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On 12/14/23 15:48, runrin wrote:
I got it working! Thank you again for your help with this.
When I took the thing apart the first time, I was able to see that the
belt looked good, and I stopped taking it apart, because it was kind of
a huge pain.
I spent the time to fully tear it down
I got it working! Thank you again for your help with this.
When I took the thing apart the first time, I was able to see that the
belt looked good, and I stopped taking it apart, because it was kind of
a huge pain.
I spent the time to fully tear it down last night (it was an even bigger
pain),
it's also very possible that i made a mistake when i initially
reassembled the thing. it was very fiddly to get everything back
together. i'll let you know if i find anything interesting.
On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 02:36:18PM -0800, runrin wrote:
> unfortunately format fails with the same error.
unfortunately format fails with the same error. i'll try tearing the
thing open later and see if i can find anything obviously wrong with it.
here's what i got:
% VERBOSE=9 ./pdd.sh format
get_tpdd_port()
Using port "/dev/ttyUSB0"
open_com()
set_stty()
speed 19200 baud; rows 0; columns 0; line =
Communication all looks good actually. Cabling and serial port are
solid. The problem is only when it issues the initial dirent() as part
of the directory listing process, and gets a hardware fault error code
from the drive.
The drive firmware tried to run the disk and read the media, and
OK! I think there might be a problem with my PC cable.
With a standard 25 pin to 9 pin adapter and a gender changer on my M100
cable, I'm getting some output, but there may be some other issues with
the drive or cable.
I will paste my results below.
I should write up some steps to verify things, both for the cable and
for pdd.sh. It's one thing to say "do this to make this" but then when
it doesn't work, then what? Is something broken or did you get a step
wrong or are the directions wrong?
One thing is with the solder blob in place, you
Hey all
I acquired an FB100 recently, popped it open and checked the belt, and
it looks brand new.
I spent a few hours building some of bwk's TPDD cables tonight and
testing it out, but I'm struggling to get the drive working.
When I connect the drive to my M100 and use the TS-DOS rom, the
