Date   : Mon, 05 May 1997 13:16:19 +0100 (BST)
From   : Gelfling <pjh28@...>
Subject: Re: Info about BBC micro

On Mon, 5 May 1997, David Alan Gilbert wrote:

> > > *configure nomount
> > Would this get round the ADFS problem I mentioned? I recommend
> > DELETE-Power on, but I not sure what the standard configaration is? What
> > does nomount do? I assume stops ADFS mounting a disk on break?
> 
> Well I think its nomount; yes  -it stops the ADFS trying to mount the disc.

The command is *configure nodir
To mount an ADFS disc you type *dir (or *cat for that matter).
If the computer still hangs, pressing D on startup should at least get you
to a prompt.

> I also couldn't remember the standard config and thats why I didn't

The config I use is:
*configure nodir
*configure noboot
*configure lang 12  (=BASIC)
*configure file 13  (=ADFS, or 9 for DFS)
*configure repeat 5
*configure delay 10
*configure floppy   (or 'hard' if you have a winchester)
*configure fdrive 0 (if your disc drive complains try 1 2 or 3)

The other configure options are mere window-dressing, you change them when
you feel like it, or when you need to attach a printer etc.
This setup should get things at least working.

> say DELETE-Power On (or for that matter R-Power on
> which I think was similar).

R-Power on resets the entire CMOS to zeros. I'm not sure about
DELETE-Power on, but on the Arc I seem to remember that it's slightly less
drastic.

> The other thing to check is if anything is *unplug'd - was
> it really *insert to put them back in?

Yes.
*insert 15
...
*insert 9
These should get the essentials online.
Gelfling.

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