FluxEngine - usb controller for floppy drives
FluxEngine
Project: davidgiven/fluxengine
Fluxengine under Debian, FreeBSD, Xubuntu,
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Links
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History
2025-11-09: I created this page, and recovered old content from WaybackMachine.
2019-11-03: I stumbled over the Greaseweazle - similar project, but uses a stm32 Blue Pill as hardware. Interesting.
2019-03-28: psu - soldered up a MP2307DN module (from Trygve) and connectors for 3.5 and 5.25 inch floppy power to the adpater plug that cam with the other VT-23019. So now I have two pus's.
2019-03-25: A while back, I ordered 20 x 34-pins IDC connectors (aka "straight pin boxed headers") on eBay. The packages arrived today.
2019-03-20: psu - soldered up a MP2307DN module (the one from Jon stopped at 8.6 V, it couldn't go lower. Luckily Trygve had some, and the one I got from him worked) and connected up connector for 3.5 and 5.25 inch floppy power to the adapter plug that came with the VT-23019. And then I adjusted the MP2307DN module for 5V output.
2019-03-19: psu - received the package from LEDLyskilder.no. The VT-23019 psu's looks ok, the adapter plug (to screw terminals) that is included is a tight fit for the plug on the PSU, but works.
2019-03-13: power for a two-floppy (3.5 and 5.25 inch) floppy drive enclosure - MP2307DN module (from Jon) like this Aliexpress MP2307DN (here and here) module gives 5V 1.8A (3A peak) - a 12V 2A power supply of some type - ordered av VT-23019 from LEDLyskilder.no (two actually, at NOK 45.- each + NOK 49.- in shipping, total NOK 139.-)
2019-03-13: Teac FD-55GFR power specifications
12 V +- 5% @ 0.22A - 0.54A (peak 1.0A at spindle start) 5 V +- 5% @ 0.3A - 0.46A (peak) so 12V 1A and 5V 1A should work.
2019-03-11: floppy drives that can be tested: 8 inch a Tandon TM848-2E in htpc (used for reading 8 inch floppies) - working - requires 5 V and 24 V power supply (it has a separate 24V already)
5.25 inch - requires both 12V and 5V power supply Toshiba FDD 5862 (5862A0K) in my ND-110 Satellite - working, requires a floppy cable with card edge connector on floppy end Teac FD-55GFR-7193-U - (possibly not working), requires a floppy cable with card edge connector on floppy end Teac FD-55GFR-570-U in my IMC Traveller 286 - (working?), it has the required cable with card edge connectors on the floppy end. Y-E Data YD-380 (YD-380B) in my floppy machine - working, requires a floppy cable with card edge connector on floppy end (and the floppy machine must be disassembled)
3.5 inch - requires 5V power supply Panasonic JU-256A (256A276PC) - (mostly working) Samsung SFD-321B (321B/LFBL1) - working (I have two of these)
2019-03-07: bb - test a HD, mystery floppy (labeled "5") try IBM format
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output 2_ibm.img [..] Good sectors: 2879/2880 (99%) Missing sectors: 0/2880 (0%) Bad sectors: 1/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
file says
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file 2_ibm.img 2_ibm.img: Macintosh HFS data block size: 512, number of blocks: 2874, volume name: Mac-3
ok, so that one is Mac HFS formatted.
