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From: al@escom.com (Al Donaldson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: 1.44M diskette on old machine
Message-ID: <622@escom.com>
Date: 20 Dec 90 02:03:51 GMT
Organization: ESCOM Corp., Oakton, VA
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As far as MINIX is concerned, should there be any problems installing
a new Fuji 1.44 meg diskette drive in an old 6 MHz AT?  (I don't care 
about running DOS.)

I'm trying to mix drive types (1.2 on /dev/at0, 1.44 on /dev/PS1), 
but perhaps that is causing problems.  The select light comes on when 
I address the drive (/dev/PS1), so the cabling must be right.  
But there are I/O errors (don't remember the exact wording..).

I guess there's possibilities of a bad drive, but the store only 
knows how to talk DOS and keep trying to sell me a new BIOS...
BTW, I don't have a diag disk to set up the CMOS, but that shouldn't
be a problem, should it??  I looked at floppy.c, and I can't see
anything that prohibits mixing drive types.

Al