Subj : Re: Archiving C=64 5.25" Disks
To   : Bucko
From : paulie420
Date : Fri Jul 21 2023 21:09:59

 Bu> That's weird, I responded and it didn't save.. So here goes again! 
 Bu> 
 Bu> You can create a .img file using a program called imgburn (google it to
 Bu> download it) that will create .img files from directories. I used it
 Bu> back in the day when I was creating .img files of downloaded CD's, which
 Bu> I wanted to create disks from. It worked pretty well.. Not sure how it
 Bu> will work with the Gotek though. If it doesn't like it try copying the
 Bu> files to a subdirectory on the PC and create from there.. 
 Bu> 
 Bu> Sorry for being vague..

Nah, yer awesome... mL sent me a reply, too, and heres how I've been doing it;

$ dd if=/dev/zero of=floppy.img bs=1440k count=1
$ mkfs.msdos -F 12 floppy.img
$ mkdir disk
$ sudo mount -o loop floppy.img disk/

[Copy 1.44 worth of files to /disk...]

$ sudo umount disk/

However, in this particular instance it might be nice using some GUI proggie - so thanks for the suggestion. I'll hunt for IMGBURN or other software that might help...

I really wish the Goteks allowed you to mount larger .IMG or .ISO's and boot as CD-Rom - that would be killer.



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