2019-03-07: bb - test a HD, MAC-formatted floppy
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readmac -s :d=1 --output 2_mac.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> No sectors in output; skipping analysis 0 tracks, 0 heads, 0 sectors, 0 bytes per sector, 0 kB total
hmm, no scratch that, MAC HD floppies are just normal IBM formatted. Try that instead:
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output 3_mac.img [..] Good sectors: 2879/2880 (99%) Missing sectors: 1/2880 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
much better. file says
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file 3_mac.img 3_mac.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
ok
2019-03-07: bb - test a HD, IBM-formatted floppy
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output ibm-test.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ............................................................................BB.. 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 ............................................................................B... 1. 0 ..........................................................................BBBB.. 1. 1 ...................................................................BB.......BBBB 1. 2 ..........................................................................B..XXX 1. 3 ...........................................................................XBBBB 1. 4 .............................................................................XXX 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 .....................................................BBB........................ 1. 7 .............................................XXX.....XXXX....................... 1. 8 ..................................................................BB............ 1. 9 ................................................................................ 1.10 ............................................................................BBB. 1.11 ..........................................................................BBBXXX 1.12 .............................................................................BB. 1.13 .............................................................................BBB 1.14 .....................................................................X......BBBB 1.15 ......................................................................BB..BBBBXB 1.16 ................................................................................ 1.17 ..............................................................BB............XXXX Good sectors: 2810/2880 (97%) Missing sectors: 23/2880 (0%) Bad sectors: 47/2880 (1%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
MS-DOS 6.20 1 of 3
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output 2_ms-dos-620_1of3.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 ................................................................................ 1. 0 ................................................................................ 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ................................................................................ 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 .........................................................................BB..... 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ................................................................................ 1. 8 ................................................................................ 1. 9 ................................................................................ 1.10 ................................................................................ 1.11 ................................................................................ 1.12 ................................................................................ 1.13 ................................................................................ 1.14 ................................................................................ 1.15 ................................................................................ 1.16 ................................................................................ 1.17 ................................................................................ Good sectors: 2878/2880 (99%) Missing sectors: 0/2880 (0%) Bad sectors: 2/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
MS-DOS 6.20 2 of 3
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output 2_ms-dos-620_2of3.img [..] Good sectors: 2880/2880 (100%) Missing sectors: 0/2880 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
MS-DOS 6.20 3 of 3
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output 2_ms-dos-620_3of3.img [..] Good sectors: 2880/2880 (100%) Missing sectors: 0/2880 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
compare images with file
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file ms-dos-620_1of3.img ms-dos-620_1of3.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "MSDOS5.0", root entries 224, sectors 2880 (volumes <=32 MB) , sectors/FAT 9, sectors/track 18, serial number 0x113b0511, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit), followed by FAT tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file 2_ms-dos-620_1of3.img 2_ms-dos-620_1of3.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "MSDOS5.0", root entries 224, sectors 2880 (volumes <=32 MB) , sectors/FAT 9, sectors/track 18, serial number 0x113b0511, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit), followed by FAT
yes, no surprises there.
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ll *620* -rw-r--r-- 1 tingo tingo 1474560 Mar 7 09:27 2_ms-dos-620_1of3.img -rw-r--r-- 1 tingo tingo 1474560 Mar 7 09:31 2_ms-dos-620_2of3.img -rw-r--r-- 1 tingo tingo 1474560 Mar 7 09:34 2_ms-dos-620_3of3.img -rw-r--r-- 1 tingo tingo 1474048 Mar 5 12:41 ms-dos-620_1of3.img -rw-r--r-- 1 tingo tingo 1474048 Mar 5 12:45 ms-dos-620_2of3.img -rw-r--r-- 1 tingo tingo 1474048 Mar 5 12:50 ms-dos-620_3of3.img
different sizes.
2019-03-07: bb - test with a Samsung SFD-321B floppy drive. fe-rpm
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-rpm -s :d=1 Rotational period is 200 ms (300 rpm)
fe-testbulktransport
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-testbulktransport Transferred 1048576 bytes in 1170 (874 kB/s)
ok.
2019-03-05: bb - testing - with a DD, Amiga-formatted disk
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readamiga -s :d=1 --output Tingo.adf [..] Good sectors: 1760/1760 (100%) Missing sectors: 0/1760 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/1760 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 11 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 880 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo.adf Tingo.adf: Amiga DOS disk
a few more - DD, Amiga-formatted, all reads 100% good sectors
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo3.adf Tingo3.adf: Amiga DOS disk tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo5.adf Tingo5.adf: Amiga DOS disk tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo6.adf Tingo6.adf: Amiga DOS disk tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo6-2.adf Tingo6-2.adf: Amiga DOS disk tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo7.adf Tingo7.adf: Amiga DOS disk tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo11.adf Tingo11.adf: Amiga DOS disk tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo12.adf Tingo12.adf: Amiga DOS disk tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo14.adf Tingo14.adf: Amiga DOS disk
DD, Amiga-formatted, less than 100% good sectors
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readamiga -s :d=1 --output Tingo13.adf [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 1. 0 ...........................................................................B.... 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ............................................................................B... 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 ................................................................................ 1. 5 ........................................................................B....... 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ...............................................................................B 1. 8 ................................................................................ 1. 9 ................................................................................ 1.10 ................................................................................ Good sectors: 1756/1760 (99%) Missing sectors: 0/1760 (0%) Bad sectors: 4/1760 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 11 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 880 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file Tingo13.adf Tingo13.adf: Amiga DOS disk ok.
