[Techtoolslist] 9100FT

[Corey Stup]

On 12/14/2013 10:42 AM, Andrew Welburn wrote:

> so i went back into the techtools FTP and found the v6 service disk 

> (SERVICE60.TD0), but i get the following error message when i try it 

> out on my 9100FT :

> http://www.andysarcade.net/pix/DSC_1711.JPG

>

> "Fluke 9100A Service Init Disk, v6.0

> This Board Has An Invalid Service ID"

>

>  Does this mean it doesn't like the fact its a 9100FT (not 9100A), or 

> does it mean the disk is serialised to a particular machine? (i 

> thought by v6 they had done away with serialisation)

>

> now, there's another disk image on the FTP - 60SERV.dsk - but its in 

> the SAMdisk format, and i dont have an internal floppy drive any more 

> to build and test this one...

>

> could it be that these are two different types of v6 service disk? Can 

> anyone remember which is which?

The 6.0 disk was originally serialized.  I created a patch to remove the 
serial check at one point, and I thought I uploaded the patched disk.   
The 6.0 disk doesn't have the SCSI format tools so you still need the 
V1.4 disk as well.