Transferring "problem" files from the PC to the TI

[atrax27407]

My method of transferring files from my Windows 7 machine to my TI goes something like this:

 

1) Write the file to a 3.5" 720K drive using TIDir.

 

2) Convert them to TIFILES headers with TIDir

 

3) Swivel my chair around and put the 3.5" disk in my TI drive (I have a BWG controller but any DSDD controller will work).

 

4) Use PC-TRANSFER to convert the files to my workspace on my RAMdisk.

 

It usually wotks flawlessly but there are some cases where the file has "garbage" in the descriptor field. It generally occurs with program image files. It seems that PC-TRANSFER can be finicky when unless the 3.5" disk was freshly formatted before the files were transferred on the PC.

 

When I run into that problem, I use the software for the MECHATRONICS EPROMMER that I have on my TI just for that purpose. I clear the buffer, load the file as a program image file and then save it back out to my workspace. In about 99% of the cases, that effectively resolves the problem file.

[atrax27407]

Forgot to attach the file

EPROM.ARC

[Opry99er]

That is cool...

 

My Win7 machine WILL NOT format or read DSDD disks... If you try either, it locks WinExplorer up hard and fast. Only 1.44 MB HD disks work.

 

Is there some other drive and/or driver I need to pick up? That would be pretty neat!

[atrax27407]

I format them on my Windows XP machine. TIDir running on Windows 7 will read a 720K disk. Click the icon lower left then "cmd" , "run" and you get pseudo DOS. Enter:

 

FORMAT A:/T:80/N:9 and follow the prompts.

[+Schmitzi]

...or you take OmniFlop. You just have to replace the drivers for the Win-Floppydisk-controller and for the Floppydrive.

Then, with the OmniFlop-Tool, you can import/export DSK-files with the floppydrives directly, also format TI-Disks, all instant-ready for TI.

 

/EDIT but for quickies I prefer the HxC-drive /

Edited May 3, 2015 by schmitzi