Altos 580 and CP/M-MP/M Again.

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Tue Apr 23 17:31:33 2002

On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:

> What, exactly, do you mean by "partitioning and making a filesystem?"

  Most OS's won't write data to a raw low-level-formatted drive. You
have to define filesystems - partition the drive - and then _make_ the
filesystem - "format" in WinSpeak. I have no idea what's required on
the Altos. That's why I asked.

> Are you sure you've used the correct sector size and number of sectors per
> track? The only Altos 580 I've dealt with had a Quantum 540. It's possible
> that the firmware won't support a 6-head drive.

  I do tend to do my homework. It'll be OK with me if the firmware
doesn't support a 6-head drive, since the ST225 is a 4-head. I found a
couple of references to running that drive on the 580, so I'm pretty
sure it's user error.

        Doc
Received on Tue Apr 23 2002 - 17:31:33 BST