Re: Zeta SBC working!

[Norbert Joppen <norbert...@gmx.de>]

Hi Wayne,

the message now is 
'Reset drive
*** Drive not responding ***
Continue? (A)bort, (R)etry, (I)gnore ===>'

-Norbert

Am Sonntag, 10. Juni 2012 09:36:58 UTC+2 schrieb Norbert Joppen:
> One more Zeta sbc working!!! 
> The only problem: FD is still not working. 
> I have the Zeta SBC board Version 1.3.
> I'm using a stabilized 5V 3A switching power supply, FDC_int is jumpered at JP3.
> The CPU clock oscillator is 6MHz.
> Exactly the same behavior as Brian Pitt described on the N8VEM Zeta homepage (at the end).
> I try to format a 720 disk with FDTST, choose the necessary options but no LED on at FD.
> 'Reset drive' is shown in the terminal programm, then the menu appears again. 
> STAT tells me that there are 3 devices (A,B,C) but they all are R/O.
> I'm afraid I do not exactly understand  the solution Brian Pitt describes:
>
> "Hi Wayne
>                           Now got it working. Have taken out link J3 . Screen print on PCB is ambiguous.
> Can now successfully format copy and read Floppy.Thanks for all your help.
> Last question for now ( I am new to CP/M )  How do I amke a bootable floppy.
> Thanks
>             Brian" 
>
> Someone here who can give me a hint?
>
> Thanks Norbert