> >There is a command in the Goldcard to set the step rate which
> >has to be set for some drives and causes them to rattle when
> >not right. I don't have a manual to hand and can't remember the
> >command syntax but maybe you can look it up or somebody
> >'listening' in knows it off by heart?
>
> FLP_JIGGLE 1 is also worth trying.
FLP_JIGGLE fixes probs on Mitsubishi ED disk drives (according to my
Gold Card manual - in Super Gold Card suppliment section!; which also
mentions AUTO_TK2F1, AUTO_TK2F2, AUTO_DIS which work on my Gold Card)
Extra FLP commands are:
FLP_JIGGLE [#,]s
- Set jiggle state all or specified (#=1,2,...) drive
s = 0 -> jiggle off, s = 1 -> jiggle on.
If set on a drive which don't need it can cause 'not
found'
or 'bad or changed medium' errors.
FLP_USE <dev> - (eg FLP_USE MDV) convert all <dev>'s to FLP
(using above, eg DIR MDV1_DATA_ -> DIR FLP1_DATA_)
FLP_TRACK [#,]n - Specify number of tracks (n) on all or specified (#)
drive
FLP_DENSITY ??? - It shows up on EXTRAS and I can't find it in the
manual
(I suspect it allows you to specify the density of
the
disk in the drive, overriding any direct detection
(3.5"
drives) or for using a SD disk in a DD disk 40
track Drive
(5.25" drives?). I have no idea how the arg(s)
is/are
specified.)
FLP_STEP [#,]n - Set step rate to n millisecs for all or specified (#)
drive.
Default 3ms for 80 track, 6ms for 40 track
FLP_START [#,]n - Set time to allow disc to spin upto speed in 20ms
units
(1/50's secs). Default 0.6 sec (n=30)
FLP_SEC <lev> - Set data integrity check level:
0 - Check disk change on Open only if disk stopped
and no
files open
1 - Check disk change on Open, data/map write if
disk
stopped
2 - Check disk change on Open, data/map read/write
if disk
stopped (default)
The lower the level, the less checking & so faster
the
disk access, but higher the likelihood of data
corruption
if disk changed by user without proper closing of
files.
FLP_EXT - Pass...it appears twice on the 'EXTRAS' list, the 2nd
time
just after TK2_EXT - this 2nd entry, like the 2nd
TK2_EXT
entry being there to prevent adding the extras
twice. Can
anyone enlighten me?
Individual drive assingments ('#,' arg) are lost each reset of machine.
Global settings (no '#,' arg) are remembered between resets/power offs.
Hope this is of help.
