[Coco] NitrOS-9 newbie needs some help (Progress!)

[Nickolas Marentes]

Ok! Here is some more data I have collected...


1) Installation of the multi-pac interface improves formatting
reliability...but still crashes system.

2) When format fails, it doesn't just give an error message, it locks up the
whole computer. Cold Reset needed.

3) Tested formatting on both /D0 and /D1, same problems.

4) 50Hz operation over 60Hz operation made no difference.

5) NitrOS-9 failed to even boot with the 1986 GIME installed, boots with
1987 GIME.

6) No problems actually writing files to disk or even doing a backup, only
the format.

(and now the important one...)

7) Tandy's OS-9 (setup as 40 track, Double sided)  works perfectly!! No
formatting problems whatsoever!

CONCLUSION?

1) My CoCo3 is most likely not perfect (possibly the RAM expansion
tolerances?).

2) NitrOS-9's formatter is "too fine with very little margin for fault".


How does this sound so far?

Nick