Escom A1200 and df1: issues

[beller]

Since I received my A1200 in 2008 I have had an issue with df1:  Using a known good drive the A1200 says there is a drive df1: but fails to recognize that a disk is in the drive.

Yesterday I tried using diskchange to see if that might help get the drive up and recognized.  No luck but then I noticed something funny.  Everytime I sent the diskchange command an icon for the disk in the drive would flash on the screen and disappear.

I've looked with no luck...anyone have a clue as to the problem and a fix?

[beller]

The drive works fine on my A4000 A500 and A600....

[beller]

It’s the A1200...been this way since I bought it.  I’m using a new Ray Carlsen power supply....

[beller]

Thanks.  Looks like it's a port connection issue....never opened the 1200.  Maybe it's something simple....

[beller]

I received the system NOS from AmigaKit in 2006 and df1: was non functional from the start. I'm putting in new Kickstarts and an Indivision over the weekend.  I'll strip it down and remove the Blizzard to see if df1: comes back from the dead.  Never opened this machine...I have booted from floppy.  No change.

[beller]

No...the blizzard isn't the issue.  I stripped the 600 down and still no response from df1: which is reported as mounted.  Must be a trace on the port.

[beller]

Odd question but does your DF0: main computer floppy drive have a little green light just inside the disk slot. [ not your Df1: obviously but your DF0: ]

scuzz

I've seen pictures of those but my df0: doesn't have an inner green light....

[beller]

Odd question but does your DF0: main computer floppy drive have a little green light just inside the disk slot. [ not your Df1: obviously but your DF0: ]

scuzz

Out of curiosity, where were you going with this? Those drives are HD drives converted for DD use. Could that affect DF1 in any way?

I was trying to find out if this has generally been a problem with these French made systems and, if so, if there was a fix.  Looks like it isn't common.  From tinkering I've found the sensor which recognizes a disk change or even a disk is inserted isn't working.  Manually doing a diskchange command results in a brief flash of the disk icon on the screen,.

I've stripped out the Blizzard and PCMCIA cards.  I think I'm down to something on the port is broken....

[beller]

In the process of installing an FPU in my Blizzard this morning I noticed the DF0: was loose.  I removed the drive and installed a drive I had purchased from AmigaKit for the A600 which is in the shop.  I installed this drive in the A1200 and, surprise surprise, the df1: is now working!!  13 years and I finally fixed it!  looks like I'm tossing that Panasonic and ordering another drive!