Pinball Panic Error on OS/2 LAN Manager Server

ID: Q119726

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft LAN Manager, versions 2.1, 2.1a, 2.2, 2.2a, 2.2b

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

Reseat the connections for hard disk drives and cables.

Boot from the HPFS recovery disk.

Insert DISK 1 of the OS/2 Series LAN Manager 2.2.

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

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Version : :2.1,2.1a,2.2,2.2a,2.2b
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