671)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 22:09   
(Last edited: 2012-04-13 22:10)
maybe it's a bug in the filesystem, but then I would have expected more reports like this.
the filesystem could be updated, but I'm not sure if the latest one works with kick3.0, maybe it requires kick3.1

can you please post a 'list' on the data directory of future wars?

please also a 'info'

(0002672)
acspo   
2012-04-13 22:19   
In hd toolbox i see;

 File systems on scsi

identifier: 0x444f5301
version: 40.1
size: 24588
File system name : Fast file system

so the filesystem data in hdtoolbox is not the same as i get from the command in the cli .. 39.7. Maybe a wrong setting?

working now on the data directory list ,
(0002673)
acspo   
2012-04-13 22:26   
(Last edited: 2012-04-13 22:29)
ok i uploaded a screencapture of the data dir

edit: and also an info file

(0002674)
Wepl   
2012-04-13 22:30   
please enter a cli/shell on the amiga, type the following commands and attach the created file ram:listing.txt

info >ram:listing.txt
list dh2:directory/where/futurewars/data >>ram:listing.txt
(0002675)
acspo   
2012-04-13 22:37   
Ah.. done :-)
(0002678)
Wepl   
2012-04-15 22:36   
please use the latest whdload from here http://whdload.de/whdload/whd171.lha
set option TRACE und run future wars
this will create a file .whdl_trace
please attach this here
(0002679)
acspo   
2012-04-15 23:29   
ok done
(0002680)
Wepl   
2012-04-15 23:36   
you haven't used the latest http://whdload.de/whdload/whd171.lha
please redo
(0002682)
acspo   
2012-04-16 00:03   
done
(0002683)
Wepl   
2012-04-16 22:04   
it seems your filesystem is not working correct
I have added in an additional check to WHDLoad for this problem, please try the new http://whdload.de/whdload/whd171.lha
should give an error requester now
(0002684)
acspo   
2012-04-16 22:30   
(Last edited: 2012-04-16 22:35)
indeed it does

Mismatching filesize during data load on file setpatch
size dircache=8140=$1fcc filecache=5088=$13eo
maybe dos.ExAll working unstable try updating filesystem

(0002685)
acspo   
2012-04-16 22:37   
But then... how and to what filesystem?
(0002686)
acspo   
2012-04-16 22:40   
(Last edited: 2012-04-16 22:42)
In hd toolbox i see;

 File systems on scsi

identifier: 0x444f5301
version: 40.1
size: 24588
File system name : Fast file system

so the filesystem data in hdtoolbox is not the same as i get from the command in the cli .. 39.27. Maybe a wrong setting?

(0002687)
Wepl   
2012-04-17 00:14   
first, can you please make another test and copy the game from dh2: to dh1:, e.g. from the workbench via drag & drop?
would be interesting if the same file fails. please use option TRACE and attach the .whdl_trace, I like to see if the order of files is different.

that the filesystem version in the rdb (hdtoolbox) is different from what 'version dh2:' displays is strange.
version 40.1 would be from kick/wb31.
I don't know if there are requirements regarding the kickstart version for newer fastfilesystems.
the next test could be to update the filesystem in the rdb.
what gives the command 'version L:fastfilesystem'?

(0002688)
acspo   
2012-04-17 00:32   
file uploaded.

I bought this amiga 1200 from the internet. Maybe this cf card was used before in a Kick/Wb3.1 environment.

version L:fastfilesystem gives ; object not found
(0002689)
Wepl   
2012-04-17 16:50   
(Last edited: 2012-04-17 16:52)
I'm not sure if the newer fastfilesystem's do require kickstart 3.1 but would recommend that you try it by installing one of them into your rdb using hdtoolbox. Make sure you have a floppy disk with hdtoolbox to be able to revert this.

links to patches can be found here http://aminet.net/util/misc/FFS4516p.lha and http://aminet.net/disk/misc/ffstd64.lha
but you need a fastfilesystem as source.

this http://os.amigaworld.de/download.php?id=28 is older but is ready for install, but is beta which is expired see http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de/bighdd/index.html

(0002690)
acspo   
2012-04-17 17:21   
(Last edited: 2012-04-17 18:39)
hm. the ffs4516p mentioned in readmefile Unofficial path for the v45 fastfilesystem (os 3.5/3.9)

so that one dont work

The version ffstd64 seems to update the 4.0 but needs o use a shell line to patch it , but need in L: fastfilesystem 40.1.

WHen i check L: i can only find L:Filesystem_trans. Within it 2 files named;

DANSK.crossdos and INTL.crossdoss

Also in L; CrossDOSFilesystem.

could this be the problem?

