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General Category => Programming => Topic started by: Devilmarkus on 19:44, 10 May 10

Title: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 19:44, 10 May 10
Hi together,
I coded a Java-GUI for the tool "SAMdisk".

(http://cpc-live.com/samdisk_gui.png)

Please regard:
This tool works ONLY on Windows PC's!
Don't move or delete the folder "tools" and/or its content!

I had no hardware here to test it with several drives / FDC controllers.

But it works nice with my 3" drive connected to my PC and also to a 3,5" drive on my system.
(Please report problems or also if it works fine for you)

You can download it here:
http://cpc-live.com/SamDisk.zip (http://cpc-live.com/SamDisk.zip)

Unzip,
launch "SamDisk.jar" (Should work by double click, when you have Java installed)

I successfully transferred "Prehistorik 2 - Original DSK" to 3" and am able to play it now!
(Other tools failed here)

Much fun!
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: ukmarkh on 20:23, 10 May 10
Once again you've made my day. I'll try uploading my copy of Jim Power later.
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 20:59, 10 May 10
Quote from: ukmarkh on 20:23, 10 May 10
I'll try uploading my copy of Jim Power later.

Cool! Hope it would work!
Please enable GAPs when you transfer it!

If it fails on emu, anyway, please send it then, perhaps another emu can load it then ;)
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: genesis8 on 22:58, 10 May 10
Your screenshot states samdisk v3.0, but on http://simonowen.com/samdisk/ (http://simonowen.com/samdisk/) there is only samdisk v2.0 ?
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 23:15, 10 May 10
Quote from: genesis8 on 22:58, 10 May 10
Your screenshot states samdisk v3.0, but on http://simonowen.com/samdisk/ (http://simonowen.com/samdisk/) there is only samdisk v2.0 ?

Yeah, right, Ldaneels sent me v3.0
I don't know where he found it... But it's 3.0 ;)
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: nurgle on 00:42, 11 May 10
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 19:44, 10 May 10
I successfully transferred "Prehistorik 2 - Original DSK" to 3" and am able to play it now!
(Other tools failed here)


CPCDiskXP could not do it?


Nice GUI btw.  ;)
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 09:41, 11 May 10
Quote from: nurgle on 00:42, 11 May 10
CPCDiskXP could not do it?

CPCDiskXP cannot write Prehistorik 2 properly. The game doesn't load on your CPC.
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Gryzor on 10:27, 11 May 10
Damn you! Where were you when I got my Sam Coupe'???!!! :D

Btw, can you post v3 for the rest of us?
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 11:15, 11 May 10
Quote from: Gryzor on 10:27, 11 May 10
Damn you! Where were you when I got my Sam Coupe' ??? !!! :D

Btw, can you post v3 for the rest of us?

v3 is included (look in folder tools/)

Edit: Will improve the GUI today, so, wait for new download ;)
(I was asked some questions and think I could improve some things)
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 12:03, 11 May 10
Added some more options:
(http://cpc-live.com/samdisk_gui_1_1.png)

Download here:
http://cpc-live.com/SamDisk.zip
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 13:13, 11 May 10
The tool also successfully transferred 'Orion Prime' to 3" disk!
It had a list of warning messages but the written disks work well...
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: CPCIak on 13:32, 11 May 10
Great work Markus!
Could you please try to transfer these games:
http://cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php/topic,720.0.html (http://cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php/topic,720.0.html)

Maybe I'll buy a 3,5" floppy...
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 13:46, 11 May 10
Quote from: CPCIak on 13:32, 11 May 10
Great work Markus!
Could you please try to transfer these games:
http://cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php/topic,720.0.html (http://cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php/topic,720.0.html)

Maybe I'll buy a 3,5" floppy...

I had a look at these games:
Quote+Super Cauldron
+Prehistorik 2
+R-Type
+Sim City
+x-Out
+Batman   Movie
+Hudson Hawk
+RoboCop

I only checked the A sides, original DSK, no spanish retail!
All games worked on my 6128 with 3" floppy!
I cannot tell you if they work on 3,5", too.
But I think you need it as A: drive then!
(Especially for |CPM started games!)
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: CPCIak on 13:49, 11 May 10
Holy sh***  ;D

Anyone who wants to buy my buggy sd-interface?
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 13:49, 11 May 10
Quote from: CPCIak on 13:49, 11 May 10
Holy sh***  ;D

Anyone who wants to buy my buggy sd-interface?

How much? (PM or mail me)
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: dlfrsilver on 14:18, 11 May 10
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 13:46, 11 May 10
I had a look at these games:
I only checked the A sides, original DSK, no spanish retail!
All games worked on my 6128 with 3" floppy!
I cannot tell you if they work on 3,5", too.
But I think you need it as A: drive then!
(Especially for |CPM started games!)

all the speedlocks can be written back easily :D i did it on 3.5" disk
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 15:05, 11 May 10
Last update for my GUI: I added some parameters, which are probaby useful to change:

(http://cpc-live.com/samdisk_gui_1_2.png)

Download:
http://cpc-live.com/SamDisk.zip

Please notice:
First try to transfer your DSK with default settings...
Only change the parameters if the result fails on your CPC ;)

When nobody supports a bug or finds some more important things, this will be the final release.
For me the app works really good. All DSK I tried yet work nice on my 6128...
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: genesis8 on 00:18, 12 May 10
Are you talking about the HxC SDCard emulator ? If yes, which version do you have, and what are the bugs ?
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 09:38, 12 May 10
Quote from: genesis8 on 00:18, 12 May 10
Are you talking about the HxC SDCard emulator ? If yes, which version do you have, and what are the bugs ?

No, I'm talking about DSK files with several copy protections, which I transferred to 3" disks.
I always have a 3" drive connected to my PC :D (Instead of 3,5")
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Cpcmaniaco on 10:49, 22 June 10
New version of Samdisk that you can put now.

http://simonowen.com/samdisk/ (http://simonowen.com/samdisk/)
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: caver99 on 16:54, 25 July 10
does anyone know were to download the gui from as the like in the first post goes to the page then the download here fails.

Thanks
Title: Re: New GUI to transfer DSK to floppy and vice versa
Post by: Devilmarkus on 17:22, 25 July 10
Quote from: caver99 on 16:54, 25 July 10
does anyone know were to download the gui from as the like in the first post goes to the page then the download here fails.

Thanks

You can download this tool which replaced my SamGUI:
DiskUtil.

You find it here:
http://cpc-live.com/data/list.php?dir=-tool
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