Microsoft KB Archive/119726

= Pinball Panic Error on OS/2 LAN Manager Server =

Article ID: 119726

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1a
 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2a
 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2b

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This article was previously published under Q119726



SYMPTOMS
When you reboot the system you receive this error:

The system detected internal processing error at location 01F8:0891. mfs.c:

PINBALL PANIC.

If the server is booted from HPFS Recovery, you may receive an error indicating the disk is dirty.



CAUSE
This is almost always caused by hardware failure such as a bad hard drive, loose hard drive cabling, and so on.



WORKAROUND

 * 1) Reseat the connections for hard disk drives and cables.
 * 2) Boot from the HPFS recovery disk.
 * 3) Insert DISK 1 of the OS/2 Series LAN Manager 2.2.
 * 4) Run CHKDSK c: /f:3 from the A: prompt.

Perform as many hardware diagnostics as possible. If the problem persists, perform an FDISK /D on the hard drive to delete the partitions (most cases of the PINBALL PANIC error require this). Reinstall OS/2 and LAN Manager and restore the server's data from tape backups.

Additional query words: 2.20a 2.20b

Keywords: KB119726

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