2019-03-05: bb - testing - with a HD, IBM-formatted disk
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output win95_boot.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ..........................................B..................................... 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 ........XXX.X...X..X...X.............XXXX.XX...........................XXXXXXXXX 1. 0 ................................................................................ 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ........................................B....................................... 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 ................................BB.....BBBB..................................... 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 .....................................................BBBB....................... 1. 7 .........................................B...XXXX....XXXX....................... 1. 8 ................................................................................ 1. 9 ........................................B....................................... 1.10 ..........................................B..................................... 1.11 ...........................................B.................................... 1.12 ................................................................................ 1.13 .........................................BB..................................... 1.14 ...........................................B.................................... 1.15 .........................................B...................................... 1.16 .......................................B...B.................................... 1.17 ....XXXXXXXX....X.X...XX.........X...XXXXXXX.........XXXXXXXX.XX.......XXXXXXXXX Good sectors: 2789/2880 (96%) Missing sectors: 69/2880 (2%) Bad sectors: 22/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file win95_boot.img win95_boot.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "MSWIN4.1", root entries 224, sectors 2880 (volumes <=32 MB) , sectors/FAT 9, sectors/track 18, serial number 0x3135bb81, label: " ", FAT (12 bit), followed by FAT
next, HD, IBM-formatted
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output ms-dos-620_1of3.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 ........................X.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX..................................XXXX 1. 0 ................................................................................ 1. 1 .......................................B.B...................................... 1. 2 .....................................B.BBB...................................... 1. 3 ......................................B..B...................................... 1. 4 .........................................B..............................BXXXX... 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ................................................................................ 1. 8 ................................................................................ 1. 9 ................................................................................ 1.10 ................................................................................ 1.11 .........................................B...................................... 1.12 ....................................B....B...................................... 1.13 ........................................BB...................................... 1.14 ................................................................................ 1.15 ................................................................................ 1.16 ................................................................................ 1.17 ...................XXX.X.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.................................XXXXX Good sectors: 2814/2880 (97%) Missing sectors: 51/2880 (1%) Bad sectors: 15/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file ms-dos-620_1of3.img ms-dos-620_1of3.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "MSDOS5.0", root entries 224, sectors 2880 (volumes <=32 MB) , sectors/FAT 9, sectors/track 18, serial number 0x113b0511, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit), followed by FAT
next, HD, IBM-formatted
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output ms-dos-620_2of3.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 .......X........................................................................ 0.10 ..............X................................................................. 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ...............X................................................................ 0.13 ..............X................................................................. 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 .XXXXXXXXXX.X.XXXXXXXXXXX.XXXXXX.XXXXXXXXXXX..............................XXXXXX 1. 0 ........................................B....................................... 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 .........................................B.B.................................... 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 ................................................................................ 1. 5 ...........................................B.................................... 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ................................................................................ 1. 8 .......X........................................................................ 1. 9 ..............X..........................B...................................... 1.10 .......X........................................................................ 1.11 ...........................................B.................................... 1.12 ................................................................................ 1.13 ...........................................B.................................... 1.14 ................................................................................ 1.15 ...........................................B.................................... 1.16 ......................................BB.BBB.................................... 1.17 ..XXXXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...............XX............XXXXXXX Good sectors: 2765/2880 (96%) Missing sectors: 102/2880 (3%) Bad sectors: 13/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file ms-dos-620_2of3.imgms-dos-620_2of3.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x53+2, OEM-ID "MSDOS5.0", root entries 224, sectors 2880 (volumes <=32 MB) , sectors/FAT 9, sectors/track 18, serial number 0x2e290611, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit), followed by FAT
next, HD, IBM-formatted
