English Amiga Board - View Single Post - Odd request: a raw image of a real (RDB) Amiga hard drive

mark_k · 03 November 2017, 16:35

Check the RDB documentation.

In the course of testing various WinUAE controller emulation I created some HDFs.

Various Comspec SA1000 HDFs in this thread.
Some A2090A HDFs (The A2090 software doesn't follow the RDB spec, since the spec didn't exist when it was introduced. So you might want to ignore that.)
A2091/A590 HDF with A-Max (HDF created using HDToolBox)
Masoboshi MasterCard
On real hardware an image file created from an IDE drive may need to be byte-swapped.
Golem HD3000 (HDF created using HDToolBox not the original Golem software)

There may be others if you search for them.

Some controllers (AdIDE probably, don't know of others) scramble the data lines. That could mean that an image file created from a real Amiga-with-AdIDE's IDE hard drive (reading it connected to a PC) is scrambled as compared to an HDF you create in WinUAE/emulation.

AdIDE has a "CPRM" sector at the start of the drive, some info here.
AdIDE HDF with A-Max. ICD prep program creates non-compatible RDB.

Finally, I don't remember whether I uploaded an HDF, but GVP Series I with the original V1.0 ROM is "interesting" because it's almost RDB-compliant but different enough to not be bootable on any other controller, and vice versa.

03 November 2017, 16:35	#10
mark_k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Posts: 3,343	Check the RDB documentation. In the course of testing various WinUAE controller emulation I created some HDFs. Various Comspec SA1000 HDFs in this thread. Some A2090A HDFs (The A2090 software doesn't follow the RDB spec, since the spec didn't exist when it was introduced. So you might want to ignore that.) A2091/A590 HDF with A-Max (HDF created using HDToolBox) Masoboshi MasterCard On real hardware an image file created from an IDE drive may need to be byte-swapped. Golem HD3000 (HDF created using HDToolBox not the original Golem software) There may be others if you search for them. Some controllers (AdIDE probably, don't know of others) scramble the data lines. That could mean that an image file created from a real Amiga-with-AdIDE's IDE hard drive (reading it connected to a PC) is scrambled as compared to an HDF you create in WinUAE/emulation. AdIDE has a "CPRM" sector at the start of the drive, some info here. AdIDE HDF with A-Max. ICD prep program creates non-compatible RDB. Finally, I don't remember whether I uploaded an HDF, but GVP Series I with the original V1.0 ROM is "interesting" because it's almost RDB-compliant but different enough to not be bootable on any other controller, and vice versa.