Floppy drive does not recognize when a diskette is replaced
Last Updated: 5th December, 1994
Symptoms
Floppy drive does not recognize when a diskette is replaced.
Hardware
Some floppy diskette drives.
Problem
Some diskette drives provide a signal to indicate that the media
has changed ("change line"). Normally the IBM1FLPY.ADD driver
determines this status at startup time, but in some cases it
appears to be in error.
Fix
First, look at the available options for the IBM1FLPY.ADD driver in
the Warp Command Reference by typing HELP BASEDEV at a command
prompt and then selecting the entry for IBM1FLPY. Don't overlook
the Examples page.
Second, see what the IBM1FLPY driver <thinks> the drive is
providing by adding a /V (verbose) switch to the driver line in
CONFIG.SYS and rebooting. If there is text of the form ...Options:
CL+..., then the driver thinks that the drive is providing such a
signal.
Finally, to override an incorrect assumption for (say) both
diskette drives, modify the IBMFLPY line in CONFIG.SYS to look like
the following:
BASEDEV=IBM1FLPY.ADD /A:0 /U:0 /CL:NONE /U:1 /CL:NONE
If you're unclear on these options, go back and check them in the
Command Reference.
Notes
None.
This page is part of Frank McKenney's
Warp Installation Notes,
a major contribution to the
Warp Pharmacy
project.