Hello Robert.

24 Oct 21 12:05, you wrote to me:

 RR> On Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:56:40 +1200,
 RR> nospam.Daniel.Path@f52.n371.z2.fidonet.org (Daniel Path) wrote:

 >> i think the blink should stop

 RR> I just tried it in the Vice emulator. There, the blinking does stop.
 RR> The drive status reads the startup message, not just "OK". That might
 RR> suggest that the C128 resets the drive after the unsuccessful boot
 RR> attempt.

 RR> Could it be that the reset line in your IEC cable is broken?

hmm i did not opened it yet

 RR>  Does the
 RR> drive restart when you boot into C64 mode?

nope, not with go64.
but if i hold the commodore key while booting up, then everything seems to be normal, no blinking

Daniel

... 1:04am  up 18 days, 11:40:22, load: 69 processes, 276 threads.
--- GoldED+/EMX 1.1.4.7