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

[Charlie]

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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