naujoks Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I have a weird problem with the floppy in my Falcon: Sometimes it reads directories and files fine, but when I install something and it needs to load multiple files, it breaks off with an error. I can reproduce the error by double clicking on the drive icon. If the diretory shows fine then and I press the ESC key, it shows only garbage. If I press it again, it shows the directory again just fine, but I can't load any files (TOS error #35). if I press the ESC again, garbage etc. This happens with the original floppy drive as well as a Gotek. Any idea what could be wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzac Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Test your RAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naujoks Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Is the power on RAM test not sufficient? Is there another app to test it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzac Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 YAART Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naujoks Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 YAART reports no errors. I have now an indication that problem lies elsewhere. I removed the SD card from the SD-IDE adapter, so that the computer boots from floppy/Gotek. This makes it work without problems. Once I boot from SD card, the old problems are back. Could it be that my SD-IDE adapter messes with the Falcon? Any recommendations for SD-IDE adapters that are known to work well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzac Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Maybe a power supply stability issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzac Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Also specify which SD-IDE adapter you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naujoks Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 I checked the voltage, it's bang on 5V. I can't say anything about stability though. This is the adpater I'm using: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07B66QJHK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naujoks Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 I've just tried a different adapter, this time a CF- IDE adapter. The result is the same. I can boot from floppy disk without problems, install the HD, arrange booting from HD, and on restart, when I try to install MultiTOS, I get a read error immediately or after 2 or 3 copied files. The floppy/Gotek is unsuable after that, I can't open or copy anything until another restart. The HD seems to work just fine, at least the directory doesn't get scrambled. I just haven't been able to put any data on to it. When I boot from floppy but without a SD/CF card inserted in the adapter, it boots just fine and I can do everything. The problems start as soon as there is a card in the adapter. Any further ideas what could be wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naujoks Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 I now bought HDDRIVER, and everything is working fine with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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