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output ms-dos-620_3of3.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ....X..X......X................................................................. 0.10 .....X.......................................................................... 0.11 ...X...........X................X............................................... 0.12 .........X..................XX............B..................................... 0.13 ......X.X..XX..X.......X........................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX..........................XXXXXXXXXX 1. 0 ........................................BB.B.................................... 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ...................................B.....BBB.................................... 1. 3 ..........................................BB.................................... 1. 4 ..............X..........................B.B................................BBBB 1. 5 .........................................BBB.................................... 1. 6 .........................................B.B.................................... 1. 7 ........................................B.BB.................................... 1. 8 .......................................B...B.................................... 1. 9 ................................................................................ 1.10 .............XX................................................................. 1.11 .......................................BBBBB.................................... 1.12 ........X...X..X.......................B.BBB.................................... 1.13 .......................................B..B..................................... 1.14 .......................................B.BBB.................................... 1.15 ......................................B..B.B.................................... 1.16 ...................................BBBBBBB.B................X................... 1.17 .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...........X.XXXX......XXXXXXXXXXXXX Good sectors: 2691/2880 (93%) Missing sectors: 137/2880 (4%) Bad sectors: 52/2880 (1%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file ms-dos-620_3of3.imgms-dos-620_3of3.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "MSDOS5.0", root entries 224, sectors 2880 (volumes <=32 MB) , sectors/FAT 9, sectors/track 18, serial number 0x3d150711, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit), followed by FAT
ok
2019-03-05: bb - testing - with a DD, Amiga-formatted floppy in the drive
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readamiga -s :d=1 Reading from: :d=1:s=0-1:t=0-79 [..] Good sectors: 1760/1760 (100%) Missing sectors: 0/1760 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/1760 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 11 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 880 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file amiga.adf amiga.adf: Amiga DOS disk
next Amiga-formatted DD disk
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readamiga -s :d=1 --output bootdisk_msh.adf [..] Good sectors: 1760/1760 (100%) Missing sectors: 0/1760 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/1760 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 11 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 880 kB total
next, Amiga-formatted DD disk
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readamiga -s :d=1 --output CrossAsm1.adf [..] Good sectors: 1760/1760 (100%) Missing sectors: 0/1760 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/1760 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 11 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 880 kB total
ok
2019-03-04: bb - testing - with a HD floppy in the drive
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-rpm -s :d=1 Rotational period is 167 ms (359.281 rpm)
fe-inspect
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-inspect -s :d=1 Reading from: :d=1:s=0-1:t=0-79 Error: the source dataspec must contain exactly one track (two sides count as two tracks) tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-inspect -s :d=1:s=0:t=0 Reading from: :d=1:s=0:t=0 0.0: 166 ms in 92096 bytes 1.67 us clock detected; 0.83 us bit clock; 25009 bytes encoded. tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-inspect -s :d=1:s=0:t=0 --dump-records Reading from: :d=1:s=0:t=0 0.0: 166 ms in 92096 bytes 1.67 us clock detected; 0.83 us bit clock; 25011 bytes encoded.
try to read IBM format
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output test.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 .........................................BB..................................... 0. 1 .........................B.....B........BBB..................................... 0. 2 ......................B.B.....BB........BBB..................................... 0. 3 ......................B.................B.B..................................... 0. 4 ................X............................................................... 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ........................................BB...................................... 0. 7 .........................................BBB.................................... 0. 8 ................X.......................BB...................................... 0. 9 ........................................BB...................................... 0.10 .....................................B..BB...................................... 0.11 ..................................BB......BB................B................... 0.12 ..................................BB............................................ 0.13 ..........................................X..................................... 0.14 ................X............................................................... 0.15 ...........................B......................................B............. 0.16 ..................................B.....B..B.................................... 0.17 ...X....XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.X..XXXXXXXX..XXXX..................................XX 1. 0 ...............................B..B.....BBBB.................................... 1. 1 ...B.................BB.BB...BBB..BB....BB.B.................................... 1. 2 ...B.....B..B......BBBBBBB...BBB.......BBB.B.................................... 1. 3 ...B................BBBB.B....BB.......BBB.B.................................... 1. 4 ..................................B....B.B.B.................................... 1. 5 ....................................B...B..B.................BB................. 1. 6 ...................B..............B....BBB.B.................................... 1. 7 .................B.B.BB.BB...BBB.BB....BBBBB.................................... 1. 8 .................B....B.......BB.......BBB...................................... 1. 9 .......................................BBB...................................... 1.10 ...................B..........BB.BBB...BBBBB.................................... 1.11 .................................B.....B.BBB.................BB................. 1.12 .................................B..B.....BB.................XB................. 1.13 .......................................BB..B.................................... 1.14 .........................X.............B...B.................................... 1.15 .......................................B.BBB......................B............. 1.16 .............................B...BBBB..BBBBB.................................... 1.17 ...X...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX..XXXXXXXX..XXXXX...X...X..X....XXXX...............XX Good sectors: 2624/2880 (91%) Missing sectors: 83/2880 (2%) Bad sectors: 173/2880 (6%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file test.img test.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
ok. Try another
