Re: HELP!! Vulcan/Copy ][+ error on //e!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Dave Althoff writes ...
> 
> ARGHS!!
> 
> I have a reclaimed 20Mb Vulcan GS which has been adapted (with a Vulcan
> ][e controller) to run on my enhanced //e.  It's kind of neat as it is all
> internal and such; the //e has a high-capacity (though not as high
> capacity as a "Buggie") power supply to drive it.
> 
> The disk boots fine.  It seems to function beautifully.  Using Copy ][
> Plus 8.3, I attempt to copy some text files from 5.25" floppy to the
> Vulcan, and everything goes haywire.  I get an "I/O ERROR BLOCK $0000".  I
> try running a "Verify Disk" on the drive after the aborted copy, and every
> block on the disk comes up bad.  I quit C][+ and the hard drive doesn't
> even show up in the volume list from the quit code.
> 
> I do a 3-finger salute to re-boot the machine.
> 
> Two seconds later, the hard drive boots to my quick and dirty BASIC menu.
> 
> Four seconds later, the Copy ][+ menu is on the screen, and I try a disk
> verify.  This time, the drive passes with no errors.
> 
> I try the copy again.  The problem recurs.
> 
> Okay...what's going on here?  Anyone?  Anyone?

 ....

     Don't know. Messing with Block 000 sounds kind of odd. One thing to
check is whether or not it makes a difference that the Text file you
want to copy is on a DOS 3.3 or ProDOS diskette. Some versions of Copy
II+ seem to have problems copying DOS 3.3 stuff to ProDOS disks.



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Rubywand