Re: Program Changing Disk Byte Values on a IIgs?

["Tempest" <tempest@atariprotos.com>]

Hmm... Maybe I just need a different program.  What is the best block
editor to use on a IIgs?  Will Block Warden work with 3.5" disks?

On Oct 9, 1:26 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Tempest wrote:
> > Ok I've copied the files I want to edit to a disk and I'll edit them
> > there.  What is the editing tool?  I don't see anything on Copy II Plus
> > for editing sectors.The Copy II Plus sector editor is under COPY-->BIT COPY-->SECTOR EDITOR.
>
> Note that it is a *sector* editor, not a *block* editor, which means
> that if you use it, you will have to translate the block numbers and
> byte offsets to corresponding sector numbers and byte offsets.
>
> There are also ProDOS block editors, of which my favorite is the
> Block Warden component of ProSel 8.
>
>
>
> > On Oct 8, 9:47 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >>Tempest wrote:
>
> >>>I found my Copy II Plus disk, but I'm not sure how to go about editing
> >>>the disk.  The file is stored on the HD, so I'm not sure if the program
> >>>can access it.To edit a disk *image* file, as opposed to a disk itself, you need
>
> >>to block edit the file, *not* the hard disk (something to be avoided).
>
> >>Even then, converting from ProDOS 5.25" disk block numbers to relative
> >>bytes in a disk image file is potentially very error prone.  (The
> >>instructions for disk edits that you have refer to the blocks of
> >>a physical 5.25" disk, not to an image file.)
>
> >>I'd recommend using a program (DiskMaker, DSK2FILE, etc.) to create
> >>a real 5.25" disk from the image file, then block edit that as
> >>prescribed, then, if you wish, re-image the patched disk.
>
> >>Alternatively, run an emulator, mount the disk image, and use your
> >>block editor on the image.-michael
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