[Coco] CocoSDC first time startup

Zippster zippster278 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 1 16:17:25 EST 2015


Hi Gene,

You may want to try plugging the SDC directly into the CoCo3 without
the MPI just to make certain it’s working first.

You may have a conflict with something else in the MPI that will have to be
sorted out.

- Ed


> On Feb 1, 2015, at 2:59 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> 
> Greetings;
> 
> I had to do some laundry that took me to the basement, so I plugged in the 
> monitor, powered down the whole setup and plugged the SDC in for the first 
> time.  Into slot one of the coco3 modified MPI. On a coco3.
> 
> Switch set for slot 4, the FD Controller, TC^3 is in slot 3,  deluxe rs232 
> pack in slot 2
> 
> Unfortunately, a plain green screen is all I can get on powerup. So I am 
> assuming there is a magic potion or incantation to bring it up, but I am 
> not conversant with it.  If the 2G SD is not plugged in, the LED will go 
> out when the button is pushed, but if the SD card is inserted, no led.
> 
> Power it back down, remove the cocosdc, power it back up and it boots 
> right up as soon as the HD's get spun up.
> 
> What else do I need to know?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
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