23 Apr
2002
23 Apr
'02
5:31 p.m.
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:
What, exactly, do you mean by "partitioning and
making a filesystem?"
Most OS's won't write data to a raw low-level-formatted drive. You
have to define filesystems - partition the drive - and then _make_ the
filesystem - "format" in WinSpeak. I have no idea what's required on
the Altos. That's why I asked.
Are you sure you've used the correct sector size
and number of sectors per
track? The only Altos 580 I've dealt with had a Quantum 540. It's possible
that the firmware won't support a 6-head drive.
I do tend to do my homework. It'll be OK with me if the firmware
doesn't support a 6-head drive, since the ST225 is a 4-head. I found a
couple of references to running that drive on the 580, so I'm pretty
sure it's user error.
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