[Coco] Formatting HD floppies w/ modified controller.

Paul T. Barton idezilla at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 7 15:16:50 EDT 2005


Mark,

OK, boot reads v030204.

How can I access this
"version info" internally,
without rebooting?
---

I can format/read 80tks normal density,
no problem. Cannot format/read
hi-density (double-datarate) using
the 1793 controller, with rb1773.

Paul - idezilla

--- Mark Marlette <mark at cloud9tech.com> wrote:


> Paul,

>

> At the top of the boot screen will indicate the

> os version.

>

> I'm using all version 030205 components. Most

> times I get a CRASH after

> less that three track steps.

>

> I did put my 1793 controller into slow mode and

> did do a good format

> last night. Same procedure done on a 1773

> (FD501) controller, different

> machine and it crashed every time I tried it.

>

> So with Roberts fix of slow mode doesn't fix

> the problem on my end.

> There is something else causing this. Puzzled.

>

> Mark


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