Disk drive inactivity while light is on

B14ck W01f · 24 April 2015, 04:58

My A500 came with a bunch of cracked games on 2HD disks, and I notice that when I am using a few disks (particularly "Wonder Boy in Monster Land" and "Tony & Friends"), the disk drive doesn't click to the next track but the disk drive light remains on the whole time. I waited a few minutes to no avail. I was told that in this case doing a reset is the best thing that I can do, but I also ejected the offending disk in some cases. Any opinions on this?

Arnie · 24 April 2015, 06:54

Sounds to me like the game has crashed. Try making a new set from ADF/IPF.

Or maybe the disks don't work on A500, kick1.2?

B14ck W01f · 24 April 2015, 09:07

Wonder Boy in Monster Land works, but the first time I tried it, the disk drive seemed to get stuck and I was forced to take the disk out and do a reset. The copy of T&F that I have was cracked by Paradox. It was made in 1994 and requires at least KS2.0 to work, and if you try to run it under 1.2 or 1.3, the drive light will blink constantly and the motor will stop and start. This has been confirmed under WinUAE.

So, why would T&F be supplied with the A500? Did the previous owner expect me to get an Amiga 600? I am planning to get an A1200 much later, but still...

Jope · 24 April 2015, 11:37

Perhaps the seller just threw a bunch of random warez in with the machine and there's no sinister conspiracy here.

hooverphonique · 24 April 2015, 11:50

do you mean the drive light stays on while you play the game? a lot of games and demos does this, it just means that they don't bother turning the drive motor off between loading sessions..

B14ck W01f · 25 April 2015, 04:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by hooverphonique

do you mean the drive light stays on while you play the game? a lot of games and demos does this, it just means that they don't bother turning the drive motor off between loading sessions..

No, I mean the disk drive light is on and the game doesn't load at all. The only way to solve this is by ejecting the disk and resetting the Amiga. Is this safe? If not, what should I do instead?

Jope · 25 April 2015, 05:35

That's the only thing you can do really, if the game has crashed.

Muzkat · 25 April 2015, 06:13

Sometime hitting various buttons on your mouse / joystick / keyboard can prompt the offending game to get loading. Otherwise, it's reasonably safe to reset your Amiga. I used to do it all the time.

thomas · 25 April 2015, 06:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by B14ck W01f

No, I mean the disk drive light is on and the game doesn't load at all. The only way to solve this is by ejecting the disk and resetting the Amiga. Is this safe? If not, what should I do instead?

Reset first, then eject the disk while the light is off.

B14ck W01f · 25 April 2015, 07:15

Thanks for the advice, people.

24 April 2015, 04:58	#1
B14ck W01f m68k all the way Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Koalaland Posts: 523	Disk drive inactivity while light is on My A500 came with a bunch of cracked games on 2HD disks, and I notice that when I am using a few disks (particularly "Wonder Boy in Monster Land" and "Tony & Friends"), the disk drive doesn't click to the next track but the disk drive light remains on the whole time. I waited a few minutes to no avail. I was told that in this case doing a reset is the best thing that I can do, but I also ejected the offending disk in some cases. Any opinions on this?

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24 April 2015, 06:54	#2
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Sounds to me like the game has crashed. Try making a new set from ADF/IPF. Or maybe the disks don't work on A500, kick1.2?

24 April 2015, 09:07	#3
B14ck W01f m68k all the way Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Koalaland Posts: 523	Wonder Boy in Monster Land works, but the first time I tried it, the disk drive seemed to get stuck and I was forced to take the disk out and do a reset. The copy of T&F that I have was cracked by Paradox. It was made in 1994 and requires at least KS2.0 to work, and if you try to run it under 1.2 or 1.3, the drive light will blink constantly and the motor will stop and start. This has been confirmed under WinUAE. So, why would T&F be supplied with the A500? Did the previous owner expect me to get an Amiga 600? I am planning to get an A1200 much later, but still...

24 April 2015, 11:37	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,876	Perhaps the seller just threw a bunch of random warez in with the machine and there's no sinister conspiracy here.

24 April 2015, 11:50	#5
hooverphonique ex. demoscener "Bigmama" Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Fyn / Denmark Posts: 1,630	do you mean the drive light stays on while you play the game? a lot of games and demos does this, it just means that they don't bother turning the drive motor off between loading sessions..

25 April 2015, 05:35	#7
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,876	That's the only thing you can do really, if the game has crashed.

25 April 2015, 06:13	#8
Muzkat Into the Wonderful Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Earthrealm Age: 42 Posts: 1,429	Sometime hitting various buttons on your mouse / joystick / keyboard can prompt the offending game to get loading. Otherwise, it's reasonably safe to reset your Amiga. I used to do it all the time.

25 April 2015, 07:15	#10
B14ck W01f m68k all the way Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Koalaland Posts: 523	Thanks for the advice, people.

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