From: Manuel Bilderbeek [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
By the way, the Auto Power Down feature the IDE-interface is very, very
cool!!! (especially when listening to MoonSound music or MODs on my
harddisk)...
What is it exactly, this auto-power down feature? The harddisk is turned
off
The problem if my harddisk stops, is that I can't turn it on again! Only
by
turning off the power of the powersupply, wait 3 seconds, and turn it on
again...
I guess it has gone to Sleep mode, instead of Standby.
As I said: this is NOT on an IDE system! It's MSX Club Gouda
Well, I can tell you that it's pretty irritating if the harddisk spins down!
Several demo's do that also, e.g. the demo Scrollmania (I thought it was) in
IOD's Metal Limit. Other software does so too... BUt ok, in your game it
isn't
that much of a problem, since indeed, it doesn't have to
From: Manuel Bilderbeek [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
The problem if my harddisk stops, is that I can't turn it on again!
Only
by
turning off the power of the powersupply, wait 3 seconds, and turn it
on
again...
I guess it has gone to Sleep mode, instead of Standby.
As
As I said: this is NOT on an IDE system! It's MSX Club Gouda SCSI
interface
with newest BIOS! (And 1GB HP harddisk)
I just answered your question about the auto-power-down feature
(this WAS about IDE). The question that followed it (see above) was directly
Sure!
under it , so
Isn't there a diskrom-specific diskstoproutine???
I think so, because the hook which is hooked by the diskROM also only
stops
a single drive, and not my harddisk.
Well, I know my previous harddisk system (IBM KZ/P with Novaxis 1.0 ROM in
Gouda SCSI interface) never stopped, and my
under it , so I didn't notice it was about something else. And it
perfectly
fit the description.
No need to be upset!
I'm not upset! I just wanted to have it clear! Eliminate some confusion!
:-)
It was Laurens who suddenly switched to IDE, and I had a question about
his
remark.
This calls the STOPDRV routine from diskrom (entry point 4029h). But I
don't know what will happen if you have 2 disk-interfaces connected to one
MSX. Does somebody know?
OK, thanks. Now I'm calling the STOPDRV routine for each valid DiskROM
found in the table at #FB21. It works very
On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha wrote:
Would I reach the same result if I call STOPDRV from the other interface?
Yes. Each interface call the others (if they exists) to stop
their drives. Disassemble the DiskROM to check this...
I can't do this. I don't have
On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, MkII wrote:
This calls the STOPDRV routine from diskrom (entry point 4029h). But I
don't know what will happen if you have 2 disk-interfaces connected to one
MSX. Does somebody know?
OK, thanks. Now I'm calling the STOPDRV routine for each valid DiskROM
found in the
This calls the STOPDRV routine from diskrom (entry point 4029h). But I
don't know what will happen if you have 2 disk-interfaces connected to
one
MSX. Does somebody know?
OK, thanks. Now I'm calling the STOPDRV routine for each valid DiskROM
found in the table at #FB21. It works very
Yes. Each interface call the others (if they exists) to stop
their drives. Disassemble the DiskROM to check this...
I can't do this. I don't have 2 disk-interfaces, so I wouldn't understand
when one diskrom is looking for another.
You are fudeba.
Just disassemble the
On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha wrote:
Yes. Each interface call the others (if they exists) to stop
their drives. Disassemble the DiskROM to check this...
I can't do this. I don't have 2 disk-interfaces, so I wouldn't understand
when one diskrom is looking for
Just disassemble the function and you'll see that it uses FB21h to
finds another interface and call 4029h of it!
What I had said is sill valid. I don't have a full system variables table
inside my memory, and FB21h is one of the variables which I didn't know.
So, who is not fudeba?
Isn't there a diskrom-specific diskstoproutine???
I think so, because the hook which is hooked by the diskROM also only stops
a single drive, and not my harddisk.
Well, I know my previous harddisk system (IBM KZ/P with Novaxis 1.0 ROM in
Gouda SCSI interface) never stopped, and my current
Isn't there a diskrom-specific diskstoproutine???
I think so, because the hook which is hooked by the diskROM also only stops
a single drive, and not my harddisk.
Alex Wulms or Maarten once told this address... 401Ch, I think...
But it stops ALL the drives connected to the specified
Dear all,
There are two semi-official routines that can be used to stop drives:
#401F: Stop all drives served by this disk rom
This function can be used safely. Though, before calling it, you should check
if the disk rom serves a floppy drive or a hard drive. You should not call
this function
Well, I can tell you that it's pretty irritating if the harddisk spins down!
Several demo's do that also, e.g. the demo Scrollmania (I thought it was) in
IOD's Metal Limit. Other software does so too... BUt ok, in your game it
isn't
that much of a problem, since indeed, it doesn't have to load
On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, MkII wrote:
I'll be using proper logical drive sensitive routines, but I don't find the
motor off entry point address in my documentation, and old messages about
this topic have vanished from my mailbox.
I don't know if this works with all kinds of disk-interfaces, but
I don't know if this works with all kinds of disk-interfaces, but I'm used
to do the following:
LD IX,04029H
LD IY,(0F347H)
CALL 0001CH
This calls the STOPDRV routine from diskrom (entry point 4029h). But I
don't know what will happen if you have 2 disk-interfaces
On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha wrote:
This calls the STOPDRV routine from diskrom (entry point 4029h). But I
don't know what will happen if you have 2 disk-interfaces connected to one
MSX. Does somebody know?
All disk-drives stop spinning.
Would I reach
This calls the STOPDRV routine from diskrom (entry point 4029h). But I
don't know what will happen if you have 2 disk-interfaces connected to one
MSX. Does somebody know?
All disk-drives stop spinning.
Would I reach the same result if I call STOPDRV from the other interface?
I don't know if this works with all kinds of disk-interfaces, but I'm used
to do the following:
LD IX,04029H
LD IY,(0F347H)
CALL 0001CH
This calls the STOPDRV routine from diskrom (entry point 4029h). But I
don't know what will happen if you have 2 disk-interfaces connected
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