Emax

There is definitely a problem with formatting disks for EMAX samplers 
on a PC (both EMX and EMXP). I've got 3 EMAX-II samplers and 1 EMAX-
SE sampler. All EMAX-II samplers can read/write EMX formatted disks, 
but the EMAX-SE fails most of the time (=3 ticks). 
I overcame the problem by formatting a disk on an EMAX-II and writing 
the EMAXSE OS to that disk using EMXP. This works fine. But of course 
you need an EMAX-II to do that :-)
What I didn't try yet is formatting a disk from the already booted 
EMAX-SE and try to reboot from that disk. I'll check this.

When I have time I'll try to further investigate what causes the 
incompatibility with EMAX-I sampler floppy drives. I tried some 
things before (when writing the first version of EMXP) but I didn't 
own an EMAX-SE that time so it was not easy to do some tests.

I think you also mentioned somewhere else that the LED of the 
floppydrive is always on. I don't think that's a problem: the LED on 
mine is also always on (except when power is off :-)

I also hoped to be able to solve this kind of problems for EMAX 
samplers having an external SCSI interface. I was going to put a 
format function for zip disks in EMXP, so that floppies would not be 
required anymore. But I didn't manage to build that feature - still 
trying though... 

Good luck

///E-Synthesist 
--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "Marco Barcena" <digitailslide@...> 
wrote:
>
> I've actually tried making the disks on other older computers... I 
guess 
> they weren't old enough.
> 
> The only thing left to do is order an emax hd-made OS from somebody 
and see 
> if that works.
> 
> Just out of curiosity: how many people have managed to make OS 
disks on 
> modern/fast computers under DOS 6.22 or EMXP?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "ted Summers" <djtbs1@...>
> >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Emax SE HD OS problem
> >Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:32:01 -0700
> >
> >I overcame my problems.
> >
> >Key info here:
> >if you are going to use external zip drive, you want the Emax PLUS 
OS
> >1.0 software. This allows external scsi to work.
> >Go to an OLD PC (like a 200MHZ or something) to make the floppy.
> >
> >That is what worked for me.
> >
> >If the floppy starts and does the 3 clicks, the floppy controller 
is
> >fine. The floppy controller chip is a WD1772, it is available on 
the
> >web, but I really don't think that is your problem.
> >
> >Failing that, you will have to have someone send you a floppy for 
the
> >$5.....
>