[Coco] DW4 problems...

[Aaron Wolfe]

DW4 only writes to raw (usually labeled .dsk) images.
On Nov 8, 2013 1:58 PM, "Al Hartman" <alhartman6 at optonline.net> wrote:

> I finally found my box of CoCo master disks. So, I set up my CoCo 3 in
> order to copy my ADOS original to a disk image.
>
> I loaded the ROM file via the cassette port – fine.
> I put drive 0 as local: DRIVEOFF 0 – fine.
> I put the disk in drive 0 and do a DIR – fine.
> I have a disk image I call “BLANK.DSK” which is a DMK file of a 35 track
> RSDOS disk. I make a copy that I rename to ADOS.DSK and mount it as drive 1.
> I do a DIR 1 on the Coco 3 and see the disk directory. It had files in it
> from before, so I format it: DSKINI1 – fine.
> I do a DIR 1 to confirm that the disk is now blank – fine.
> I do: BACKUP 0 TO 1  the disk accesses and the DW4GUI shows 630 sectors
> written.
> I do a DIR 1 and it shows the files.
> I eject the disk, and open it with WINIMGTOOL.EXE from M.E.S.S. – It shows
> the original set of files I thought I erased.
> I remount the disk as drive 1, and do a directory of drive 1 and still see
> the old files I thought I erased.
>
> I try this several times, with the same result each time.
>
> In the DW4GUI, the image is shown as a DMK image.
>
> I do the exact same thing with another disk image that shows up in the GUI
> as a RAW image, and it works fine.
>
> What’s going on?
>
> When I try to create a disk image in the DW4GUI it is not created or
> mounted. Nothing happens.
>
> -[ Al ]-
>
> P.S.: If there is any Spectrum Projects software missing from the Archive,
> let me know I probably have it now. I just sent Bill “ADOS” from my master
> disk.
>
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