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From: logic@wet.UUCP (Henry Kwan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ICD host adapters ...
Message-ID: <290@wet.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jul 89 10:42:13 GMT
References: <8907170207.AA22568@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: logic@wet.UUCP (Henry Kwan)
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco
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In article <8907170207.AA22568@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> VBRANDT@DBNUAMA1.BITNET writes:
>
>>I'm trying to confirm the fact that ICD's hard disk driver version 3.20 is
>                                         (you probably meant V 2.30 ^^^^)
>>incompatible with FAT Speed version 1.09.  Has anyone been able to get FAT
>>Speed to work on an ICD host adapter with the ICD software?
>
>I wouldn't recommend using FATSPEED. I'm not sure what exactly the ICD driver
>does, but I don't think FATSPEED is compatible with the ICD driver. I'm going
>to disassemble the new driver (see below) the minute I get it, maybe I can
>find a solution. Use CACHExxx instead, if you have TOS 1.2. That *should* work.
>

The message that the ICDBOOT.SYS gives me when it's booting up indicates
that it is version 3.20.  Perhaps the international version is numbered
differently?  I have found the problem with FAT Speed and ICD's driver
V3.20.  Apparently, it doesn't like "startup" programs like Desk Manager or
Super Boot.  It will install itself if it is placed before those programs
but not after.  Haven't the foggiest idea why this might be.

>>ICD still seems to have trouble with Quantum ProDrive 80S drives though.
>>Have tried switching parity and still no luck.  Formats an Imprimis
>>94351-200 just fine though.  Argh!

Have also solved the problem with the Quantum ProDrive 80S.  In addition to
switching parity, I had to modify the information line for Quantum drives in
the ICDFMT.DAT file.  I changed the CCS.FMT entry to CCS512.FMT.  Hope this
might help out other ICD users to format Quantum's.

(By the way, the information about changing the ICDFMT.DAT file was provided
by ICD's tech support line.  Solved the problem in one call.  Good support,
I must say.  Though I wish that they included such trouble shooting tips in
the "manual".)

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