File corruption on CF setup?

Amiga1992 · 04 June 2008, 13:24

I keep getting my ASL.LIBRARY file corrupted since I switched to the CF IDE thing.

What could be happening? It's pissing me off, I have to restore it every time and it's VERY annoying.

I wonder why it's only this file that gets corrupted!

Jope · 04 June 2008, 14:40

Maxtransfer size? What's your mask?

Amiga1992 · 04 June 2008, 17:48

I already decreased it to 1xEE because I had a checksum error once.
Seems to happen every time I open up HDInstTools?

I also had this problem when using the CF card under WinUAE (so no Amiga hardware problem here)

It's funny that it's always the same fucking file...

Zetr0 · 04 June 2008, 19:17

1xEE?

0x1FE00000

try that one,

Toni Wilen · 04 June 2008, 19:44

MaxTransfer smaller than filesystem block size probably isn't very good idea.

0xfe00 will always work but higher may also work (but most likely has zero effect in real world performance, Amiga built-in IDE is crap and big single transfers are very rare)

Amiga1992 · 05 June 2008, 14:06

Zetro , you recommended to put it one octet llower and that's what I did.
In any case, this happens with 0xfe or 0xee
and it's always asl.library.

Zetr0 · 05 June 2008, 14:29

@Akira

Thats REALLY peculiar!

and in truth has me a little beaten, so try Toni's suggestion see if that changes anything.

Toni Wilen · 05 June 2008, 14:37

Try this:
- rename corrupted libs:asl.library (do not delete or move it)
- copy new asl.library to libs:

Does it still get corrupted? How does it get corrupted? (file completely corrupted? only single byte somewhere? 512 bytes of corrupted data?)

Filesystem is error checked? (FFS?)

chiark · 05 June 2008, 15:35

Wasn't there a virus that attacked asl.library? Is there any remote chance that it could be that rather?

Amiga1992 · 05 June 2008, 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Try this:
- rename corrupted libs:asl.library (do not delete or move it)
- copy new asl.library to libs:

Does it still get corrupted? How does it get corrupted? (file completely corrupted? only single byte somewhere? 512 bytes of corrupted data?)

Filesystem is error checked? (FFS?)

I will check out how it gets corrupted, but actually data gets added to the file.

Original file is like 8000 something bytes, but I think I got anything from 9k to 10k+ bytes in it.

Thanks for these tips.
As for a virus, I doubt it, but let me know!

Amiga1992 · 05 June 2008, 21:36

chiark:
perchance you talk about this?
http://www.vht-dk.dk/vhtdk/amiga/desc/txt/bastard.htm

Toni Wilen · 05 June 2008, 21:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

I will check out how it gets corrupted, but actually data gets added to the file.

MaxTransfer problem can't cause this. More than likely virus or other weird software.

rkauer · 06 June 2008, 01:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiark

Wasn't there a virus that attacked asl.library? Is there any remote chance that it could be that rather?

My exact opinion.

Zetr0 · 06 June 2008, 02:02

@Akira

my friend, if you files are getting bigger in length then something somewhere is writing to it

chiark · 06 June 2008, 10:44

Akira, sounds like that but to be honest I thought there was something around in the mid 90s that did just that, not just from 2001...

As the Big Zee points out, something is writing to the file or possibly replacing it wholesale from somewhere...

I'd be surprised if this had anything to do with the CF. Have you checked startup-sequence and user-startup for any strangeness in there? Are there two copies of asl.library *anywhere* on your disk or just one?

Zetr0 · 06 June 2008, 11:55

@Akira

to solve this one way or another...

(in a word) you need "SnoopDos"

Bloodwych · 06 June 2008, 12:04

Some Workbenches use a replacement asl.library for more control and features in requesters. ClassicWB uses a replacement for instance and not the original Workbench lib.

Are you replacing the asl.library with the original Workbench one in an install that uses a newer asl?

Not sure if this would cause the problem outlined, but just trying to cover all bases.

Amiga1992 · 06 June 2008, 12:34

I have the original one which works.
How could a virus get in my Amiga? I NEVER had a virus and I get it in 2008? HILARIOUS

Please advice me on a virus checker, seems like if I have the virus denoted in the link I provided, it will infect more files when I use VirusChecker.

what exactly am i looking for in snoopdos?

