TELEDISK Problem

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Sat May 12 12:00:39 2001

From: Eric Dittman <dittman_at_dittman.net>


>> > I'm trying to write some RX50 disk images
>> > using Teledisk. I can use 22DISK and PUTR
>> > to format the floppies, but Teledisk will
>> > not write to them. I get an error that
>> > the drive or controller is returning an
>> > unsupported status.
>>
>> What happens if you format them as MS-DOS floppies, and then try to
get
>> Teledisk to write to them? I believe that is the way Teledisk expects
them
>> to be.
>
>I'll try that and see.


Dont bother. MSdos formats as 9 sectors of 512bytes, RX50 format is 10
sectors of 512bytes. Putr I think will do that as would some DEC
diagnostics.

RX50 format is:

    10 sectors, 512bytes
    96 TPI, 80 tracks single sided, double density (250kbs)


Allison
Received on Sat May 12 2001 - 12:00:39 BST