Write Image DSK on real floppies

[Geogrig]

Hi! I was wondering if it's any way to write DSK images on floppies, to use them on a real amstrad.


Also, if it's any way to convert them to WAV, so i can record them on cassettes

[Devilmarkus]

Hi Geogrig,

DSK are disk images.

The physical disk structure is quite different to the physical tape structure. So you cannot convert a DSK file to WAV, sorry.

What you can do is: extract / edit the files on a DSK file with an emulator and then write to a WAV tape. (e.g. JavaCPC can save WAV tapes, CPCE can save CSW tapes...)

But you'll have to edit loaders, etc... to work from tape instead of disk...

[Devilmarkus]

Forgot the most important reply:
You can use a PC with a 3" drive connected to it, and tools like SamDisk or CPCDiskXP to copy DSK files to real disks.
If you have a 3,5" drive connected to your CPC, then you can also transfer to 3,5" disks...

I once connected my 3" drive to my PC and it worked nice.
Sadly my actual PC doesn't have an internal floppy controller, so I can't connect it anymore

Connect a 3" drive to PC: (Short guide for FD-1)

You need an external 3" drive with case, power supply etc...

- Power off your PC and of course the floppy drive. (Remove power cables)
- Open the drive's case.
- @ backside is a 2-wired plug connected to a small pcb which holds the floppy cable socket. Unplug it, it's 5v power suppy for the DDI-floppycontroller. You don't need it with your PC.
- Close the 3" drive's case.
- Connect a 3,5" floppy cable to the drive (Perhaps you have to remove some plastic noses to make sure it fits into the socket)
- Connect the other side of this cable on your PC's motherboard.
- Power on the floppy drive, then your PC
- Enter the PC's bios and declare this drive as 5,25" 178k drive
- Boot up Windows
- Don't try to access directly to this drive!!! It may cause ear hurting noises...
- Install CPCDiskXP and the included low-level driver
- Only use a transfer tool (CPCDiskXP) to transfer DSK files
- Have fun...