Amiga 1200 floppy drive No click patch

12 September 2011, 14:34

I have searched the forum to no avail so apologies if I missed it.

I looking for the patch to put in the WBstartup folder to stop that annoying click from the floppy drive. I have one called no click which worked with the 500+ but never seemed to work with the 1200.

Does anyone know if a patch was made available for the 1200 and if so, was it ever given away on a cover disk? Or does someone know where it could be found?

Bamiga2002 · 12 September 2011, 14:50

Tried this? :
http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/noclick20_usr

12 September 2011, 17:33

@ Bamiga

Thanks
Will give it a go.

I didn't think of searching Aminet!

Djay · 12 September 2011, 18:14

no click is new to me... how does it work and is there any way it could damage your drive?

i normally stick a blank disk in the drive once in wb to stop the click

DaveMB · 12 September 2011, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djay

no click is new to me... how does it work and is there any way it could damage your drive?

i normally stick a blank disk in the drive once in wb to stop the click

I don't see why it should damage your drive(hope it doesn't anyway)
i have it as part of ClassicWB and it does a great job of silencing my internal drive and both externals aswell.

Bamiga2002 · 12 September 2011, 18:44

I still hear a faint click-sound even if using NoCLick with BlizKick. The drive is a modified PC drive though...

FOL · 12 September 2011, 23:23

I have been using NOClick in my kickstart for well over 2 years now and it hasnt damaged my drive.

I to can hear a very slight click noise, hardly noticable, I have an original drive, not PC modified.

roy bates · 13 September 2011, 12:35

i too use noclick,it wont damage your drive it just stops it from searching for a disk (when one isnt in the drive).

13 September 2011, 14:37

I used it on my A500 for over three years with no issues but never found a working version for use on the A1200

I have downloaded and placed it on the hard drive in the WBstartup folder but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Double click on the icon and it works (although still a slight click)
Is this the right location?

FOL · 13 September 2011, 14:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by beejack

I used it on my A500 for over three years with no issues but never found a working version for use on the A1200

I have downloaded and placed it on the hard drive in the WBstartup folder but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Double click on the icon and it works (although still a slight click)
Is this the right location?

Try putting it in c:, then adding to startup-sequence.
Thats how I used to use it before I romed it.

HOL2001 · 14 September 2011, 08:30

I also use the program for my 1200 with exterernal drive. They both "click" for approx. 3 times while system is booting. Then I just enjoy the silence.

Works like a charm.

LocalH · 15 September 2011, 05:30

Noclick can potentially damage some drives. The test is easy, though. If you run a Noclick utility and your drive clicks louder, unload it and never run it again on that drive, because your particular drive has no track limit sensor and since Noclick tools patch the diskchange logic to step from track 0 to track -1, such drives actually bang the head against the stop and foul the alignment over time. If you have multiple drives and only one or some of them exhibit this loud clicking, then find a tool that lets you apply the patch selectively.

HOL2001 · 15 September 2011, 08:08

As both of my connected drives keep silent, I think they are not affected from the mentioned above.
Is there a list which Amiga models use disk drives without track limit sensor? Or is it only a very few?

chocolate_boy · 10 December 2011, 05:20

Am I the only one who likes the floppy disk click sound?! It's like the heartbeat of the Amiga, and ocassionally is reassuring that the machine hasn't crashed

I've never ran an anti-click, I've always loved the drive click, it let's me know my machine is alive!

prowler · 10 December 2011, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by chocolate_boy

It's like the heartbeat of the Amiga, and ocassionally is reassuring that the machine hasn't crashed

I've never ran an anti-click, I've always loved the drive click, it let's me know my machine is alive!

My sentiments exactly!

daxb · 11 December 2011, 13:18

I use anticlick and MCP its noclick function. Unfortunately blizkick`s or remapollo`s noclick patch doesn`t work here (tried to load as module and build-in remus ROM). Do anyone know a romable or resident noclick?

My system: A1200 Apollo040 kick3.1

cosmicfrog · 12 December 2011, 23:47

humm but if you have 2 or 3 drives plugged in it can be a bit loud

any way I rather save on ware and tear of the drive, knowing the drive is there and ready and willing is enough for me

ancalimon · 13 December 2011, 08:08

noclick utilities sometimes work for me sometimes won't work for me. I guess it depends on the model of the drive. I think the only one that works for mine is the one inside MCP.

