On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 07:46:09AM +0100, Derek Stewart wrote:
> The Q40 SMSQ/E does not say that anthing other than WIN1_ can be used with
> the WIN_FORMAT command.
>
> But if you enter WIN_FORMAT 1 and try FORMAT WIN2_, you get a Access Denied
> error message.
>
> So the correct syntx for WIN_FORMAT is WINFORMAT win_drive
>
> This assumes that the WNx_ device has been previousily defined in the
> WIN_DRIVE command. And as Roy says, to link in a new Syquest drive
> cartridge, a new win_drive command as to be entered, ie for WIN3_ :
> WIN_DRIVE 3,2
> on the secondary master for the whole partition on the disk or WIN_DRIVE
> 3,2,0 for completeness.
>
> I can not get QXLTOOL to generate a QXL.WIN file correctly, the QXL.WIN is
> created but leaves the channel open and the QXLTOOL program still running.
qxltool doesn't automatically exit after creating the file, say 'quit'
or just kill it. More care is required with real partitions and not
all versions are safe.
> I was going to backup my BBS system to a CDRW disk in a QXL.WIN over a
> serial link to a Linux box which would write the CDRW disk. Pity that it
> could not be done on the Q40/60
why not?
Bye
Richard
