Retro Games THEC64 User Manual page 97

Symptom Possible cause
Virtual disk
BASIC reports No disk has been inserted and/
or the current disk has been
?FILE
ejected
NOT
FOUND
File is not compatible with the
ERROR
current computer model
when trying to
access a disk
Disk is using the AD
(accuratedisk) setting but file
is NOT a d64/g64 file
Disk begins to Disk needs to have additional
load then fails settings using filename flags or
to complete CJM file
loading
Tape file fails Some tape files take a long
to complete time to load and do not give
loading any sign of progress on-screen
during the loading process
Virtual cartridge
VIC 20 The cartridge file is for a C64,
cartridge file not the VIC 20
fails to load
The cartridge file is one of a set
and only shows
and does not load on its own
BASIC
(Classic mode only)
The cartridge file needs
additional settings using
filename flags
Remedy
Insert a disk using 'Media
access'
Check that the file is
compatible. See CHAPTER 8
for details
d71 or d82 virtual disk files
don't need AD (accuratedisk)
settings enabled, and will fail to
load if they are. So CHAPTER
8 for details
Typically, some disks only
load successfully if AD
(accuratedisk) and/or RO
(readonly) are applied. See
CHAPTER 8 for details
Patience is a virtue. Wait a
while longer before assuming
the tape file isn't loading
Try loading the file on a C64
computer model
Try auto-loading the next
cartridge file in the set (Classic
mode only) and see if the
VIC 20 cartridge program then
runs
Check what the cartridge
expanded memory requirements
are on the VIC 20. See
CHAPTER 8 for further details
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