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.
> >
> > --
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