[comp.sys.amiga.tech] Trouble with HardFrame and Mastor 3

efeustel@eriador.prime.com (04/11/89)

I have been having difficulty getting a Mastor 3280 drive to work with
a Microbotics Hardframe at driver level 1.53.

The Format utility works fine after the second time it is used. The
first time, it can't find any disks.  The PREP utility works fine any
time it is used.  The Park utility works fine any time.

My problem is with the driver.  If the disk is on when I turn on the
power (autoboot is not selected on the Hardframe), the system Gurus in
binddrivers.  If the disk is off when I turn on the power, the system
hangs in binddrivers and when the disk is turned on, the task stays stuck
in binddrivers.

If I look at debug output I get RETRY BUSY UNIT just before the GURU or
the hang.  If I set Mounttime=-1,  I get through bind drivers, but the
drive is not mounted properly.

I have tried this with both 1.2 and 1.3 boot roms.

A friend has a 3280 which he uses with an A2090 with great success.

Anyone have a similar problem?  Can anyone help?

Ed Feustel
eaf@primerd.prime.com
(508)-879-2960x3846