Saving / Creating HDF from real Amiga HDD?

gizmomelb · 18 June 2006, 05:03

Hi all,

I've done a bit of a search on here and I've not really found any useful information so far..

I've got my realy Amiga HDD connected to a USB caddy and that is connected to my Windows box. WinUAE 1.2 can see the HDD and I can even boot from it and access all my files. However - I want to make a HDF image of my real Amiga HDD and I'm having no luck doing it.

Could someone please help me with some info?

Thank you.
Gizmomelb

EDIT: is there an easy way to connect the original drive to the PC, then run WinUAE and 'right click' SAVE HDF or something similar?

EDIT 2: ok seems the problem was PEBKAC - I was trying to save the HDF image to a partition that didn't have enough space. So I've now created the HDF image on a partition which DOES have enough space, however.. when I add the HDF image to WinUAE and it tries to boot it tells me that there is a Non DOS image in DH0: any help would be most appreciated please.

whiteb · 18 June 2006, 05:11

How about, create a HDF, mount it in Winuae, and use something like directoryOpus to copy the Real amiga's HDD contents to the HDF ?

whiteb · 18 June 2006, 05:30

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Originally Posted by gizmomelb

Hi all,

EDIT 2: ok seems the problem was PEBKAC - I was trying to save the HDF image to a partition that didn't have enough space. So I've now created the HDF image on a partition which DOES have enough space, however.. when I add the HDF image to WinUAE and it tries to boot it tells me that there is a Non DOS image in DH0: any help would be most appreciated please.

Did you format the HDF ?

Chances are, you added the HDF to the Harddrives section, and its gained a higher priority than the directory/HDF you usually boot from.

gizmomelb · 18 June 2006, 06:17

hiyas whiteb,

thanks for the help!

No, I essentially copied the Amiga HDD to a HDF file (at least that is what I assume the 'add harddrive, create HDF and then it says copying' function does) so there should be no need to format it etc. as its a copy of an already formatted and installed HDD.

EDIT: hmm, actually I'm not so sure it is a CLONE of the Amiga HDD.. I just tried it again and it only says 'PROCESSING' - not 'COPYING'. SO I think it's just making an empty HDF with the same geometry as the original Amiga HDD.

whiteb · 18 June 2006, 06:26

Okay, well I have never used that.......

But if it worked now, then great

gizmomelb · 18 June 2006, 06:32

well it appears to just create an empty HDF, so looks like I need to use QBT or something to copy it.

Seems silly that if WinUAE can read direct off the HDD that it cannot clone it - enhancement request maybe please Toni?

whiteb · 18 June 2006, 06:52

Just do what I suggested, load workbench, with the HDF and Amiga HDD defined, and just copy from the Amiga HDD to the HDF with DOPUS or another file manager.

adolescent · 18 June 2006, 07:12

As whiteb mentioned. Or, just do "COPY DH0: DH1: ALL CLONE" from the shell. No need for WinUAE to complicate this task.

gizmomelb · 18 June 2006, 07:51

hi all, well m problem now is that my Ami HDD has OS 3.9 on it and is set to hi-res (31KHz) mode and it doesn't display correctly under WinUAE (and my multisync monitor isn't working, so I can't easily change the display properties. Is there any way to get WinUAE to handle multisync resolutions and displays with OS 3.9 please?)

18 June 2006, 05:03	#1
gizmomelb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne Age: 55 Posts: 541	Saving / Creating HDF from real Amiga HDD? Hi all, I've done a bit of a search on here and I've not really found any useful information so far.. I've got my realy Amiga HDD connected to a USB caddy and that is connected to my Windows box. WinUAE 1.2 can see the HDD and I can even boot from it and access all my files. However - I want to make a HDF image of my real Amiga HDD and I'm having no luck doing it. Could someone please help me with some info? Thank you. Gizmomelb EDIT: is there an easy way to connect the original drive to the PC, then run WinUAE and 'right click' SAVE HDF or something similar? EDIT 2: ok seems the problem was PEBKAC - I was trying to save the HDF image to a partition that didn't have enough space. So I've now created the HDF image on a partition which DOES have enough space, however.. when I add the HDF image to WinUAE and it tries to boot it tells me that there is a Non DOS image in DH0: any help would be most appreciated please. Last edited by gizmomelb; 18 June 2006 at 05:24.

18 June 2006, 06:17	#4
gizmomelb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne Age: 55 Posts: 541	hiyas whiteb, thanks for the help! No, I essentially copied the Amiga HDD to a HDF file (at least that is what I assume the 'add harddrive, create HDF and then it says copying' function does) so there should be no need to format it etc. as its a copy of an already formatted and installed HDD. EDIT: hmm, actually I'm not so sure it is a CLONE of the Amiga HDD.. I just tried it again and it only says 'PROCESSING' - not 'COPYING'. SO I think it's just making an empty HDF with the same geometry as the original Amiga HDD. Last edited by gizmomelb; 18 June 2006 at 06:27.

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18 June 2006, 05:11	#2
whiteb Fanatically Amiga. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 54 Posts: 1,557	How about, create a HDF, mount it in Winuae, and use something like directoryOpus to copy the Real amiga's HDD contents to the HDF ?

18 June 2006, 06:26	#5
whiteb Fanatically Amiga. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 54 Posts: 1,557	Okay, well I have never used that....... But if it worked now, then great

18 June 2006, 06:32	#6
gizmomelb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne Age: 55 Posts: 541	well it appears to just create an empty HDF, so looks like I need to use QBT or something to copy it. Seems silly that if WinUAE can read direct off the HDD that it cannot clone it - enhancement request maybe please Toni?

18 June 2006, 06:52	#7
whiteb Fanatically Amiga. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 54 Posts: 1,557	Just do what I suggested, load workbench, with the HDF and Amiga HDD defined, and just copy from the Amiga HDD to the HDF with DOPUS or another file manager.

18 June 2006, 07:12	#8
adolescent Powered by Motorola Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 52 Posts: 1,065	As whiteb mentioned. Or, just do "COPY DH0: DH1: ALL CLONE" from the shell. No need for WinUAE to complicate this task.

18 June 2006, 07:51	#9
gizmomelb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne Age: 55 Posts: 541	hi all, well m problem now is that my Ami HDD has OS 3.9 on it and is set to hi-res (31KHz) mode and it doesn't display correctly under WinUAE (and my multisync monitor isn't working, so I can't easily change the display properties. Is there any way to get WinUAE to handle multisync resolutions and displays with OS 3.9 please?)

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