Re: SimCoupe formatting query

2005-01-18 Thread Edwin Blink 
 With MasterDOS loaded under SimCoupe I have been trying to format a
 drive with more than 80 file allocations e.g. FORMAT d2,6 and the disk
 formats but only reports 80 files free.

Tried it:

Started simcoupe,mdos1.3 in fdd1, untitled.dsk in fdd2 FORMAT d2,6,
Pressed Y
DIR 2  770kB, 118 Free Slots

I did a 2nd attempt by creating a  new disk in fdd2 and it was the same.
Maybe it was fixed in a more recent simcoupe or you used a different mdos
version ?

Edwin

RE: SimCoupe formatting query

2005-01-18 Thread Simon Owen 
Edwin Blink wrote:
 Maybe it was fixed in a more recent simcoupe or you used a 
 different mdos version ?

I've had a quick look and tracked it down to a FORMAT_TRACK change I did
about a month ago.  The fix ensures that data present in the data fields of
the format data is transferred to the new sectors, rather than simply
zero-filling them.  This was needed to fix ProDos formatting, which filled
sectors with 0xe5 and added a header to the overall disk.  It appears that
MasterDOS also uses the same technique to set the disk label and some flags
(including directory size) in track 0 sector 1.

I'll release a new beta this week, which will include the automagical DOS
booting feature requested recently.  The Win32 version has had quite a few
other tweaks and changes, though not everything has filtered through to the
built-in user-interface yet.

Si

Re: SimCoupe formatting query

2005-01-18 Thread Dan Dooré 

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


ha... this works fine on my copy !
 
Format d2:, 6 I get  770 kb free with 118 slots.
 
my exe Sim Coupe exe is version 0.90 Beta 14  which I used the test  Pro-Dos 
bits with.


I see, looks like I'm part of the SimCoupe underclass with my 0.9 Beta 
10 then :-)


Dan.

Re: SimCoupe formatting query

2005-01-18 Thread MorriganCP 




In a message dated 01/18/2005 13:12:13 GMT Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
FORMAT 
  "d2",6 and the disk formats but only reports 80 files 
free.

ha... this works fine on my copy !

Format "d2:", 6 I get 770 kb free with 118 slots.

my exe Sim Coupe exe is version 0.90 Beta 14 which I used the test 
Pro-Dos bits with.

regards Steve(spt)

RE: SimCoupe formatting query

2005-01-18 Thread Simon Owen 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 ha... this works fine on my copy !
  
 Format d2:, 6 I get  770 kb free with 118 slots.

Well, you reported the original ProDos formatting problem and tested the
fix!

I'd better get a new version and source out quick, before someone sends the
lads round...  ;-)

Si

RE: SimCoupe formatting query

2005-01-18 Thread Simon Owen 
Dan Dooré wrote:
 I see, looks like I'm part of the SimCoupe underclass with my 
 0.9 Beta 10 then :-)

Don't worry, I've since changed the beta numbers to dates.  Partly so you
can tell their age more easily, but mainly in a desperate attempt to hide my
shamefully long beta programme.

Si

Re: SimCoupe formatting query

2005-01-18 Thread Edwin Blink 

From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 I'd better get a new version and source out quick, before someone sends
the
 lads round...  ;-)

You'd better hurry then as they're already on their way ! ;-)

Edwin