I´ll take a look under linux what libdsk has written onto the disk,
maybe it has copied also the copyqm-header.
Stef
Stefan Rinass wrote:
> This -should- work with XP, it is able to read CopyQM-Images, but it
> won´t work correctly:
>
> http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/Unix/LibDsk/#tools
>
> i´ve tried it by myself on a XP machine with closed 720k-hole. Select
> disc=>copy=>browse, select a .dsk-image, everything else leave to
> auto-detect, next=>"drive/image to write", set this to "a:", driver
> "ntwdm" (NOT qm, cause qm is a read-only driver, libdsk will crash, if
> you select this driver for write operations . =>next=>format disk. The
> program recognizes 80 Tracks, 5 Sectors/Track and writes the disk
> correctly, but the DSS won´t read them ("unformated"). Maybe i have to
> choose another output driver -or- the secor sizing is incorrect (maybe 5
> sectors∗256 bytes instead of 5 sectors∗512 bytes/10 sectors∗256 bytes).
>
> But it seems to be the only solution under widnwos. All other programs
> won´t work correctly (samdisk etc).
>
> Greetings
>
> Stef
>
>
> Glen Stegner wrote:
>
> >
> > Well, he could also just buy a very cheap (old) DOS-based PC and that
> > will work just fine for CopyQM.
> >
> > Anyway, I am kind of interested in what you've done to the disk images.
> > If you can somehow find an XP-compatible disk image copier, then I think
> > this would be worthwhile and I would consider replacing the old CopyQM
> > disk images on my site. Until then, I'll stick with the old images and
> > CopyQM.
> >
> > -Glen
> >
> >
> > --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Rinass <st@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > the DSS-1 uses 800K Disks, not 720k. The PC drive electronics itself
> > is
> > > -able- to read/write them. CopyQM -also- writes the Disks under
> > 95/98/ME
> > > into 800K format, but XP doesn´t allow a "direct hardware access"
> > onto
> > > the drive, so CopyQM won´t work. I have modified Glen Stegners
> > > DSS1-Disk-Images into "non-CoypQM"-800K-Images, because no other
> > program
> > > than copyqm is able to write copyqm-images (there is a prog outside
> > > which can do that, but it also won´t work on 2000/XP). A direct 1:1
> > copy
> > > from copyqm-image=>FDD is -impossible-, cause the copyqm-images have a
> > > special header inside, which would be also written on the DSS-1 disk
> > and
> > > which the DSS would not understand.
> > >
> > > So the only thing you´ll need is a Linux machine or at least a
> > Linux
> > > LiveCD and my modified images. Then I´ll give you the instructions
> > how
> > > to write them.
> > >
> > > Greetings
> > >
> > > Stef
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > eraser127nl wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi, I recently bought an second hand DSS-1. I already downloaden
> > some
> > > > disk images but the problem is that my computer cannot read the 3
> > 720K
> > > > disk I got with it. When I format a 1.44mb disk to 720k my diskdrive
> > > > won't recognise it so I can't copy the image to the disk (using
> > > > copyQM).
> > > >
> > > > Anyone got a solution? Or is there a way to extract the images and
> > > > load it via midi?
> > > >
> > > > I use WinXP.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > Siebe Pol, Netherlands
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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