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Date   : Mon, 19 Jul 1999 15:27:01 +0200
From   : "Nooijen, Hubert HW SSI-TSCO-2" <Hubert.W.Nooijen@...>
Subject: Re: Making disks from disk images

IIRC the disk must be made bootable by setting its option with *OPT. 4.3.
Just creating an !BOOT file is not sufficient (although necessary)!

> ----------
> From:     Jon Bloomfield[SMTP:Jon.Bloomfield@...]
> Sent:     19 July 1999 14:04
> To:       bbc-micro@...
> Subject:  RE: [BBC-Micro] Making disks from disk images
> 
> I wimped out in the end, and opted for XFer, rather than re-installing my
> old 5 1/4 floppy into my PC. XFer uses a serial cable to copy files
> between
> the BBC and PC. This worked really nicely for me, and wasn't too slow
> either.
> 
> Can anyone tell me how to make a disk autoboot. I remember from the
> distant
> past that I need to create a !BOOT file on the disk using *SPOOL, but I
> suspect there is something else required, because this hasn't worked. The
> DFS searches the disk, but doesn't run the !BOOT script. I'm fairly sure
> the
> contents of !BOOT are OK, cos I can run it with *EXEC !BOOT
> 
> What have I forgotten ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jon
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:        Chris Richardson [SMTP:chris@...]
> > Sent:        Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:59 AM
> > To:  Jon Bloomfield
> > Cc:  'A.J.Dawson'; bbc-micro@...
> > Subject:     Re: [BBC-Micro] Making disks from disk images
> > 
> > Hi all
> > 
> > Just a minor point, Jon says it relies on a 5.25" drive. Bear in mind
> > you can also do it with a 3.5" drive on a BBC too! Another major problem
> > is that some, especially newer PC's, cannot handle double density and
> > the program fdc I am told.
> > 
> > Sorry about giving you the bum address Jon
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > Jon Bloomfield wrote:
> > > 
> > >         Chris Richardson kindly sent me this reply. I couldn't access
> > this
> > > page directly, so I went in via yahoo. The correct address is
> > > 
> > >         http://chroma.media.keele.ac.uk/8bs/filecon.htm
> > > 
> > >         The method on this page relies on access to a 5 1/4" floppy
> > drive on
> > > a PC, but looks really easy otherwise.
> > > 
> > >         -----Original Message-----
> > >         From:   Chris Richardson [SMTP:chris@...]
> > >         Sent:   Tuesday, July 13, 1999 10:37 PM
> > >         To:     Jon Bloomfield
> > >         Subject:        Re: [BBC-Micro] Making disks from disk images
> > > 
> > >         Hi Jon
> > >         The 8BS website has a load on it about that. I do it all the
> > time.
> > > Both
> > >         ways!
> > > 
> > >         http://media.keele.ac.uk/8bs/filecon.htm
> > > 
> > >         is a good place to start
> > > 
> > >         Chris
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: A.J.Dawson [SMTP:A.J.Dawson@...]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:12 AM
> > > > To:   Jon Bloomfield
> > > > Cc:   bbc-micro@...
> > > > Subject:      Re: [BBC-Micro] Making disks from disk images
> > > >
> > > > > Has anyone out there tried to go in the other direction ? I have
> > just
> > > > been
> > > > > given a BBC Master, with a disk drive, but there was no software
> > with
> > > > it.
> > > > > I'd like to try and create some disks from the images in the
> > software
> > > > > archive.
> > > >
> > > > I am also in the same situation, I have a number of images of disks
> > that I
> > > > would like to use on my BBC B+, but at the moment have no idea how
> to
> > get
> > > > the images onto BBC disks!  If anyone out there can offer any help
> > that
> > > > would be greatly appreciated!
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Andy
> > > >
> > > > Andy Dawson
> > > > A.J.Dawson@...
> > > >
> > > >  Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by
> > > > stupidity.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Chris Richardson 8-Bit Software
> > The BBC and Master Computer Public Domain Library
> > http://move.to/8bs
> > http://www.media.keele.ac.uk/8bs
> > http://8bs.aussie.nu
> > http://www.karoo.net/8bs
> > ICQ: 35192957
> 
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