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Adam Billyard
2
Mar 24
Bug found in mfm_emu
FWIW, with this fix I now get ZERO glitch error messages on my Tektronix 4404. On Thursday 21 March
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Bug found in mfm_emu
FWIW, with this fix I now get ZERO glitch error messages on my Tektronix 4404. On Thursday 21 March
Mar 24
Adam Billyard
Mar 18
Made a PR for prucode0.p
Cosmetic / code clarity. Removed ifdef REVC nested inside a ifdef REVC
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Made a PR for prucode0.p
Cosmetic / code clarity. Removed ifdef REVC nested inside a ifdef REVC
Mar 18
Zachary Hardesty (SuigintouLain)
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Joan Touzet
11
Mar 14
Emulation in an AT&T 3B2/310
I have a fix for the interrupt errors, it's been posted to GitHub as a PR: https://github.com/
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Emulation in an AT&T 3B2/310
I have a fix for the interrupt errors, it's been posted to GitHub as a PR: https://github.com/
Mar 14
David Waine
Feb 23
Anyone using the MFM board with an MVME320?
Hi, I am just starting out on a massive learning curve; trying to bring an MVME320 Disk Controller to
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Anyone using the MFM board with an MVME320?
Hi, I am just starting out on a massive learning curve; trying to bring an MVME320 Disk Controller to
Feb 23
Adam Billyard
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David Gesswein
19
Jan 23
Correcting LBA and --format
mfm_emu doesn't know anything about track layout. For most systems the low level format will
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Correcting LBA and --format
mfm_emu doesn't know anything about track layout. For most systems the low level format will
Jan 23
Adam Billyard
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David Gesswein
2
Jan 22
adding a new decode format
Needed some changes. Updated file attached. This does not set the flag bytes on cylinder 0 like the
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adding a new decode format
Needed some changes. Updated file attached. This does not set the flag bytes on cylinder 0 like the
Jan 22
cro memcos
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d...@pdp8online.com
6
12/31/23
open() for /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P8_11_pinmux/state failed, No such file or directory
I have put new images up. Misidentifying B as A is fixed and the occasional permission denied message
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open() for /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P8_11_pinmux/state failed, No such file or directory
I have put new images up. Misidentifying B as A is fixed and the occasional permission denied message
12/31/23
cro memcos
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David Gesswein
3
12/31/23
About ESDI?
ESDI isn't possible to support with the current hardware. I looked at it when I started this
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About ESDI?
ESDI isn't possible to support with the current hardware. I looked at it when I started this
12/31/23
Adam Billyard
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nosn...@gmail.com
5
12/27/23
Uploaded new Uniflex 2.0 mfm image
Guys, I downloaded the emu file of the Tektronix 4400 UniFLEX image and used the MFM Emulator board
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Uploaded new Uniflex 2.0 mfm image
Guys, I downloaded the emu file of the Tektronix 4400 UniFLEX image and used the MFM Emulator board
12/27/23
d...@pdp8online.com
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Ashlin Inwood
5
11/18/23
Board changes
Think its done. Bringing out the serial port or larger keepout around the mounting hold would require
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Board changes
Think its done. Bringing out the serial port or larger keepout around the mounting hold would require
11/18/23
Adam Billyard
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Al Kossow
6
11/16/23
Worth updating Beaglebone Linux for better FS performance?
Yes, 5.25 floppy on the left, 1304 HD on the right. Happy to take photos - let me know what you'd
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Worth updating Beaglebone Linux for better FS performance?
Yes, 5.25 floppy on the left, 1304 HD on the right. Happy to take photos - let me know what you'd
11/16/23
Per Mårtensson
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David Gesswein
4
10/21/23
Konan David Junior II, 210 and 301
Code released. Thanks. Added 8 bit XOR for header check. Let me know if you find any issues. On Fri,
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Konan David Junior II, 210 and 301
Code released. Thanks. Added 8 bit XOR for header check. Let me know if you find any issues. On Fri,
10/21/23
Ashlin Inwood
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d...@pdp8online.com
14
10/14/23
MFM Drive Recovery Advice
Ok got it. In the latest version of the software Dmitry added configurable endianness, and that broke
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MFM Drive Recovery Advice
Ok got it. In the latest version of the software Dmitry added configurable endianness, and that broke
10/14/23
Ashlin Inwood
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David Gesswein
3
10/14/23
Old OS NetworkManager 0.9.4.0 Set Static IP
Cool, I was able to find the correct syntax after a lot of trial and error It's done like so: [
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Old OS NetworkManager 0.9.4.0 Set Static IP
Cool, I was able to find the correct syntax after a lot of trial and error It's done like so: [
10/14/23
d...@pdp8online.com
10/1/23
Current Debian 11.7 image now available
Thanks to Joan Touzet pull request I now have current OS image available. Discussion of the
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Current Debian 11.7 image now available
Thanks to Joan Touzet pull request I now have current OS image available. Discussion of the
10/1/23
Al Kossow
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David Gesswein
7
9/29/23
Seagate ST-4096 microstepping mode FYI
Finally some actual details on what recovery does. Looks like 2/10's of a track is most it pulls
