Re: OmniFlop

Just boot a live Linux cd and use dd to copy the floppy to a .bin file

-----Original Message-----
>From: techtools-steve <techtools@arcadehacking.com>
>Sent: Nov 18, 2012 12:06 PM
>To: Technical Tools Mail List <techtoolslist@flippers.com>
>Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] OmniFlop
>
>No luck with Andre's new images.... both the 6.0 and 6.1 sys1 disk fails
>to boot.
>
>The fluke 9100 does start booting from DR1 bit after maybe two seconds
>you no longer hear the track stepping sounds from the floppy and the
>fluke locks up.
>
>
>
>On 11/12/2012 3:58 PM, Andre Huijts wrote:
>> Sent the files to Steve, David and John.....who will be first ;);)
>>
>> Seriously hope this will solve that (likely) bad V6.1 System disk 2 bad image....
>>
>> Do we have any info about differences between V6.0 and V6.1 ?
>>
>> I didn't compare the images as I thought the image files on the PC will probably different between the various tools used to make these images ?
>>
>> I would love to write back my images to (new) DD floppies and give them a try. Could I try them on the 9105 ? I ask this because I also have a floppy set of V6.0 that is indicated (handwritten) to be for the 9105....
>>
>> Also, isn't the backup tool on the "Serive disk" ? I have a non official floppy with handwritten Service disk (or something like that) 1.4
>>
>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad
>>
>> Op 12 nov. 2012 om 06:10 heeft John Robertson<jrr@flippers.com> het volgende geschreven:
>>
>>> Hi Andre,
>>>
>>> If you want to send me a copy via email I will test them either Monday or Tuesday...
>>>
>>> Have you tired comparing the set you have created with the set of 6.1 discs on TTL FTP under Fluke/9100A/System_DiscsRV6.1 ?
>>>
>>> John :-#)#
>>>
>>> Andre Huijts wrote:
>>>> I understand the 9100 is OS-9 based but OmniFlop already supports three different OS-9 formats. However, it doesn't recognize them as any of these three.
>>>>
>>>> I've left behind Windows since 2006 (well my work's laptop is still running it) and moved to iMacs but my old PC still had it installed.
>>>>
>>>> I still figure it is more likely for someone to still have a working XP setup than a DOS machine, not to mention not being able to transfer stuff to USB devices under DOS (normally).
>>>>
>>>> You can always make a multi-boot system, one of them XP.
>>>>
>>>> OmniFlop won't run correct under virtual machines though and using USB floppy drives is also a no-no.
>>>>
>>>> I have now backed up all V6.1 discs two. I have two sets:
>>>> Set 1 has System disks 1,2,3 Programmers Disk and IEEE-4888
>>>> Set 2 has all this except the Programmers disk.
>>>>
>>>> Only Disk 1 of set 2 gave a read error but worked after a retry, All other floppies read trouble free.
>>>>
>>>> The zipped file is only 2,5 MB incl. the V6.0 set so no problem to e-mail it.
>>>>
>>>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad
>>>>
>>>> Op 11 nov. 2012 om 23:29 heeft Martin White<martin@guddler.co.uk> het volgende geschreven:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> IIRC they’re OS/9 floppies - not of Mac OS 9 fame. At the time that I looked before (2008 / 9 maybe?) it was one of the formats that required a purchased license. Obviously that could well have changed by now.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried to use Omniflop quite a lot with Acorn BBC / Archimedes disks and I was able to get it to work under XP but I was never able to get the 64bit Windows 7 version to work. I went through a few mails with the developer who didn’t have a 64bit Windows based PC so all he was able to say was “<insert name> has got it working but I’ve got no way to test / debug it” so I never got any further with it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It was great while it worked but I moved on from Windows XP a long, long time ago now.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Andre Huijts
>>>>> Sent: ‎11‎ ‎November‎ ‎2012 ‎21‎:‎49
>>>>> To: Technical Tools Mail List
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] OmniFlop
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I did a test with OmniFlop and it reports that the Fluke floppies have the following format:
>>>>>
>>>>> 80/2/18/512
>>>>>
>>>>> My guess is
>>>>> 80 tracks
>>>>> 2 sides
>>>>> 18 sectors per track
>>>>> 512 bytes per sector
>>>>>
>>>>> I did notice the floppy format was mentioned somewhere in the Fluke docs but I forgot in which....will try to find it but if anyone else already knows......please confirm this is correct or not...
>>>>>
>>>>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad
>>>>>
>>>>> Op 11 nov. 2012 om 22:35 heeft Andre Huijts<a.huijts@upcmail.nl> het volgende geschreven:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Guys,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I found this very promising looking program to back up the Fluke 9100 floppies:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniFlop/OmniFlop.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I like it because it runs under Windows, yes even W7 and it supports a load of formats, amongst them OS-9 formats.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As a test I am now backing up the V6.0 disks. If anyone is able to recreate these floppies using OmniFlop and try them on a 9100a that would be great,
>>>>>> I didn't have the time yet to hook up a monitor/ TV.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Instead I dug out my PC which hasn't been used since 2005.....which eventually worked after getting some Raid 0 errors and the videocard loosing power because of what looks like a burnt power connector....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, OmniFlop recognizes the Fluke floppies as Gravograph ISIS format, which is a computer controlled engraving machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If anyone has a "spare" system they can try out these floppy images on so that we know if OmniFlop works for us that would be great ! :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad
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