[Coco] Nitros9 & Mess

[Bill Nobel]

>From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
>Reply-To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Subject: Re: [Coco] Nitros9 & Mess
>Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:18:42 -0500
>
>
>Emulators, at least MESS, have problems with low level formats because 
>there really is no disk. Logical formats are not a problem. Therefore you 
>either need to use a utility such as the MESS imgtool.exe or mkimage.exe to 
>create the disk image. Once the image is created, the OS-9 format should 
>work for a logical format.
>
>There are other methods for creating .dsk and .vhd images. Any PC program 
>that can extend a blank file to the correct length for an image will work. 
>The correct length being whatever is in the OS-9 descriptor for the 
>"drive".
>
>If you can't make progress, tell me what size image you need. I could 
>e-mail one to you.
>
>
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My problem seems to be with copying files to the disks after format.  
Anything I write to the drive no matter what size if it has more than 1 side 
all I get is error 242's

-Bill

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