Writing Amiga IPF's

merlinkv · Post by **merlinkv** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:20 pm

Hi again

Thanks to all for the fast answers.

But I think the problem is the media I used before. Looking in an old box I found some DD floppys in good condition.

I wrote some IPF's to test and everything is working fine at the moment.

So..... Just bought few minutes a go some NOS boxes of DD floppys.

More info when my new drives (Samsung, APL) & floppys arrives.

Thanks again to all and Best Regards

Post by **mr.vince** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:04 pm

So you did use HD floppies?

TeaRex · Post by **TeaRex** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:57 pm

mr.vince wrote:If we want to investigate this, we would need to hook the 1010 to KF and make a stream dump.

My best guess would be an alignment thing, which means you A500 fits both, but the 1010 and the PC drive are too much apart...

Hooking the 1010 to the KF might be possible but it would involve building an adapter, since the drive that's in it doesn't use a 34-pin interface. If misalignment of the 1010 is the culprit, then the PC drives should likewise be unable to read disks written by the 1010, right? I can check that tomorrow.

merlinkv · Post by **merlinkv** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:19 pm

mr.vince wrote:So you did use HD floppies?

Hi,

Not all, first I try with some DD and some HD (with hole closed) I use in my day-by-day "work".

But going to be desperate I opened all my retro stuff boxes and I found some real DD floppys in near new condition.

Now "all" IPF's can be converted to floppys without probs.

I tought KryoFlux needs to write IPF's real DD floppys and in very good condition. Is not like my Cyclone, as I can use with it DD or HD (hole closed) without probs.

Thanks again to all & Best Regards

merlinkv · Post by **merlinkv** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:24 pm

Hi again,

Just one more question.....

DTC have a parameter to verify if the IPF is recorded OK on the disk?

Thanks

TeaRex · Post by **TeaRex** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:42 am

merlinkv wrote:DTC have a parameter to verify if the IPF is recorded OK on the disk?

Nope. At least not yet.

Post by **mr.vince** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:42 pm

Not yet. Pre-format on target. If the media is good, write should be good, too.

Later version will re-read track and compare.

merlinkv · Post by **merlinkv** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:21 pm

mr.vince wrote:Not yet. Pre-format on target. If the media is good, write should be good, too.

Later version will re-read track and compare.

Hi again,

OK preformating on target, then writing IPF's...

Waiting the new version with re-read & compare... This will be a great update.

Thanks for the info & Best Regards

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