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output tes2.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 ...........X...X.XXXX.XXX..XXX..XX.XX...XX.X...........XXXXXXXXX...XXXXXXXXXXXXX 1. 0 ................................................................................ 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ................................................................................ 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 ................................................................................ 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ...........................................B.................................... 1. 8 ................................................................................ 1. 9 ................................................................................ 1.10 ................................................................................ 1.11 ................................................................................ 1.12 ................................................................................ 1.13 ................................................................................ 1.14 ................................................................................ 1.15 ...........................................B.................................... 1.16 ................................................................................ 1.17 ..X..X..X.X.XX..XXXXX.XXX.XXX..XXX.X....X..X...........XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Good sectors: 2789/2880 (96%) Missing sectors: 89/2880 (3%) Bad sectors: 2/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file tes2.img tes2.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
ok. Next
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output test3.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 ..............XXX..XX..XXXX................X..........XXXXXXXXXX.....XXXXXXXXXXX 1. 0 ..........................................BB.................................... 1. 1 ..........................................BB.................................... 1. 2 ..........................................B..................................... 1. 3 ..........................................BB.................................... 1. 4 ..........................................BB.................................... 1. 5 ..........................................BB.................................... 1. 6 ..........................................B..................................... 1. 7 ..........................................BB.................................... 1. 8 ..........................................BB.................................... 1. 9 ..........................................BB.................................... 1.10 ..........................................BB.................................... 1.11 ..........................................BB.................................... 1.12 ..........................................BB.................................B.. 1.13 ..........................................BB.................................... 1.14 ..........................................BB.................................... 1.15 ..........................................BB.................................... 1.16 ..........................................BB.................................... 1.17 ...XXXXX.XXX.XXX..XXX..XXX................XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Good sectors: 2761/2880 (95%) Missing sectors: 86/2880 (2%) Bad sectors: 33/2880 (1%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file test3.img test3.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
next
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output test4.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 .............................................................................B.. 0.17 ........XXX.........................XXX........................X....XXXXXXXXXXXX 1. 0 ................................................................................ 1. 1 .........X...................................................................... 1. 2 ................................................................................ 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 ................................................................................ 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ................................................................................ 1. 8 ................................................................................ 1. 9 ................................................................................ 1.10 ................................................................................ 1.11 ................................................................................ 1.12 ..............................................................X................. 1.13 ................................................................................ 1.14 ................................................................................ 1.15 ................................................................................ 1.16 ................................................................................ 1.17 ....XX.XXX........................X.XXX.......................XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Good sectors: 2831/2880 (98%) Missing sectors: 48/2880 (1%) Bad sectors: 1/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file test4.img test4.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
next
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output test5.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 .................BB.......BB.BB..........BB..................................... 0. 1 .............................BB..........BB..................................... 0. 2 ..........................................B..................................... 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ..........................................B..................................... 0. 5 ..............................B..........BB..................................... 0. 6 .........................................BB..................................... 0. 7 .................B........BB..B..........BB..................................... 0. 8 ..........................BB.BB..........BB..................................... 0. 9 .................BB.......BB.BB..........BB..................................... 0.10 ..................B........B.BB..........BB..................................... 0.11 .........................................BB..................................... 0.12 .........................................BB..................................... 0.13 .........................................BB..................................... 0.14 .........................................BB..................................... 0.15 .................B........BB.BB..........BB..................................... 0.16 ..........................BB.BB..........BB..................................... 0.17 .................XX..X..XXXX.XX.....XX...XX..................................XXX 1. 0 ...............B.B........BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1. 1 ..........................BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1. 2 ..........................BB..........B..BBB.................................... 1. 3 ......................................B......................................... 1. 4 ......................................B..BBB.................................... 1. 5 ...........................B.B.......BB..BBB.................................... 1. 6 ..........................BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1. 7 .................B........BB.B.......BB..BBB.................................... 1. 8 .................B........BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1. 9 ...............B.B........BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1.10 .................B........BB.B........B..BBB...................................B 1.11 ..........................BB..........B..BBB.................................... 1.12 ..........................BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1.13 ..........................BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1.14 ..........................BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1.15 ...............B.B........BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1.16 ...............B.B........BB.B........B..BBB.................................... 1.17 .............X.X.X....X.X.XX.X......XXX..XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Good sectors: 2627/2880 (91%) Missing sectors: 66/2880 (2%) Bad sectors: 187/2880 (6%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file test5.img test5.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
