[Coco] Frustrated in Seattle

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 13 March 2008, Ed Orbea wrote:
>Here is more information that was requested by folk trying to help me.
>
>(1) Dmode Output
>   nam=d1
>   mgr=RBF
>   ddr=rb1773
>   hpn=07
>   hpa=FF40
>   drv=01
>   stp=03
>   typ=21
My memory is going, or this is 'typ' a renamed variable?
>   dns=01
good, not double-stepping.
>   cyl=50
good
>   sid=02
good
>   vfy=01
good
>   sct=0012
>   t0s=0012
>   ilv=03
all good
>   sas=08
I raise sas to 20 or more on the larger disks, helps keep them defragmented.  
That of course has nothing to do with this.
>   wpc=
>   ofs=
>   rwc=
>
>(2) Terminating resistors
>Drive /d0 (the 5.25 drive) is at the physical end of the interface
>cable. There is a terminating resistor on this drive

>Drive /d1 (the 3.25 drive) is not at the physical end of the interface
>cable. There is a terminating resistor on this drive also

If not too difficult, I'd remove that one.

>It is not possible to make /d0 the 3.25, since I need to boot NitrOS9
>from floppy, but I could explore booting from DriveWire assuming
>DriveWire allows using it's floppy drive as drive 1

Nitrso9, with the right format, can boot from a 3.5" disk.
I believe there is a boot module replacement in the release that will allow 
that.
>
>(3) RS-DOS
>When using RS-DOS and executing a DIR 0, only the drive 0 (5.25) light
>turns on, When using RS-DOS and executing a DIR 1, only the drive 1
>(3.25) light turns on.
>
>Based upon what the responses so far have been, the hardware and drivers
>are correct. I know the drives are physically fine, so that only leaves
>the media. I probably need to use 720kb media in the drive, and not
>"cover the sensor hole" on HD media to make the drive think it is a
>720kb disk.
>
>Comments????

Finding some 720 'DD' disks is the best bet.

>Thanks.
>Ed
>
>
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