Re: Using CiderPress to copy a volume image to a card formatted for Windows...

[schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com>]

On Feb 18, 3:46 am, "ict@ccess" <gids...@sasktel.net> wrote:
> On Feb 16, 7:00 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > ict@ccess wrote:
> > > Is that Rich Drehers CFFA card that you have, Michael?
> > > What version? 1.2 or 2.0?
>
> > Version 1.2.
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> > > I wrote a block editor that bypasses some of the checking routines and
> > > goes straight to the block read/write routines.  If interested I can
> > > send you the program for testing.
>
> > My problem will be getting it into the //e--I have only the CFFA
> > as an I/O device, and if I have the SD-adapter inserted, I don't
> > have anything!
>
> > And I have ProSel, and Block Warden will let me examine or change
> > any block I want--if I can boot ProDOS and run it!  ;-)
>
> > Unless you meant a block editor running under Windows...
>
> > -michael
>
> I wasn't referring to the block editor so much as I was referring to
> the the block read/write routines.   And I just realized I have a
> program for formatting the CFFA that is only about 400 bytes long.
> But since you can't even boot into prodos cause your CFFA is the only
> device, typing in this short formatting program would do you no good
> as well and also it only works under v2.0.

I'm not following exactly what is going on/going wrong here, but is it
ProDOS formatting of the CF card that is missing?  You could bootstrap
ProDOS and ADTPro over an audio or serial link, and then use the
format function from ADTPro...