John and others -

I'm having the same problems as Frank, so will re-open this thread.

My system is a "generic" N8VEM S100 system with
Z80 CPU V2
8088 CPU
4mb SRAM
Propeller Console I/O
Parallel Board
SMB V2
MS-DOS Support V2
Serial I/O

I've now constructed a ZFDC and adjusted the Data Separator.  I'm using a 
single Teac HF-235 1.44mb 3.5" drive as "A".

I can set the drive type, format the disk, and run the sequential R/W tests 
without errors.  When I try to boot MS-DOS or FREE-DOS I get the same error 
(03DH) as Frank is getting.

One thing I've questioning - does the zfdc.hex file on the S100Computer.com 
site  in the ZFDC-SOURCE-FILES-1.ZIP match the ZFDC.Z80 source?   When I 
assemble the ZFDC.Z80 source I get a ZFDC.HEX file that doesn't match (and 
doesn't work).

- Gary

On Friday, July 25, 2014 5:54:16 AM UTC-4, Frank Schieschke wrote:
>
> I have no luck with the floppy utilities from the "X" PC-BIOS (8086 
> Monitor 10.32).
> From the ZFDCDIAG program all is working fine and i can read the real data 
> from the 3,5" MS-DOS floppy.
> All other functions like seeking, formatting and R/W tests are all work 
> fine.
> But every access to the ZFDC controller from within the PC-BIOS shows only 
> like this:
>
> *Booting MS-DOS from 5" Floppy Disk*
> *Initilizing 8259A PIC (Port 20H, Ints 0 & 1 only)*
> *ZFDC Board Initilize OK*
>
> *Floppy Sector Read Error. Error returned = 3DH*
>
> *Boot sector read on floppy drive failed. *
>
> This 3DH error appears from all floppy related functions.
>
> My configuration at the moment:
> Z80 CPU V2 with V5.02 monitor. 6MHz
> 80286 Master Slave CPU card.  6mhz 
> V2 MS-DOS Support board with V10.32 monitor in EEPROMs.
> 4mb SRAM board, 1MB populated
> System Monitor Board V2
> ZFDC Floppy controller
> CompuPro Interfacer1 I/O board wired as an Prop I/O board.
> Dual IDE Board with CP/M 3.0 - "Yoda" CPM 3 image incl. Z-rtc.com
>
> Frank
>
>
>
>

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