[Coco] Re: Help with ms-dos DSKINI please

[Charlie]

I think what I need to know is the proper Heads, Tracks, Sectors, Sector
Bytes and 1st sector to tell MESS.

I could guess Heads 2, Tracks 40, but after that I'm lost.

Charlie


"Charlie" <chazbeenhad at hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:cdh1nc$il2$1 at sea.gmane.org...

> Thanks Robert. I just started using M.E.S.S. Could you help explain how to

> get Mess to use 360K drives so I can make a T40D image? I think I'm using

> the default single sided drive setup.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Charlie

>

>

> "Robert Gault" <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>

wrote

> in message

news:40FBE3D1.5090205 at worldnet.att.net...

> > 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

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > 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.

> >

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