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From: MHALL@ducvax.auburn.edu (MARK HALL)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Diskette Drive Troubles
Message-ID: <8277@nigel.udel.EDU>
Date: 15 Jan 90 17:30:44 GMT
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Hello all,
	I have a nasty problem that I can't seem to pin down.  I
hope some of you may have some ideas that you will share with
me.  Here's the problem:  My floppy drives won't acknowledge
a diskette (even when attempting to cold boot from DF0:).
	I have a 2000, Hardframe auto-boot controller, 48 meg
Seagate, 8 Up w/2meg, 2 floppy drives.  My startup-sequence
contains ConMan, ScreenX, Xoper, DMouse, and I have installed ARP.
	The symptoms are as follows:
		1.  The trackdisk.device has been accessed.
		2.  The devices have been mounted correctly.
		3.  All of the Amiga's self-tests are successful.
		4.  The diskette drives do not appear to be damaged
			(the infernal clicking is still occuring).
		5.  ChkDsk will acknowledge the DF0: and DF1:
			devices when executed wtihout a parameter, but
			when executed with DF0: or DF1:, ChkDsk says
			the device is not mounted.
		6.  Attempting to mount the device results in a
			"DFx: already mounted" message.
	Any help that anyone can offer on this one will be much appreciated!
Feel free to respond via direct e-mail, and if I get a solution, I will post
it.  Thanks in advance.

Mark Hall                                Bitnet:  MHALL@AUDUCVAX.BITNET
Systems Analyst I                      Internet:  MHALL@AUBURN.DUCVAX.EDU
144 Parker Hall                           Phone:  (205) 844-4512
Auburn University
Auburn University, Alabama  36849-3501
  
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