Initialized System disk recovery for Lotus 1-2-3 R2.2
Lotus 1-2-3 R2.2 requests to initialize System disk by INIT.EXE before run the 123.EXE
Once System disk is initialized, it is impossible to recover the disk.
I figured out that original untouched (non initialized) disk has disk copy protection on Track 39/0/1-9 (for 5.25" 360KB) or Track 79/0/1-9 (for 3.5" 720KB)
I guest only sector 1 is missing or accessible via Write Track Command of FDC.
(*Sector 2-9 content is filling as 00h.INIT.EXE seems to check Track 39/0)
It is possible to edit normal sector image by using PSI.EXE of PCE utility.
Example :
PSI SYSTEM.IMA -c 39 -h 0 -s 1 -p delete SYSTEM.PSI
Then run PCE emulator with mounting SYSTEM.PSI

123.EXE is modified and no INIT.EXE / INIT.RI D.BAT are found.

Run PC-Tools R4.xx and Press F10 and Select A: or B: drive.


Select 123.EXE and Press 'E' to edit file sector.
Then Press 'F2' and select Sector 5.

Fill bytes as 00h from 0096 to 00F3 (Total 94 bytes), then Press 'F5' to update.

At the first menu (by ESC), Press 'E' and select 'A' or 'B' drive.
Then Press 'F2' and select 'R' to edit Root Area.

Edit bytes as 'E0 0A F3 12' from 00B6 to 00B9 (Total 4 bytes), then Press 'F5' to update.

Time/Date/Year stamp of 123.EXE is now restored.


At the first menu Press 'U' and select 'A' or 'B' drive.
Then choose 'File'
You can see deleted 3 files.




Press F1 to undelete it automatic.

All files are undeleted.

Run 123.EXE.
If this message is shown, restored 123.EXE is valid.

In this case 123.EXE is invalid. (Broken file or ediging problem.)

Run INIT.EXE
If this message is shown, Initilizing program works well.

If this message is shown, you should edit track 39/0 by PSI.EXE
Once System disk is initialized, it is impossible to recover the disk.
I figured out that original untouched (non initialized) disk has disk copy protection on Track 39/0/1-9 (for 5.25" 360KB) or Track 79/0/1-9 (for 3.5" 720KB)
I guest only sector 1 is missing or accessible via Write Track Command of FDC.
(*Sector 2-9 content is filling as 00h.INIT.EXE seems to check Track 39/0)
It is possible to edit normal sector image by using PSI.EXE of PCE utility.
Example :
PSI SYSTEM.IMA -c 39 -h 0 -s 1 -p delete SYSTEM.PSI
Then run PCE emulator with mounting SYSTEM.PSI

123.EXE is modified and no INIT.EXE / INIT.RI D.BAT are found.

Run PC-Tools R4.xx and Press F10 and Select A: or B: drive.


Select 123.EXE and Press 'E' to edit file sector.
Then Press 'F2' and select Sector 5.

Fill bytes as 00h from 0096 to 00F3 (Total 94 bytes), then Press 'F5' to update.

At the first menu (by ESC), Press 'E' and select 'A' or 'B' drive.
Then Press 'F2' and select 'R' to edit Root Area.

Edit bytes as 'E0 0A F3 12' from 00B6 to 00B9 (Total 4 bytes), then Press 'F5' to update.

Time/Date/Year stamp of 123.EXE is now restored.


At the first menu Press 'U' and select 'A' or 'B' drive.
Then choose 'File'
You can see deleted 3 files.




Press F1 to undelete it automatic.

All files are undeleted.

Run 123.EXE.
If this message is shown, restored 123.EXE is valid.

In this case 123.EXE is invalid. (Broken file or ediging problem.)

Run INIT.EXE
If this message is shown, Initilizing program works well.

If this message is shown, you should edit track 39/0 by PSI.EXE