06-29-2020, 10:53 AM
I too have had problems with media test (most recent software version).
In this case I'm trying to validate 5.25" 360K (48tpi) media using a 48tpi drive (TEAC FD-54B IIRC).
I have to change the slider to 40 tracks, and every disk I try to validate fails. Including brand new 3M disks fresh out of new old stock boxes, used media, media with data on it, bulk erased media, etc. So far I have not gotten a single disk to pass.
I have cleaned the heads, and I've written 30+ Atari disks perfectly fine so far.
I plan on trying another drive to see if there is any drive sensitivity, but there have been no issues writing disks. I did have problems with one disk write not working, but when rewritten on another new disk it worked fine (indicating that one disk was bad). I thought I had confirmed that the media was bad using this tool, but then when I tried it on any other disk it also failed.
I have not tried to validate any other media (5.25" 80 track DD (QD), 5.25" 80 track HD, or any 3.5" media) yet.
In this case I'm trying to validate 5.25" 360K (48tpi) media using a 48tpi drive (TEAC FD-54B IIRC).
I have to change the slider to 40 tracks, and every disk I try to validate fails. Including brand new 3M disks fresh out of new old stock boxes, used media, media with data on it, bulk erased media, etc. So far I have not gotten a single disk to pass.
I have cleaned the heads, and I've written 30+ Atari disks perfectly fine so far.
I plan on trying another drive to see if there is any drive sensitivity, but there have been no issues writing disks. I did have problems with one disk write not working, but when rewritten on another new disk it worked fine (indicating that one disk was bad). I thought I had confirmed that the media was bad using this tool, but then when I tried it on any other disk it also failed.
I have not tried to validate any other media (5.25" 80 track DD (QD), 5.25" 80 track HD, or any 3.5" media) yet.