Hello, * On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 03:57:08PM +0100 Francesco Messineo wrote: > I'm trying to repair a 1571 drive, it reads fine all my 1541-written > disks, but can't format a new disk either in 1541 or 1571 mode. All I > get after a short while is a READ ERROR (21) kind of error. You are missing important parts for diagnosis: 1. Does the READ ERROR appear shortly after starting the format, or after it has almost finished (that is, after you heard the R/W head step for some tracks)? That is, what does "a short while" mean exactly? Perhaps this is answered by question 2: 2. Which track and sector does it report with a 21 READ ERROR? Is it always the same track and sector, or does it change on consecutive formats? Regards, Spiro. -- Spiro R. Trikaliotis http://www.trikaliotis.net/ Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2017-12-11 21:02:17
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