"What Works, what doesn't". A Topic

[arjepsen]

I think you can use the program for free as a trial for a limited time. I didnt pay for it, when I made that walkthrough.

Yeah, im on holiday, so im not at home. I do have internet though

[Bruce Graham]

Hey Anders;
So I was able to write the 1st x.IMA file but will not write any other??????

Sometimes things are so difficult grrrrr.

Bruce

[Bruce Graham]

Hi Anders;

So far no luck getting the Floppy Emulator program to function in a manner that seems to make sense. I uninstalled and re-installed and I do not see any of the separate floppies. It says that there are 41 floppies (the USB's are 64MB (small yes but should do the job).

Earlier this afternoon, I was able to see 41 floppies down the right side of the screen, but could only write image into "000". All the other "floppies" I got an error code. Different error message but mostly something like "The disk is not FAT 32? compatible" Not 100% that, that is what it stated.

At this point when I open the IPCAS software with the USB stick in place I do not see any floppies. I see mostly a white screen with "File, USBFlashDrive, Single, Bulk & Option" across the top with Icon below. In the bottom Left corner I see "The 41 floppy disk block" written out.

Please don't worry about it now. Save for after your holiday's.

Cheers and thanks
Bruce

[arjepsen]

yes, 64mb is more than enough. But being that small suggests that it might be a stick that is a bit old?
I have seen usb sticks go bad over time - you could try a different stick, and see whether it makes a difference.

overall:
you managed to make the IMA files for all 3 disks, right?
Be aware that to get a fresh clean install, and also to avoid trouble, you might want the installation to format the disk. I think I mentioned it in the walkthrough. it means editing a file in the image.
I think the IPCAS software formats the stick into 41 partitions in your case.
Be aware that you need to use the IPCAS software to BOTH format the usb stick, AND write the image files to the different partitions.
Hope this helps. Otherwise I can try to make a more thorough walkthrough later on.

[Bruce Graham]

Hey Anders;

We'll pick this up again after you holidays as I have deleted the Floppy Software as it is not performing as you say it should. I do not think I have found the correct software yet. It doesn't look like the IPCAS I see on Google.

I can't right the image files I have created using the WinImage software as I do not see any of the partitions in the floppy. I have tried other USB sticks. Same result. I checked the 64MB sticks by copying other types of files to them (Word, Excel, MP3) they saved and could be retrieved.

I'm sure it is me not grasping what should happen. I am not at the top of the computer world so some things make sense other don't.

When you get home if that is OK.

Perhaps we could do this by email and I will post here when we get things working.
Thanks again.
Bruce

[arjepsen]

Home again.
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