[Coco] Disk Image Format Conversion

[tonym]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Gault robert.gault at worldnet.att.net
>Sent 5/10/2009 6:46:28 PM
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
>Subject: Re: [Coco] Disk Image Format Conversion
>
>Tony wrote:
> How does one convert images from one format to another?
> I'm trying to convert images from VDK format, to standard DMK .DSK format.
>
> End result, is I want to make REAL disks using DSKINI.EXE
>
>
>
>You can use the MESS emulator which will mount .dsk (JVC), .dmk, .os9, 
>and .vdk images. Just mount your .vdk image and use either BACKUP 
>(Basic) or backup (OS-9) to move the content to a .dsk image. If the 
>original image is 40 tracks or more do the backup under OS-9 control.
>

Tried that - no dice.
Even tried mess and Vcc using BackupLightning.

A) Using Mess, i use wimgtool.exe to create a blank, JVC-format disk.
I boot mess, coco3 6809, using standard os9l2 stock boot, mount the newly-created disk as /D1, and format it. then i unmount it, mount the source in /D1, and do "backup s /d1" it reads, asks for destination, and when I insert it and press enter, it says it's not formatted identically.

Vcc bitches when I select that source image to mount (VDK) so no dice there.

Mess with backup lightning bitches when it actually goes to write the disk to the new JVC-format image.

Tony