Emax

I'd try the cleaning disk if I were you.

Bob

--- "S. Glitsos" <sglitsos@...> wrote:
> Well, it loads the factory disks just fine, every
> bit perfectly (yes, I've
> gone through every single preset on the disks...). 
> It's just when I format
> a disk.. it's VERY consistent in how it doesn't
> work, so I doubt that it's
> just dirty.
> 
> Example:  I'll format an Emu disk, which previously
> worked (I know, I
> know... I just wanted to see if I just had a load of
> crappy disks), but when
> formatted it STOPS working.
> 
> I'm not even using a PC, so the virus thing isn't
> really possible.
> 
> I don't know.
> 
> Any other ideas?
> 
> stavros
> 
> on 8/28/03 2:05 PM, Bob Conner at
> rennocbob@... wrote:
> 
> > Sounds like the Emax is not reading the disks
> > properly.
> > Have you tried cleaning your floppy disk drive
> with a
> > cleaning disk?
> > Are you putting these floppies in a PC that has a
> > Virus?
> > 
> > Bob
> > --- sglitsos <sglitsos@...> wrote:
> >> (sorry if this double or triple posts, my posting
> >> doesn't seem to 
> >> be working...)
> >> 
> >> Okay, my Emax has developed a really, really
> weird
> >> problem:
> >> 
> >> If I try and load a disk that I format, the Emax
> >> flashes "Different
> >> Software Rev" -- even though it's not!  It'll
> load
> >> the official Emu
> >> disks that I have just fine, it formats the disk
> >> just fine, it copies
> >> software, etc.... but when I actually try and use
> >> the disk, I get the
> >> different rev error.
> >> 
> >> It'll boot normally off the official Emu disk..
> if I
> >> try and boot off a
> >> disk that I made, it hangs at "E-mu Systems Inc.
> >> Loading 
> >> Software."  It also emits some really weird stuff
> -
> >> like rising then
> >> descending tones, amazing sounding drones
> (they're
> >> good 
> >> enough to sample, funny huh?), weird wobblies.
> >> 
> >> I don't get it.  I've done everything at my
> >> disposal... changed
> >> disks, used different OSes (I have 3.2 and SE 1.1
> on
> >> disk -- yes, 
> >> I'm sure that I was using the right disk with the
> >> right OS and all
> >> that).  I swapped drives with an inoperable Emax
> >> that I have for 
> >> parts, same thing.
> >> 
> >> This is really weird, it's been working fine up
> >> until now.  Can 
> >> someone help me out?
> >> 
> >> --Stavros (frustrated)
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
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