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ROM 4X doesn't switch drives when using some software

Open JDW1 opened this issue 1 year ago • 1 comments

The following video explains the problem in detail: https://youtu.be/B89QvviZuBM

As you can see, I am using ROM Xc which has ROM 4X functionality, and ROM 4X isn't working as expected with VTAK.dsk on my FloppyEMU.

Download VTAK.dsk here to test it yourself: https://github.com/MaxPiantoni/View-To-A-Kill

Is this a bug in ROM 4X?

NOTE: If I use the Drive Switcher hardware solution from BMOW (instead of ROM 4X), there is no problem. https://www.bigmessowires.com/switcher/

JDW1 avatar Dec 12 '23 09:12 JDW1

The vast majority of software that is not ProDOS-based cannot be booted from the second/external drive. This is a limitation of the software, not ROM 4X. This is mentioned in the README:

7 Boot External 5.25

This is like option 6, but using an external 5.25 drive. The only OS I am aware of that supports booting this way is ProDOS.

mgcaret avatar Jun 17 '24 23:06 mgcaret