I tried the one (updated trackdisk.device) from unofficial boingbags but it won't work.

clauddio · 13 December 2011, 08:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by daxb

I use anticlick and MCP its noclick function. Unfortunately blizkick`s or remapollo`s noclick patch doesn`t work here (tried to load as module and build-in remus ROM). Do anyone know a romable or resident noclick?

My system: A1200 Apollo040 kick3.1

yes try the new trackdisk.device v45 = silent floppy drives like on the A4000T
it can be resident with loadmodule or loadresident or blizkick or remapollo

daxb · 13 December 2011, 13:59

Where can I get the patch for trackdisk.device and who made it (Cosmos)?

12 September 2011, 14:34	#1
beejack Posts: n/a	Amiga 1200 floppy drive No click patch I have searched the forum to no avail so apologies if I missed it. I looking for the patch to put in the WBstartup folder to stop that annoying click from the floppy drive. I have one called no click which worked with the 500+ but never seemed to work with the 1200. Does anyone know if a patch was made available for the 1200 and if so, was it ever given away on a cover disk? Or does someone know where it could be found?

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12 September 2011, 14:50	#2
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Tried this? : http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/noclick20_usr

12 September 2011, 17:33	#3
beejack Posts: n/a	@ Bamiga Thanks Will give it a go. I didn't think of searching Aminet!

12 September 2011, 18:14	#4
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	no click is new to me... how does it work and is there any way it could damage your drive? i normally stick a blank disk in the drive once in wb to stop the click

12 September 2011, 18:44	#6
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	I still hear a faint click-sound even if using NoCLick with BlizKick. The drive is a modified PC drive though...

12 September 2011, 23:23	#7
FOL PSPUAE DEV Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales / UK Age: 45 Posts: 5,999	I have been using NOClick in my kickstart for well over 2 years now and it hasnt damaged my drive. I to can hear a very slight click noise, hardly noticable, I have an original drive, not PC modified.

13 September 2011, 12:35	#8
roy bates Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: birmingham Age: 55 Posts: 2,827	i too use noclick,it wont damage your drive it just stops it from searching for a disk (when one isnt in the drive).

13 September 2011, 14:37	#9
beejack Posts: n/a	I used it on my A500 for over three years with no issues but never found a working version for use on the A1200 I have downloaded and placed it on the hard drive in the WBstartup folder but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Double click on the icon and it works (although still a slight click) Is this the right location?

14 September 2011, 08:30	#11
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	I also use the program for my 1200 with exterernal drive. They both "click" for approx. 3 times while system is booting. Then I just enjoy the silence. Works like a charm.

15 September 2011, 05:30	#12
LocalH Amiga user since 1990 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kingsport, TN / USA Age: 44 Posts: 295	Noclick can potentially damage some drives. The test is easy, though. If you run a Noclick utility and your drive clicks louder, unload it and never run it again on that drive, because your particular drive has no track limit sensor and since Noclick tools patch the diskchange logic to step from track 0 to track -1, such drives actually bang the head against the stop and foul the alignment over time. If you have multiple drives and only one or some of them exhibit this loud clicking, then find a tool that lets you apply the patch selectively.

15 September 2011, 08:08	#13
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	As both of my connected drives keep silent, I think they are not affected from the mentioned above. Is there a list which Amiga models use disk drives without track limit sensor? Or is it only a very few?

10 December 2011, 05:20	#14
chocolate_boy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 230	Am I the only one who likes the floppy disk click sound?! It's like the heartbeat of the Amiga, and ocassionally is reassuring that the machine hasn't crashed I've never ran an anti-click, I've always loved the drive click, it let's me know my machine is alive!

11 December 2011, 13:18	#16
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	I use anticlick and MCP its noclick function. Unfortunately blizkick`s or remapollo`s noclick patch doesn`t work here (tried to load as module and build-in remus ROM). Do anyone know a romable or resident noclick? My system: A1200 Apollo040 kick3.1

12 December 2011, 23:47	#17
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	humm but if you have 2 or 3 drives plugged in it can be a bit loud any way I rather save on ware and tear of the drive, knowing the drive is there and ready and willing is enough for me

13 December 2011, 08:08	#18
ancalimon Supernormal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Istanbul / Turkey Age: 43 Posts: 1,410	noclick utilities sometimes work for me sometimes won't work for me. I guess it depends on the model of the drive. I think the only one that works for mine is the one inside MCP. I tried the one (updated trackdisk.device) from unofficial boingbags but it won't work.

13 December 2011, 13:59	#20
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	Where can I get the patch for trackdisk.device and who made it (Cosmos)?

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