[Coco] Porting files to DSK

Robert Gault robert.gault at worldnet.att.net
Sun Feb 13 12:41:09 EST 2005


Nope, you are using the wrong utility. The program you want is 
DSKINI.EXE not PORT. Make sure to tell DSKINI.EXE whether the floppy is 
single or double sided; default is single.

PORT.EXE is used primarily for file transfer although it can create Disk 
Basic .dsk images. DSKINI.EXE is only used for creating floppies from 
images or images from floppies. It does not care about disk structure 
but makes a raw transfer. Therefore DSKINI.EXE will work with both OS-9 
and Disk Basic disks.

John Donaldson wrote:

> I am trying to port the Pascal file over to a .DSK for my JV/JC 
> emulator. I am using PORT.exe
> I first make a 35 track .DSK using Fortmat inside of NitrOS9. It makes a 
> 35 track .DSK.
> I then go back into MSDOS and run Port.exe. I select the 35 track .DSK 
> and move the files
> over to it.
>  I then reboot into NitrOS9 and when I try and read the .DSK, I get 
> ERROR 249 - Wrong Type.
> 
> I thought Port.exe was the utility to move MSDOS files over to OS9??
> 
> John Donaldson
> 
> 
> 



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