Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!sbmueller From: sbmueller@watmath.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: mount vs. 3.5" drives Message-ID: <13964@watmath.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 18:01:54 EDT Article-I.D.: watmath.13964 Posted: Fri Jul 17 18:01:54 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 11:51:55 EDT References: <384@esunix.UUCP> <2061@cbmvax.UUCP> Reply-To: sbmueller@watmath.waterloo.edu (Stephan Mueller) Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 37 In article <2061@cbmvax.UUCP> daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes: > >Neither drive has to be mounted if it has an Amiga recognition circuit on >it, as do both the C-A 3-1/2" drive and the C-A 5-1/4" drive. On startup, >the system polls drives DF1: and beyond for a string of 32 bits on the RDY >line. An 80 track drive sends the string "FFFFFFFF", a 40 track drive sends >the string "55555555", and if no drive is in that slot the "00000000" string >is returned. If there's interest (when I've got a few more minutes), I'll >post how this can be done with simple hardware. Please do tell then, why must I still do a mount on my 5.25" official C-A drive, to use it under WB1.2? It is obviously, as you say, recognized by the machine (eg. the Transformer knows about it without a mount) Also, why do I get DF1:BAD, DF2:BAD, DF3:BAD if the 5.25 isn't turned on? What can I do to stop this (besides always turn on the drive). More questions: What must I do to the animal to have it do automatic diskchanges? (I've had it longer than the warranty, so I ain't worried about breaking nuthin.) Finally, is there any news on the new and improved Transformer? Thank you for taking the time to answer/ignore my probably painfully stupid, frequently asked questions. > >-- >Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga Usenet: {ihnp4|caip|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh >"The A2000 Guy" BIX : hazy > "Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world" -Beach Boys APD: ||~ (all purpose disclaimer: Or Not) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Na na na naaa" - The Beatles Amiga (TM?) "Who Ha, Whoha" - FGTH This space // Bizarre/Design "Aah, aah" - Queen currently // Twisted/Fate under \\ // DY/DX "Has anyone seen my marbles?" construction. \// Body/Fisher - SBMUELLER@WATMATH.UUCP Freak --------------------------------------------@-#$--!@#$--$----#$%^&* parity error