ADF to DMS

[Megamix]

Hi all,

Is there a program for converting ADF back to DMS ?, as I have some games I put on my Winuae a few years back and now i have set up my 1200 1 of my original games has a read error on 2 of the disks.

So if I can convert it back it would help.

Thanks in advance.

[thomas]

Why is DMS better than ADF ? You can write ADF directly to disk without converting to DMS first.

[prowler]

Hi Megamix,

Use the Amiga version of DMS from within WinUAE.

Originally Posted by thomas

Why is DMS better than ADF ? You can write ADF directly to disk without converting to DMS first.

Not from within WinUAE.

[thomas]

You cannot write DMS from within WinUAE, either.

[prowler]

Originally Posted by thomas

You cannot write DMS from within WinUAE, either.

Megamix has the ADF files on his Windows PC for use with WinUAE.

His original Amiga disks have developed read errors. He wishes to transfer image files back to his Amiga to restore to disks there. But the ADFs will not fit on a 720K DOS-formatted floppy. Hence the need for DMS images.

Edit: I suppose he could use PC and Amiga split and join utilities and transfer part ADF images using DOS-formatted disks to achieve the same result without converting to DMS.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by prowler

Edit: I suppose he could use PC and Amiga split and join utilities and transfer part ADF images using DOS-formatted disks to achieve the same result without converting to DMS.

Or just pack it I would say LZX should do the job.

[prowler]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Or just pack it I would say LZX should do the job.

Certainly. Megamix can't say we're not trying to help!

[TCD]

Maybe we should mention a CF adapter then? Yes, yes I think we should

[cosmicfrog]

cant you just use dms in winuae ???

or am I mising something here ??
mount adf as df0:
go to cli/shell
dms forgot what the options are ??

??? confused froggie

[TCD]

Of course you can. You can also use a packer. Both options are fine

[prowler]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Maybe we should mention a CF adapter then? Yes, yes I think we should

OK, but let's leave it until he gets back.

[mai]

I would prefer PCMCIA adapter for fast and easy file transfer.

[prowler]

Originally Posted by mai

I would prefer PCMCIA adapter for fast and easy file transfer.

But Megamix might not prefer this option just to transfer a couple of files.

[Megamix]

thanks everyone for your help, but you may have misunderstud.
the ADF disks are now on a cd rom and have been copied to my Amiga hard drive, what I`m after doing is converting them from .ADF files back to .DMS so I can put them back on "real Amiga floppies" or back to the original dsiks.
I need to find a program that will convert them back to .DMS on the PC then copy them to cd and write them from my Amiga back to floppy disk.

Thanks again I`ll keep looking.

[thomas]

As I already said, you don't need DMS, you can write ADF directly to disk. There are many tools to do this: http://aminet.net/search?path[]=disk&readme=adf

[DoogUK]

ADFBlitzer is fast and superb...i cannot see why you need to convert them to DMS.

[Megamix]

Originally Posted by thomas

As I already said, you don't need DMS, you can write ADF directly to disk. There are many tools to do this: http://aminet.net/search?path[]=disk&readme=adf

Sorry I did not know you could write off .ADF files back to Amiga floppies, I get my "Flashback" back to there original disks.

THanks.

[AmigaFriend]

It's not because Thomas is writing in this thread, but i would really recommend his tool:

http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/tsgui

One of the best and most complete in my opinion. Used it extensively on my A4000.

[prowler]

Originally Posted by xpect

http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/tsgui

That's the one I always use too!

[alexh]

Originally Posted by prowler

He wishes to transfer image files back to his Amiga to restore to disks there. But the ADFs will not fit on a 720K DOS-formatted floppy. Hence the need for DMS images.

Just GZIP them, the compression ratio should be similar to DMS and you can write them back to disks uncompressing on the fly using TSGUI mentioned above.