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General Category => Programming => Topic started by: funkheld on 08:43, 11 October 10

Title: How can you create a CPM-dsk with ManageDsk?
Post by: funkheld on 08:43, 11 October 10
How can you create a CPM-dsk with v 0.18 ManageDsk?

thanks.
Title: Re: How can you create a CPM-dsk with ManageDsk?
Post by: arnoldemu on 09:23, 11 October 10
Quote from: funkheld on 08:43, 11 October 10
How can you create a CPM-dsk with v 0.18 ManageDsk?

thanks.
There are 2 parts to it.

1. You need to format the disc to "SYSTEM" or "VENDOR" format.
2. You need to install the CP/M boot tracks

I don't know about managedsk but for cpcxfs you can type:

cpcxfs -nS disc.dsk

to format a system disc.

I'm not sure how you would get the system tracks on there.
I have written my own tool to read/write sectors and cpcdskmanager is meant to do it (but I couldn't get it to work myself).

Another option is to take one of the existing dsks of a cpm disc and blank the data from it.
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