Date   : Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:30:04 +0100
From   : Steven Flintham <sf@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Master ADFS

> Quoting Alex Seeley (ajas2@...):
> > When I reboot the machine, it gets as far as "Acorn ADFS" and then freezes.
> > I have to *unplug rom 13 (ADFS) to be able to get into BASIC. (DFS kicks in
> > instead of ADFS). I've tried swapping the MOS chip for another one, and the
> > problem is still there - ie it's not a problem in the MOS chip itself as far
> > as I can tell. However I start ADFS, either by booting or by *ADFS, the
> > machine locks up.

Could it be that the machine is configured to automount ADFS discs on
startup? If so, typing *CONFIGURE NOMOUNT should fix it (assuming the
CMOS battery isn't dead). You might also want to do *CONFIGURE FILE 9
(I think; the number is from memory) to set the default filesystem to
DFS.

Steven