next
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output test6.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ...................................X............................................ 0. 7 .................BB............................................................. 0. 8 .................BB............................................................. 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 ............X.X..XX..XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.................................... 1. 0 .................B.............................................................. 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ................................................................................ 1. 3 .........................................B...................................... 1. 4 ................................................................................ 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ................BB.............................................................. 1. 8 ................BB........................B..................................... 1. 9 ................BB.............................................................. 1.10 ......................................B......................................... 1.11 ...........................................B.................................... 1.12 ................................................................................ 1.13 ..........................................BB.................................... 1.14 ................................................................................ 1.15 ................BB.............................................................. 1.16 ................................................................................ 1.17 .....X.X.X.XXXX.XX..XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.................................... Good sectors: 2800/2880 (97%) Missing sectors: 61/2880 (2%) Bad sectors: 19/2880 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file test6.img test6.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
next
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output test7.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ...........B.................................................................... 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ................................................................................ 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 .........................................B...................................... 0.17 ........XXXX..XX..XXXX.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.......XXXXXXXXXXXXX.....XXXXXXXXXXX 1. 0 .......................................B.BBB.................................... 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ........................................BB.B.................................... 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 .........................................BB..................................... 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 ...........................................B.................................... 1. 7 ..........B...............................B..................................... 1. 8 ........BBB..........................B...BBB.................................... 1. 9 .......BB.B.........................B.B.BBBB.................................... 1.10 ................................B..BB..BB.BB.................................... 1.11 ...................................BB.BBBBBB.................................... 1.12 .............................B.......BBB.BBB.................................... 1.13 .............................BB.B..BBBBBBBBB.................................... 1.14 ............................B...B...BB.BBBBB.................................... 1.15 ..........B.................B....BBBBBBBBBBB.................................... 1.16 ..........B...................B....BBBBBBBBB.................................... 1.17 ..X.X..XXXX.XXXX.XXXX.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Good sectors: 2656/2880 (92%) Missing sectors: 127/2880 (4%) Bad sectors: 97/2880 (3%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file test7.img test7.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
next
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output test8.img [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 .....X.......................................................................... 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ...X............................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 0. 9 ................................................................................ 0.10 ................................................................................ 0.11 ................................................................................ 0.12 ................................................................................ 0.13 ................................................................................ 0.14 ....B........................................................................... 0.15 ................................................................................ 0.16 ................................................................................ 0.17 ..XX..X.XX.XX.XX.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1. 0 ...........................................X.................................... 1. 1 ..........B..............................B.X.................................... 1. 2 ........................................BBBX.................................... 1. 3 ..B........................................X.................................... 1. 4 .........................................BBX.................................... 1. 5 ...........................................X.................................... 1. 6 ........................................B.BX.................................... 1. 7 ...........................................X.................................... 1. 8 ...........................B.............BBX.................................... 1. 9 ..B...B....................................X.................................... 1.10 ...B..B...........B......BB........BB.BBBBBX.................................... 1.11 ..................B..B.BBBBB.....BBBBBBBBBBX.................................... 1.12 ...................BBBBBBBBBBB..BBBBBBBBBBBX.................................... 1.13 ..........B......BBB..BBBBBBB.BBBBBBBBBBBBBX.................................... 1.14 .................BBBB...B.BBBBB..BBBBBBBBBBX............................B....... 1.15 ...X......BB.....B....B.BBBBB...B.BBBBBBBBBX.................................... 1.16 .........X...........B.....BB.....BB..BBBBBX.................................... 1.17 ..XX.XX.XXXX..X..XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Good sectors: 2574/2880 (89%) Missing sectors: 165/2880 (5%) Bad sectors: 141/2880 (4%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 18 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 1440 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file test8.img test8.img: PC formatted floppy with no filesystem
ok
2019-03-04: bb - testing - try with a DD floppy in the drive
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-rpm -s :d=1 Rotational period is 200 ms (300 rpm)
good. is it MAC format?
