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Catweasel and 1.2MB 3.5 disks...
« on: August 10, 2009, 09:23:16 PM »
Having issues creating 1.2MB 3.5 disks for my X68000 system.  Has anyone tried, or read anything on creating these disks on a Catweasel?  I have a Zorro Cat/Buddha combo that I use on my 3000D.  

Had nothing but problems writing image files with some of my older (supposedly) 3 mode compatible PCs...
SAM440Flex 800MHz 1GB, OS4.1
A3000D/040 24MB OS3.9, Prometheus/Ethernet/Voodoo
A1200/030 128MB, 20GB OS3.1
A2500/030 OS3.1
A4000/040 dead.. again
 

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Re: Catweasel and 1.2MB 3.5 disks...
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2009, 10:27:58 PM »
Quote from: Zac67;518766
AFAIK, 3-mode requires compatible drives that were only available in Japan.

Yeah I have a 3 mode drive, but cant for the life of me do it on a regular intel pc.  I'd be happy to put it on an Catweasel if it will allow me to write raw 1.2 images to the drive.

The 3rd mode of the drives are the 1.2MB formatted disks.  1.2MB 3.5 disks were used on Japan PC's like the PC-98 series, FM Towns, and a few newer models of the X68000 computers.
SAM440Flex 800MHz 1GB, OS4.1
A3000D/040 24MB OS3.9, Prometheus/Ethernet/Voodoo
A1200/030 128MB, 20GB OS3.1
A2500/030 OS3.1
A4000/040 dead.. again
 

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Re: Catweasel and 1.2MB 3.5 disks...
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2009, 10:46:28 PM »
Havent tried xFloppy yet.  I'm starting to think either my 3 mode drive is bad, or my BIOS setting is a lie.

Yeah, I do have an older version, but I'd be more inclined to upgrade to a new one if full support was given to 3.5 x6x disks.

Thanks, I'm going to try the xFloppy and see if that FINALLY works.
SAM440Flex 800MHz 1GB, OS4.1
A3000D/040 24MB OS3.9, Prometheus/Ethernet/Voodoo
A1200/030 128MB, 20GB OS3.1
A2500/030 OS3.1
A4000/040 dead.. again