Re: system error $0027

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

David Empson writes ...
> 
> Michael Wicklund <tbogard1@MYhome.com> wrote:
> 
> > Supertimer:
> > "Can someone tell me what system error $0027 means?  Thanks."
> >
> > System Failure- File map destroyed
> 
> Rubbish.

     Alas, that is the description supplied in the Apple IIgs Toolbox Reference
Vol 2. The FAQs go on to say ...

>>
     This is an I/O error (input/ouput error).  It may indicate that there is a 
problem on the SCSI chain, such as a loose connector, SCSI ID# conflict, 
absence of termination at the end of the chain, or absence of termination 
power. Another possibility is that one or more hard disk files have become 
corrupted. Replacing a few files may fix things; or, you may need to 
repartition or, even, low-level re-format the hard disk.
<<


> 
> Error $27 (in ProDOS and GS/OS) is "I/O Error".  A typical cause of this
> error is a bad sector.  It might also be caused by a corrupted file
> system structure which points to an illegal block number, or a
> communication error between the computer and drive.  There are bound to
> be other causes, as it is the fall-back error code if nothing else is a
> closer match.
 ....

     Yes; a typical problem with error reporting in a complex system.

     It would be helpful for Supertimer to tell us more about the setup which
produced the error $0027.




Rubywand