Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) (08/08/89)
Could some kind soul please send to me the HDX utilities version 3.01?
There is no GEnie or CompuServe node here and I noticed that HDX301.ARC
was available in the GEnie listings.
Send to my listed E-MAIL address.
Many thanks!
Larry Rymal in East Texas <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>danscott@atari.UUCP (Dan Scott) (08/12/89)
in article <890807.19362146.008300@SFA.CP6>, Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) says: > > > Could some kind soul please send to me the HDX utilities version 3.01? > There is no GEnie or CompuServe node here and I noticed that HDX301.ARC > was available in the GEnie listings. > Send to my listed E-MAIL address. > Many thanks! > > Larry Rymal in East Texas <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET> The ARCed set of the new utilities is also available on the Atari Base BBS system run by Atari. The number is 408-745-5308. Expect a 12-24 hour lock-out period (meaning, call back and you should be verified) because of little hackers running amok the system. Dan
SYTANG@CSUGREEN.BITNET (SHOOU-YU TANG,PHYSICS DEPT,CSU,303-491-6372) (11/09/89)
Hello everyone:
Local BBS has a file called HDX301.ARC which suppose to have the newest Atari
hard drive software HDX 3.01. And the doc. file stated this should be 3.01,
but when run the Installer and look under the Info one get version 3.00.
Is this right? Did Atari forgot to change the version # in the Info?
or someone packed wrong stuffs? What's the date should be for the 3.10?
(Thanks.
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Shoou-yu Tang; Colorado State Univ. Phys.
sytang@csugreen.ucc.colostate.eduapratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) (11/11/89)
SYTANG@CSUGREEN.BITNET (SHOOU-YU TANG,PHYSICS DEPT,CSU,303-491-6372) writes: >Local BBS has a file called HDX301.ARC which suppose to have the newest Atari >hard drive software HDX 3.01. And the doc. file stated this should be 3.01, >but when run the Installer and look under the Info one get version 3.00. > Is this right? Yes. The only part which has the version number 3.01 is the driver, called AHDI.PRG when it's in the AUTO folder of the floppy, called SHDRIVER.RAW in the HINSTALL directory, and called SHDRIVER.SYS when it's instlled on your hard disk. For everything else, 3.00 is right and fine. ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt
towns@atari.UUCP (John Townsend) (11/11/89)
in article <891108225856E11.WKMZ@CSUGREEN.UCC.COLOSTATE.EDU>, SYTANG@CSUGREEN.BITNET (SHOOU-YU TANG,PHYSICS DEPT,CSU,303-491-6372) says: > > Hello everyone: > Local BBS has a file called HDX301.ARC which suppose to have the newest Atari > hard drive software HDX 3.01. And the doc. file stated this should be 3.01, > but when run the Installer and look under the Info one get version 3.00. > Is this right? Did Atari forgot to change the version # in the Info? > or someone packed wrong stuffs? What's the date should be for the 3.10? > (Thanks. > =========== > Shoou-yu Tang; Colorado State Univ. Phys. > sytang@csugreen.ucc.colostate.edu The HDX version is 3.00. The actual driver (the software that loads up when you turn your system on...) is version 3.01. -- John Townsend ames!atari!towns Atari Corporation, Title Unknown!
fortinp@bcara13.bnr.ca (Pierre Fortin 1573589) (11/13/89)
Allan, While using HDX 3.01 to format my old 10Meg drive for testing purposes, I noticed a couple of anomalies... 1. After the format was done, the program claimed that it was checking the drive for bad sectors. Actually, the sector numbers were rolling along, but the drive's head positioning actuator was NOT moving. Then the actuator moved about 25% of the way in (like a seek); then about 50%, etc. There is no way the format program could be checking the drive properly with this kind of head movement. My drive's head actuator is fully visible which is how I noticed this anomaly. 2. Every time I format a drive with HDX 3.01, I ALWAYS get the message which tells me I have 8 bad sectors (no more, no less). Any ideas? I recently obtained HDX 3.02 (actually, just the formatter). Apparently, only the formatter changed in this version. Is this the case? Can you tell me if the formatter was re-issued to cover the above situations? Or, was it re-issued for other reasons? Thanks, Pierre Fortin
mboen@nixpbe.UUCP (Martin Boening) (11/13/89)
apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes: >SYTANG@CSUGREEN.BITNET (SHOOU-YU TANG,PHYSICS DEPT,CSU,303-491-6372) writes: >>Local BBS has a file called HDX301.ARC which suppose to have the newest Atari >>hard drive software HDX 3.01. And the doc. file stated this should be 3.01, >>but when run the Installer and look under the Info one get version 3.00. >> Is this right? >Yes. The only part which has the version number 3.01 is the driver, >called AHDI.PRG when it's in the AUTO folder of the floppy, called >SHDRIVER.RAW in the HINSTALL directory, and called SHDRIVER.SYS when >it's instlled on your hard disk. For everything else, 3.00 is right >and fine. >============================================ >Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. >reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt Does the discussion above mean that HDX 3.00 is freely distributable via BBSes. If so, where can I get it if I don't have access to these BBSes? Could it be posted to binaries.atari.st? Or was it already posted there? Any info on this would be appreciated. Another question: is TOS1.4 EVER going to be distributed in the form of 1MBit ROMS (which can easily be inserted into yon Mega ST without having to scratch around on the motherboard, change MMUs and TTL drivers and all that useless effort)? Or will it remain forever in the form of 6 Eproms/Proms/Roms. What about people with a motherboard that doesn't have room for 6 ROMS? Any info on this would also be appreciated. So long, netland Martin -- Email: in the USA -> ...!uunet!philabs!linus!nixbur!mboening.pad outside USA -> {...!mcvax}!unido!nixpbe!mboening.pad Paper Mail: Martin Boening, Nixdorf Computer AG, DS-CC22, Pontanusstr. 55, 4790 Paderborn, W.-Germany