Date   : Tue, 04 Aug 1998 18:54:30 +0200
From   : "Mark Usher" <marku@...>
Subject: Re: Help with FDC

Hi

> I once managed to read the catalouge of the a disk I had written 
> but nothing
> on the disk would run.
> 
> Is this due to my disk controller or is it something else?
I bet your using Acorns DNFS or DFS 0.9 aren't you.

If you can try using Watfords DFS 1.43 (1.44 if you have a co-processor).
It should solve the problem.

Failing that, format the discs on the BBC and then write them using FDC.

>FDC
>BBC
>CYL 80

and you should be laughing.

Mark
BBC Documentation Project
http://members.magnet.at/marku/bbc.htm