Date   : Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:15:23 +0100
From   : navalenigma@... (Steve O'Leary)
Subject: ADFS Formatting

>From: Chris Priest <chris.priest@...>
>To: bbc-micro@...
>Subject: [BBC-Micro] ADFS Formatting
>Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:56:49 +0100
>
>     OK Right, so, I'm beating my head against a wall with this one,
>someone help me please lol
>
>I want to write some ADFS images to my master 512, specifically the
>DosPlus boot disks, I am using Jon's ADFS Explorer to transfer the
>images, but you know what, you need an ADFS formatted disc first, else
>the master won't mount the disc.
>
>I don't have a Welcome disc, although I do in ADL format, but can't
>write it for the above reason!
>
>Does anyone have a basic listing for a ADFS format program?  Does one
>exist?  I've googled a lot and cannot find anything that might help on
>this one.
>
>Any thoughts or suggestions are most welcome and sorry if this has been
>discussed before (couldn't find it in the archives)
>
>Best Regards
>Chris

Funnily enough I've just outlined a possible solution to this issue for 
someone via private email just over an hour ago. I haven't tried it but 
basically using ADFS Explorder and DFS Explorer just copy the AFORM program 
across from the library folder to a DFS image, the using DFS Explorer put 
that onto a DFS disk.

In DFS (obviously) type *AFORM. The formatter will start. Then swap for a 
blank disk and follow the on screen prompts, Voila !

As the formatter uses the lower level 1770 routines and not DFS as such you 
can format an ADFS disk whilst DFS is the current file system.

I've just given it a try using BeebEm, seems to work a treat :)

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