Format a D64?

[Shmuppen]

Hello.

So I tried to format a D64 disk but i cannot get it to work.

OPEN 15,8,15,"N0:DISK,01":CLOSE 15
I write this but after a little while the lamp just start flashing on the mister.

Any idea what I am doing wrong?

[virtuali]

Works fine for me.

Have you mounted a (copy) of the "empty.d64" sample file ? However, if you didn't, you would get a "device not present" error.

[Shmuppen]

Yeah I have. Hmmm suspicious.

[jalbarracin]

Happened to me in a real c64: just wait for the format to end
and after that send the "close 15" command

Be sure to download a correct blank .d64 file -> https://www.commodoreserver.com/PublicD ... apshotID=1

first:
OPEN 15,8,15,"N0:DISK,01" <-can't remember if it is "N:" or "N0:" try both

then
CLOSE 15

[Shmuppen]

No it didnt work.

I tried to look what is on a disk with the load "$",8,1 command. Then i just get some gibberish at the top of the screen. Then when I type List it does not show anything.

[jalbarracin]

For disk directory you don't use ,8,1

you have to use this command:

LOAD "$",8
LIST

[jalbarracin]

If you use ,8,1 it will load gibberish always.

[Shmuppen]

Ahhh. Thank you. alright. So that works.