Got it using a T200 instead of the M100!

The file for the disk copy of the TPDD boot disk using F4: Bkup in FLOPPY.CO
is at http://trs80stuff.net/tpdd/tpdd_boot_disk_backup_log_hex.txt

The backup process involved 3 swaps of the source/destination disks (S>D,
D>S, S>D) at times 20:00:06.529, 20:00:49.169 and 20:01:04.939. If not sure,
the large blocks of data transfer that start with [TPDD] are when the TPDD
is reading from the disk and [M100] are when the TPDD is writing to the
disk.

Enjoy.

 

From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary
Hammond
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2016 8:28 PM
To: 'Model 100 Discussion' <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: [M100] TPDD/TPDD2 boot disk captures (Take 2)

 

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I have not yet succeeded in capturing the TPDD backup of the boot disk.
There is just enough bleed to the serial sniffer to stop the backup process
commencing after the destination disk has been formatted. The backup program
hangs at the end of the format routine and there is no disk activity after
the heads return to the start position. Normally there looks like a head
seek to read a directory at the end of the format. If I take the serial
sniffer out of the circuit, the backup process works fine. I have tried with
2 different TPDD's and I get the same result. Maybe the serial com circuit
is more sensitive in the TPDD's. I may need to make up an external serial
buffer to boost the RS-232 levels.

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