Dec 152017
 
ASM and C routines to bypass and improve upon DOS's "Abort, Retry, Fail" error handler.
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ASM and C routines to bypass and improve upon DOS’s “Abort, Retry, Fail” error handler.
File Name File Size Zip Size Zip Type
CE.ASM 6747 1559 deflated
CE.H 747 354 deflated
DEMO.C 4242 1467 deflated
TABLES.TXT 1455 598 deflated

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Contents of the TABLES.TXT file


Table 1. Stack Contents on Entry to Critical Error Handler

SP Offset

+00h IP DOS return address and flags
+02h CS an IRET from here will go to DOS
+04h flags

+06h AX your applications registers
+08h BX
+0ah CX
+0ch DX
+0eh SI
+10h DI
+12h BP
+14h DS
+16h ES

+18h IP your application return address
+1ah CS
+1ch flags


Table 2. Error Codes in DI

0 Write-protected disk
1 Unknown unit (invalid drive number)
2 Drive not ready (door open or no disk)
3 Unknown command (request not supported by device driver)
4 CRC error
5 Bad request structure length
6 Seek error (could not access requested track)
7 Unknown media (unrecognized disk format)
8 Sector not found
9 Printer out of paper
10 Device write error
11 Device read error
12 General error


Table 3. Disk Error Operation and Area Data in AH

AH Bits

2 1 0
x x 0 Read Operation
x x 1 Write Operation
0 0 x Error occurred in DOS system file area
0 1 x Error occurred in FAT area
1 0 x Error occurred in Directory area
1 1 x Error occurred in Data area


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