trackdisk.device formatting
  • Order of the Butterfly
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    amiga4001
    Posts: 445 from 2006/11/16
    From: The Netherlands
    I installed the latest trackdisk device and works fine.
    Only I don't get an icon on ambient for the df0:
    Also how can I format disks?
    On format(in menu) in ambient df0 in not present.
    Diropus is also a no go(not a disk error I believe).
    ONly from cli formatting possible?
    And what is the syntax for that?
    Oh I do have the handler in L: and a mountfile in devs:
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  • »25.08.07 - 14:20
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    Order of the Butterfly
    Posts: 408 from 2004/7/15
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    1. Of course an icon will be there only if readable disk is present (already formatted with FAT filesystem).
    2. Do you use "No click" mode? Of course in this case you should use "DiskChange" command in order to tell the driver that a disk has been inserted. Or, really, use CLI command. At attempt to perform a low-level format will force a detection, it's a feature.
    A syntax is: FORMAT DRIVE=DF0: NAME=DiskLabel
    For more options (turn off trashcan and disk.info) see FORMAT ?.
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    amiga4001
    Posts: 445 from 2006/11/16
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    Thanks for reply.
    I am n ow able to format disks in cli but still no icon in ambient or a drive in menu format.
    I use format drive=df0: name=diskette msdos
    This would make it format with fat16 right?
    I am able to get to the disk with diropus now so it is already very usable.
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  • »27.08.07 - 06:45
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    Posts: 408 from 2004/7/15
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    Quote:


    amiga4001 wrote:
    I am n ow able to format disks in cli but still no icon in ambient or a drive in menu format.


    Even after DiskChange DF0:? If yes, then it's Ambient bug (it ignores drives with unknown disks inserted).
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    I use format drive=df0: name=diskette msdos
    This would make it format with fat16 right?


    I tried even without MSDOS option, it worked fine. Also something like NOICON NOTRASHCAN would be helpful (in order to avoid trashcan and disk.info file). I don't remember the exact template, just enter "FORMAT ?" to learn it.
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