Amiga1992 · 06 June 2008, 12:37

I haven't added any software to the machine EXCEPT HDInstTools, so I guess that fucker is infected. Funny, I got it off aminet. Can anyone check if it has a virus in it., or report similar problems?

This is the file:
http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/hdinst

Graham Humphrey · 06 June 2008, 13:04

I've had in installed on my HD for several years and I've had no problems - I can't imagine there is a virus in it; if there was surely it would have been deleted off Aminet years ago?

04 June 2008, 13:24	#1
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	File corruption on CF setup? I keep getting my ASL.LIBRARY file corrupted since I switched to the CF IDE thing. What could be happening? It's pissing me off, I have to restore it every time and it's VERY annoying. I wonder why it's only this file that gets corrupted!

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04 June 2008, 14:40	#2
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,876	Maxtransfer size? What's your mask?

04 June 2008, 17:48	#3
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I already decreased it to 1xEE because I had a checksum error once. Seems to happen every time I open up HDInstTools? I also had this problem when using the CF card under WinUAE (so no Amiga hardware problem here) It's funny that it's always the same fucking file...

04 June 2008, 19:17	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	1xEE? 0x1FE00000 try that one,

04 June 2008, 19:44	#5
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,534	MaxTransfer smaller than filesystem block size probably isn't very good idea. 0xfe00 will always work but higher may also work (but most likely has zero effect in real world performance, Amiga built-in IDE is crap and big single transfers are very rare)

05 June 2008, 14:06	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Zetro , you recommended to put it one octet llower and that's what I did. In any case, this happens with 0xfe or 0xee and it's always asl.library.

05 June 2008, 14:29	#7
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Akira Thats REALLY peculiar! and in truth has me a little beaten, so try Toni's suggestion see if that changes anything.

05 June 2008, 14:37	#8
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,534	Try this: - rename corrupted libs:asl.library (do not delete or move it) - copy new asl.library to libs: Does it still get corrupted? How does it get corrupted? (file completely corrupted? only single byte somewhere? 512 bytes of corrupted data?) Filesystem is error checked? (FFS?)

05 June 2008, 15:35	#9
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	Wasn't there a virus that attacked asl.library? Is there any remote chance that it could be that rather?

05 June 2008, 21:36	#11
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	chiark: perchance you talk about this? http://www.vht-dk.dk/vhtdk/amiga/desc/txt/bastard.htm

06 June 2008, 02:02	#14
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Akira my friend, if you files are getting bigger in length then something somewhere is writing to it

06 June 2008, 10:44	#15
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	Akira, sounds like that but to be honest I thought there was something around in the mid 90s that did just that, not just from 2001... As the Big Zee points out, something is writing to the file or possibly replacing it wholesale from somewhere... I'd be surprised if this had anything to do with the CF. Have you checked startup-sequence and user-startup for any strangeness in there? Are there two copies of asl.library anywhere on your disk or just one?

06 June 2008, 11:55	#16
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Akira to solve this one way or another... (in a word) you need "SnoopDos"

06 June 2008, 12:04	#17
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Some Workbenches use a replacement asl.library for more control and features in requesters. ClassicWB uses a replacement for instance and not the original Workbench lib. Are you replacing the asl.library with the original Workbench one in an install that uses a newer asl? Not sure if this would cause the problem outlined, but just trying to cover all bases.

06 June 2008, 12:34	#18
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I have the original one which works. How could a virus get in my Amiga? I NEVER had a virus and I get it in 2008? HILARIOUS Please advice me on a virus checker, seems like if I have the virus denoted in the link I provided, it will infect more files when I use VirusChecker. what exactly am i looking for in snoopdos?

06 June 2008, 12:37	#19
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I haven't added any software to the machine EXCEPT HDInstTools, so I guess that fucker is infected. Funny, I got it off aminet. Can anyone check if it has a virus in it., or report similar problems? This is the file: http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/hdinst

06 June 2008, 13:04	#20
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I've had in installed on my HD for several years and I've had no problems - I can't imagine there is a virus in it; if there was surely it would have been deleted off Aminet years ago?

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