Re: Made an imaged disk, but can't do much with it (was: Re: Using ,dsk images on a real Apple II -- help

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Michael J. Mahon wrote:

> I'd suggest formatting the disks on your IIgs--but of course you
> don't have formatting software!  ;-(
>

Actually, I do: Copy II Plus (which I have) will format Prodos 800k
disks.

I tried formatting the disk on the IIgs, then running DiskCopy on it,
but still got the same errors when I brought the disk back to the IIgs
to read it....

I did notice that the process works just fine going the other way: e.g.
DiskCopy-ing a Prodos disk on the Mac, then taking the image file and
loading it into one of the emulators (XGS, after using Imgutnew.exe to
convert it into a .2mg)

bieling@terra.es wrote:

> Did you use the same drive in both the Mac and the IIGS ?

No. That's a possibility, though a little bit more effort....

The Mac disk, now that you mention it, is rather noisy (high pitched
squeaking not unlike fingernails on a chalkboard.....maybe that's part
of the problem)

> Also, try to avoid using HD (1.4Mb) disks as if they were DD (800 kb)
> ones, as this is also a potential source of problems.
>

The disks I used were DD's. I only used the HD disks to move image
files to/from the Mac (from a PC), not between the Mac and the Apple.

schmidtd wrote:
>
> Diskcopy has some trouble making an image readable on an IIgs.  It has
> to do with some combinations of hardware and software.  It might not be
> the problem you're seeing, but DiskDup is a program that will take that
> variable out of the equation:
>
> http://www.tucows.com/get/206989_84891

Never heard of it, but will give it a shot. Thanks!

I'm also looking at a couple of other strategies, and I will keep
everyone posted.