(0002691)
acspo   
2012-04-17 19:59   
in Hdtoolbox/update filesystem/enter filename or filesystem is now written L;fastfilesystem. As i dont have an file named Fastfilesystem in L: Is it an idea to change this in L: CrossDosFilesystem?
(0002692)
Wepl   
2012-04-17 20:38   
(Last edited: 2012-04-17 20:39)
I attached ffs 45.16. Copy it to L: and the install it in the RDB using hdtoolbox.

Maybe the 40.1 already in the RDB is not used because it requires kickstart 3.1 and therefore the ffs which is contained in your kickstart 3.0 is used. This would explain why 'version dh2:' shows 39.1. In that case updating to 46.16 may change nothing. So check afterwards with 'version dh2:'.

Did you copy to dh1: and test?

(0002693)
acspo   
2012-04-17 20:43   
yes i did copy the game to dh1: and with the same error , i uploaded the new ...whd_trace file.

do i have to install ffs 45.16 already to all partitions?
(0002694)
Wepl   
2012-04-17 20:48   
There is one RDB per disk in front of all partitions. So you cannot install the FFS to any partition.
(0002696)
acspo   
2012-04-17 20:57   
ehh , tought i know how to install the ffs into the rdb but now i am lost.
Where and how in hdtoolbox do i install?

Got a error when extracting the ffs4516.lha filee:

error on file 'fastfilesystem' unknown cpmpression
WARNING: skipping corrupt/extraneous dtata
(0002697)
Wepl   
2012-04-17 21:40   
I used lha v2. Please unpack with http://aminet.net/util/arc/lha_68k.lha
(0002698)
acspo   
2012-04-17 22:02   
ok i have unpacked the file now, I have the fastfilesystem in the L: dir.

But now how do i install it in the RDB? I cant find such a feature in HD toolbox.
(0002699)
Wepl   
2012-04-17 22:12   
http://www.gregdonner.org/os35faq/diskfileoperation.html#2
(0002700)
acspo   
2012-04-17 22:32   
ok , done. In Hd toolbox it says now version 45.16 fastfilesystem

when i type version dh2: it stil say's version 39.27

Tried to run future wars but same error

grrr
(0002701)
acspo   
2012-04-17 23:10   
hmm, i have changed the filesystem from custom filesystem to fastfilesystem at partition dh3: (with the correct maxtransfersetting)
then when i 'type' version dh3: its says version 45.16

When i changed all the other partitions this way Hdtoolbox says that it will destroy all data on the dh0 dh1 and dh2 partitions.

I am backing up all the most important files now.

What you say, lets try this? (guess it will be a new and fresh install of workbench then)

(0002702)
Wepl   
2012-04-17 23:19   
maybe your ffs in the rdb has the wrong dos type?
if dh3: is 45.16 now so copy the game to that partition and try.
(0002703)
acspo   
2012-04-17 23:21   
same problem...
(0002704)
Wepl   
2012-04-17 23:36   
hmm, you could try sfs http://strohmayer.org/ instead
this is overall strange
did you try to reformat one of the partitions? e.g. dh3:
did you try a fresh extract from the game archive from whdownload?
(0002705)
acspo   
2012-04-18 01:18   
o my......
(0002706)
acspo   
2012-04-18 01:23   
future wars ... without ... error
Installed the filesystem you linked from strohmayer

clean wbinstall (and formatting all the drives)

by mistake also the backups (argh)

tommorow i am going to put some of those games listed back on amiga.

I am awaiting a cf card and adapter

the transfer with a null modem cable will take ages.

To be continued...... cant believe it.... :-)

Which report should i make so you can see whats different?
(0002707)
acspo   
2012-04-18 23:38   
(Last edited: 2012-04-19 16:16)
Ok , I get no errors anymore :-)

Many many many thanks for your patience and support!

so far i did:

I have Installed the Smartdrivesystem •1.279 in the rdb + placed file in L: dir

format al the partitions + clean wb and whdload install

fresh new game downloads

version dh2: is 39.27

Shall i make a trace or filelog so you can compare it with the old system?

I am soooo happy !

(0002708)
Wepl   
2012-04-19 15:20   
so you solved the problem by replacing the ffs with sfs, correct?
(0002709)
acspo   
2012-04-19 16:17   
correct

Issue History
2012-04-13 11:54acspoNew Issue
2012-04-13 15:34WeplAssigned To => Wepl
2012-04-13 15:34WeplStatusnew => assigned
2012-04-13 15:36WeplNote Added: 0002655
2012-04-13 15:46acspoNote Added: 0002656
2012-04-13 17:05WeplNote Added: 0002657
2012-04-13 17:08acspoFile Added: .whdl_filelog
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2012-04-13 22:26acspoNote Added: 0002673
2012-04-13 22:29acspoFile Added: FutureWars.info
2012-04-13 22:29acspoNote Edited: 0002673bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=2673#r238
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2012-04-22 22:11WeplAdditional Information Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=258#r258
2012-04-22 22:18WeplStatusassigned => closed
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