I'm loading 2M-XBIOS with config.sys and then running 2MX. This software promises to allow 1.44mb and 1.2mb floppy drives to run on 5160 motherboards, such as the one in XTs and the IBM 5155 portable. A 16-bit SPF2 multifunction card is installed in the 8-bit slot, and the stock 360k A: drive and either a 1.44mb or a 1.2mb B: drive are connected.
Seemed like such a great idea, and after some initial problems with boot disks (I'm formatting them all on the 5155 now), I'm at the point where the OS loads reliably from A: But I keep getting Drive Not Ready failures with 1.44mb B: drives.
I've tried two different 1.44mb drives that work fine in other computers, and I've used DOS 3.3, 6.22, and DR-DOS 7.03, all with the same results: Drive Not Ready.
Any ideas what the problem may be?
Seemed like such a great idea, and after some initial problems with boot disks (I'm formatting them all on the 5155 now), I'm at the point where the OS loads reliably from A: But I keep getting Drive Not Ready failures with 1.44mb B: drives.
I've tried two different 1.44mb drives that work fine in other computers, and I've used DOS 3.3, 6.22, and DR-DOS 7.03, all with the same results: Drive Not Ready.
Any ideas what the problem may be?