[Coco] Help with ms-dos DSKINI please

[Robert Gault]

Charlie wrote:

> Here I am, again, asking for help ........

> 

> I have a dsk file of Liesure Suit Larry for the COCO3. It is a 40 track

> double sided DSK file.

> I used DSKINI under MS-DOS to make it a real COCO floppy. I have done this

> many times in the past with other dsk files and have not had a problem.

> Including the Nitros9 release disks that are T40-Double sided.

> 

> The lsl dsk gives me an error writing track 11 if I choose ignore the disk

> finishes and in the COCO it works except for the file vol.1 that I would

> have to guess sits on the disk where the error is. OS9 complains Error 247

> seek error.

> 

> Here is a link to the file:

> http://69.3.33.239:8081/files/lsl.dsk

> 

> Also, a link to the DSKINI I'm using:

> http://69.3.33.239:8081/files/dskini.zip

> 

> I am hoping some other ms-dos DSKINI users can try to make this dsk file to

> a COCO floppy and let me know if they get the same error that I am.

> The command line I'm using is:

> dskini /T40 /D B: lsl.dsk

> 

> Thanks!

> 

> Charlie

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There is a problem with the lsl.dsk file but it is usable. The image 
seems to actually be a single sided disk but lsn0 indicates the disk is 
double sided. It can be read in MESS if lsn0 byte $10 is changed from 
$03 to $02.

The image does have a problem with track 11 when using dskini.exe. My 
suggestion would be to use MESS to create a blank t40 d os9 disk and 
dsave the files form the lsl.dsk to the new one. Then dskini.exe should 
work.