Subject: Re: Configuring the floppies
To: None <port-amiga@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Michael L. Hitch <mhitch@gemini.oscs.montana.edu>
List: port-amiga
Date: 01/22/1997 19:19:51
On Jan 22, 1:51pm, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:
> "Real" Commodore high density floppies should be auto-detected... the
> two things C= added to the floppy interface was a) half rotation at
> same data speed for high density floppies and b) a protocol to detect
> the floppy type. To my knowledge (but I might be wrong) our driver
> does, or at least, should use it.
The driver does "auto-detect" the floppy type. An empty drive shows
up as normal (low) density. The drive will only indicate high density
if a HD floppy is present.
Michael
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