[Coco] Frustrated in Seattle

[George Ramsower]

On my coco3 512k "OS-9 L2 Tandy/Microware" 720k 3.5 inch disk, dmode 
provides the following results:
OS9[t3]:dmode /d0

 adr=$FF40 drv=$00 stp=$03 typ=$20 dns=$03 cyl=$0050
 sid=$02 vfy=$00 sct=$0012 tos=$0012 ilv=$03 sas=$08

 I see the typ is different.

 My /d1 drive is a 5.25 and dmode provides this:
OS9[t3]:dmode /d1

 adr=$FF40 drv=$01 stp=$03 typ=$20 dns=$01 cyl=$0028
 sid=$02 vfy=$00 sct=$0012 tos=$0012 ilv=$03 sas=$08

 I haven't used the /d1 drive in ages. I don't even know if it works.

 I think I'll try and find a 5.25 for it and see if it will still format. 
I'm pretty sure it will go the full 80 tracks if I change the cyl to $0050
... later

George

> 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=
>>