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readmac -s :d=1 Reading from: :d=1:s=0-1:t=0-79 [..] H.SS Tracks ---> No sectors in output; skipping analysis 0 tracks, 0 heads, 0 sectors, 0 bytes per sector, 0 kB total
nope. IBM format?
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 Reading from: :d=1:s=0-1:t=0-79 0.0: 200 ms in 44800 bytes 2.00 us clock; 12516 bytes encoded; 18 records 9 sectors; logical track 0.0; 4608 bytes decoded. 0.1: 200 ms in 44608 bytes 2.00 us clock; 12521 bytes encoded; 18 records 9 sectors; logical track 0.1; 4608 bytes decoded. [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ................................................................................ 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 1. 0 ................................................................................ 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ................................................................................ 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 ................................................................................ 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ................................................................................ 1. 8 ................................................................................ Good sectors: 1440/1440 (100%) Missing sectors: 0/1440 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/1440 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 9 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 720 kB total
looks promising
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file ibm.img ibm.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "IBM 5.0", sectors/cluster 2, root entries 112, sectors 1440 (volumes <=32 MB) , Media descriptor 0xf9, sectors/FAT 3, sectors/track 9, serial number 0x2b5613db, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit), followed by FAT
yes, working Try the next floppy
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output ibm2.img [..] Good sectors: 1440/1440 (100%) Missing sectors: 0/1440 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/1440 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 9 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 720 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file ibm2.img ibm2.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "IBM 5.0", sectors/cluster 2, root entries 112, sectors 1440 (volumes <=32 MB) , Media descriptor 0xf9, sectors/FAT 3, sectors/track 9, serial number 0x236910f0, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit)
ok, try floppy number three
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ ../.obj/fe-readibm -s :d=1 --output ibm3.img [..] 79.0: 200 ms in 37952 bytes 2.04 us clock; 12264 bytes encoded; 18 records 8 sectors; logical track 79.0; 4096 bytes decoded. [..] H.SS Tracks ---> 0. 0 ................................................................................ 0. 1 ................................................................................ 0. 2 ................................................................................ 0. 3 ................................................................................ 0. 4 ................................................................................ 0. 5 ................................................................................ 0. 6 ...............................................................................X 0. 7 ................................................................................ 0. 8 ................................................................................ 1. 0 ................................................................................ 1. 1 ................................................................................ 1. 2 ................................................................................ 1. 3 ................................................................................ 1. 4 ................................................................................ 1. 5 ................................................................................ 1. 6 ................................................................................ 1. 7 ................................................................................ 1. 8 ................................................................................ Good sectors: 1439/1440 (99%) Missing sectors: 1/1440 (0%) Bad sectors: 0/1440 (0%) 80 tracks, 2 heads, 9 sectors, 512 bytes per sector, 720 kB total
check
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine/tmp$ file ibm3.img ibm3.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "IBM 5.0", sectors/cluster 2, root entries 112, sectors 1440 (volumes <=32 MB) , Media descriptor 0xf9, sectors/FAT 3, sectors/track 9, serial number 0xd3913e4, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit), followed by FAT
ok.
2019-03-04: bb - testing - ah, the floppy drive cable I use only has one connector and it is after the twist. So, drive 1 it is
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine$ .obj/fe-rpm -s :d=1 Rotational period is 166 ms (361.446 rpm)
ok, it works.
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine$ .obj/fe-testbulktransport Transferred 1048576 bytes in 1170 (874 kB/s)
better than 600 kB/s - good.
2019-03-04: bb - permissions for the FluxEngine
tingo@kg-bsbox:~$ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/98-fluxengine.rules # FluxEngine - rules to let users in 'dialout' group access the device SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1209", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6e00", GROUP="dialout"
use udevadm to reload rules
tingo@kg-bsbox:~$ sudo udevadm control --reload
ok
2019-03-04: bb - testing -
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine$ .obj/fe-rpm Error: cannot find the FluxEngine (is it plugged in?)
permissions problem, needs to be fixed
tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine$ sudo .obj/fe-rpm Error: failed to receive command reply: Input/Output Error tingo@kg-bsbox:~/personal/projects/psoc/fluxengine$ sudo .obj/fe-rpm Error: failed to receive command reply: Input/Output Error
hmm, bad drive? Powered the drive from a 5V PSU - no change. No light in the drive LED.