[Coco] More on NitrOS9 and format

[Barry Nelson]

> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> >
> ><snip>
> > Pretty much anything.  I have tried formating SCSI with the
> > TC^3, IDE's with the Cloud9 Super IDE and lately 8" floppies.
> >
> > Nothing special.  I have tried DMODEing for the 8" or just leaving
> > the parameters the way they are for a standard COCO floppy
> > (which is much smaller).  Anytime I try this using Level2 it gets
> > part way thru and then the screen starts going whacky and then
> > the system freezes.  The whackiness of the screen makes me
> > think something is writing its way thru memory and it continues
> > until it hits something important and then system crashes.
> >
> > I have tried allocating additional memory and this usually causes
> > format to get further along but in the end, always the same.
> >
> > I have tried two totally different COCO3's with the same results.
> >
> > bill
> >
> >
> 
> Robert Gault wrote:
> 
> Bill,
> 
> Since I can run Format without problems both on hardware and emulators, I still think there may be 
> more than just the Format code causing your problem. Please post the exact command sequence, the 
> Coco device (hardware/emulator), total memory, the type of drive and disk size.
> 
> That your use of the command fails while most if not all other users have it work indicates there is 
> some problem in addition to the Format command.
> 
> Robert
When I see problems like this on a CoCo 3 one of the questions I ask is are you using a Multi-pak an has it been updated to work with a CoCo 3?