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Seagate ST-4096 microstepping mode FYI
Finally some actual details on what recovery does. Looks like 2/10's of a track is most it pulls
9/29/23
ich.c...@gmail.com
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Steve Mastrianni
8
9/20/23
Only RAW image for ST225 from a Philips P3500 TurboDOS system
More likely you are measuring across a semiconductor, a diode or a transistor junction. Switch the
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Only RAW image for ST225 from a Philips P3500 TurboDOS system
More likely you are measuring across a semiconductor, a diode or a transistor junction. Switch the
9/20/23
nosn...@gmail.com
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David Gesswein
10
9/15/23
Converting Al Kossow's UniFLEX disk image
David, Since I know where the fdn is supposed to start, and I found the root directory which is
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Converting Al Kossow's UniFLEX disk image
David, Since I know where the fdn is supposed to start, and I found the root directory which is
9/15/23
nosn...@gmail.com
9/13/23
Log file of converting Tektronix4404 from .emu to .dsk
Adam, Here is the console output from when I converted your .emu file to a .dsk extract file. It so
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Log file of converting Tektronix4404 from .emu to .dsk
Adam, Here is the console output from when I converted your .emu file to a .dsk extract file. It so
9/13/23
Adam Billyard
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nosn...@gmail.com
24
9/13/23
Recommended archive for LKG pristine emufiles
Adam, I have posted an updated version of FloppyMaintenance to the web site and the SFTP site that
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Recommended archive for LKG pristine emufiles
Adam, I have posted an updated version of FloppyMaintenance to the web site and the SFTP site that
9/13/23
ich.c...@gmail.com
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David Gesswein
27
9/5/23
A TULIN TL226 harddisk from a Dimension 6800 system
For some weeks it will stay there: http://www.myoldc.info/upload/dimension-68000_tulin_mfmemu-
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A TULIN TL226 harddisk from a Dimension 6800 system
For some weeks it will stay there: http://www.myoldc.info/upload/dimension-68000_tulin_mfmemu-
9/5/23
Joan Touzet
2
7/20/23
PR submitted for Linux 5.10 / Debian Bullseye support
A quick update to let folks know that David has looked this over and thinks it looks fine, but is too
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PR submitted for Linux 5.10 / Debian Bullseye support
A quick update to let folks know that David has looked this over and thinks it looks fine, but is too
7/20/23
Tom Stepleton
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d...@pdp8online.com
8
7/14/23
Preparing to microstep my Rodime RO202E
Curious if you managed to read the drive. Recovered a Seagate drive today that used 5 phase stepper
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Preparing to microstep my Rodime RO202E
Curious if you managed to read the drive. Recovered a Seagate drive today that used 5 phase stepper
7/14/23
e2k
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d...@pdp8online.com
8
7/11/23
RLL & ESDI
.ex files is a raw image of the disk for Unix folks equivalent to dd if=/dev/disk of=file.ex. This is
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RLL & ESDI
.ex files is a raw image of the disk for Unix folks equivalent to dd if=/dev/disk of=file.ex. This is
7/11/23
Adam Billyard
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Joan Touzet
4
6/28/23
LED activity light using J7
Pin 1 should be 3.3V. I would check with a voltmeter to be sure it is working on your board. On
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LED activity light using J7
Pin 1 should be 3.3V. I would check with a voltmeter to be sure it is working on your board. On
6/28/23
d...@pdp8online.com
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Xolod
3
6/4/23
Fixed failing to read NEC drive.
I confirm the work of the NEC D5124 disk with the new version! воскресенье, 4 июня 2023 г. в 18:23:15
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Fixed failing to read NEC drive.
I confirm the work of the NEC D5124 disk with the new version! воскресенье, 4 июня 2023 г. в 18:23:15
6/4/23
hupfadekroua
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David Gesswein
6
5/11/23
Emulator locks boot on QBus PDP11
Ok, will give this a try this weekend. d...@pdp8online.com schrieb am Donnerstag, 11. Mai 2023 um 18:
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Emulator locks boot on QBus PDP11
Ok, will give this a try this weekend. d...@pdp8online.com schrieb am Donnerstag, 11. Mai 2023 um 18:
5/11/23
Adam Billyard
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David Gesswein
6
4/30/23
logfile.txt content on Write Error.
On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 06:17:58PM +0100, 'Adam Billyard' via MFM Discuss wrote: > >
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logfile.txt content on Write Error.
On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 06:17:58PM +0100, 'Adam Billyard' via MFM Discuss wrote: > >
4/30/23
Marko Štamcar
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Forgotten Machines
9
4/18/23
Iskra Delta Triglav (Trident) computer [Slovenia/Yugoslavia] - MFM drives archived using this hardware
This is wonderful...thank you so much or sharing, and keep up the great work!!! Best always, AJ
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Iskra Delta Triglav (Trident) computer [Slovenia/Yugoslavia] - MFM drives archived using this hardware
This is wonderful...thank you so much or sharing, and keep up the great work!!! Best always, AJ
4/18/23
Adam Billyard
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d...@pdp8online.com
15
4/11/23
I/O error on root device
On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 7:14:54 AM UTC-4 Adam wrote: Is there a part of the MFM protocol that
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I/O error on root device
On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 7:14:54 AM UTC-4 Adam wrote: Is there a part of the MFM protocol that
4/11/23