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--- x68000:writing_3.5_floppies [2015/05/11 07:24] – famiac
+++ x68000:writing_3.5_floppies [2022/04/25 16:19] (current) – mention greaseweazle/fluxengine TD-Linux
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-===== Correct procedure for writing disk images to 3.5" floppies =====
+===== Writing disk images to 3.5" floppies with USB floppy drives =====
 Our forum member **Caius** has yet again shared very valuable information for X68000 Compact owners.
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   *Mitsumi D353F3 (Requires JM215A adapter for connecting to a regular PC)
+==== Writing on DOS / Windows ====
 Sadly Omniflop doesn't work with USB floppy drives so first you have to format correctly the 3.5 HD floppy with this DOS command:
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   * If you are using Windows Vista/7, use Windows XP mode for compatibility mode
-Keep the scene Alive!
+==== Writing on Linux ====
+You can do a low-level format of the floppy into 1.2MB mode with ufiformat:
+  * ufiformat -f 1232 /dev/sdb
+After that, disk images can be written as normal. XDF files are bare images, so you can write them with e.g. dd:
+  * dd if=flop.xdf of=/dev/sdb
+===== Writing disk images to 3.5" floppies with Greaseweazle / Fluxengine =====
+.5" floppies can also be written with USB flux imaging hardware. See [[writing_floppies]] for details.