Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2

2012-03-17 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Hi all, At least, I had a successful HD Format. I used Format a: /FS:FAT under XP DOSbox, then FORMAT flp1_name*D under QPC2 as suggested. This gave the usual format sound under QPC2 (as known from SQB...). A native format under QPC2 is not possible, there is the same problem, as Rich

Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2

2012-03-17 Thread Rich Mellor
On 17/03/2012 11:59, Ralf Reköndt wrote: Hi all, At least, I had a successful HD Format. I used Format a: /FS:FAT under XP DOSbox, then FORMAT flp1_name*D under QPC2 as suggested. This gave the usual format sound under QPC2 (as known from SQB...). A native format under QPC2 is not

Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2

2012-03-17 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Ok, in fact it was flp1_name*H ;-) - Original Message - From: Rich Mellor r...@rwapservices.co.uk To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2 On 17/03/2012 11:59, Ralf Reköndt wrote: Hi all, At least, I had a successful HD

Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2

2012-03-17 Thread Ralf Reköndt
...@rwapservices.co.uk To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2 On 17/03/2012 11:59, Ralf Reköndt wrote: Hi all, At least, I had a successful HD Format. I used Format a: /FS:FAT under XP DOSbox, then FORMAT flp1_name*D under QPC2 as suggested

Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2

2012-03-17 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:51:43 +0100 schreef Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de: Makes me wonder. When I read A brief history about SMS from TT, there was a para about formatting disks. At least, he has written his own utility, so it *should* be possible. Perhaps, Marcel can tell

Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2

2012-03-17 Thread Ralf Reköndt
From: Bob Spelten --- As far as I know SMSQ/E 2.91 was the last version to reliably access DD floppies. In later versions writing to the disk froze SMSQ/E on my Aurora, so does format. I prefer to rely on good old QDOS to read old DD's. --- Oh, it works for me but not tried often yet to write to

[Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2

2012-03-15 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Evening, as it is not possible to format a QL DD or HD disk under QPC2/Windows XP: Does anyone know a QL program, which writes a suitable map on a PC formatted disk, so that it is usable as a QL disk? Cheers...Ralf ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Disk format QPC2

2012-03-15 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Ralf Reköndt wrote: as it is not possible to format a QL DD or HD disk under QPC2/Windows XP: Does anyone know a QL program, which writes a suitable map on a PC formatted disk, so that it is usable as a QL disk? Dave Walker's QXLformat program should be able to do this (on my site at