x68000:writing_floppies
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+ | ===== Foreword ===== | ||
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+ | * All floppy disk images, which you want to transfer, must be in XDF format. | ||
+ | * You can only convert 1.2MB floppy disk images and not the 1.4MB (2HS/2HQ) format. | ||
+ | * You can use [[http:// | ||
+ | * With [[http:// | ||
+ | * Clean the drive heads with isopropyl alcohol if the status of the drive is unknown. Some users reported that their 5.25" floppy drives required different jumper settings in order to work. | ||
+ | * You can get detailed info about various floppy drives and their jumper settings in the FTP's [[http:// | ||
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===== Windows ===== | ===== Windows ===== | ||
- | Check out [[http:// | + | * [[http:// |
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
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+ | OmniFlop requires a built-in **NEC-compatible** floppy disk controller. You can use the Diagnostic options of OmniFlop to see if this holds for your system. | ||
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+ | **Omniflop Install& | ||
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+ | - Install OmniFlop & OmniFDC drivers like mentioned in the Omniflop software .pdf installation guide. | ||
+ | - Once Drivers are installed open the omniflop program and click Next | ||
+ | - Select Format Disk, then select 5.25" floppy Drive unit, make sure that Auto-Detected format is selected and click Next. | ||
+ | - The next windows will show a list of compatible formats which you can select: | ||
+ | * 78/2/8x 1024 Sharp X68000 78-Track 1248Kb | ||
+ | * 77/2/8x 1024 Sharp X68000 77-Track 1232Kb | ||
+ | - The formatting will begin after Agree ON new display warning window. | ||
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+ | **Omniflop Write X68000 Disks:** | ||
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+ | - Open Omniflop and click on Write Disk | ||
+ | - Select Drive Unit and make sure that Autodetect format is selected | ||
+ | - In next window you can read: Select a format to write...ALL, | ||
+ | - In file: you can select only .XDF files (You have to select "show all files" from bottom right window) | ||
+ | - Click next and it will begin to Write .XDF disk image to 5.25" floppy disk | ||
+ | - After write process has finished, it is normal to see the following warning message: | ||
+ | * The file is smaller than the disk - not all of the disk has been writen. | ||
+ | * Apart from this, the operation completed OK | ||
+ | - You can ignore this message and press close. | ||
+ | - Alternatively, | ||
- | There' | + | **Using Virtual Floppy Image Converter:** |
+ | *[[http:// | ||
+ | Many image files you will find online are not .XDF format but in fact .DIM files. | ||
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===== Mac ===== | ===== Mac ===== | ||
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===== Linux ===== | ===== Linux ===== | ||
- | We can write X68000 images directly to a high density disk without the need for special software. | + | We can write X68000 images directly to a high density disk without the need for special software. |
First, we need to tell Linux the parameters of an X68K floppy. | First, we need to tell Linux the parameters of an X68K floppy. |
x68000/writing_floppies.txt · Last modified: 2022/04/25 16:33 by TD-Linux