PC app that reads/writes to Amiga-formatted card in card reader?

Photon · 18 July 2011, 21:32

Stupid question, maybe - but are there apps that like WinUAE can r/w access CF cards?

Ideally, I'd just right-click a file and "put on my FFS-volume please", either in a file browser or a web browser.

Alternately, an app that has two folders (PC and Amiga) set up and syncs them both ways with a click - or by the insertion of an Amiga-formatted volume (option).

If there's a commandline command available (SF?) for Windows I'd be happy to make a slim wrapper, sync, decompress etc, I think this would be way cool.

Amiga1992 · 18 July 2011, 22:19

Never thought about this since WinUAE boots so fast I don't mind using it for these purposes.

Having a software that mounts any type of Amiga volume in the system like Macdrive does with Mac volumes, would be most helpful, though.

Jimbo · 18 July 2011, 22:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Stupid question, maybe - but are there apps that like WinUAE can r/w access CF cards?

Ideally, I'd just right-click a file and "put on my FFS-volume please", either in a file browser or a web browser.

Alternately, an app that has two folders (PC and Amiga) set up and syncs them both ways with a click - or by the insertion of an Amiga-formatted volume (option).

If there's a commandline command available (SF?) for Windows I'd be happy to make a slim wrapper, sync, decompress etc, I think this would be way cool.

You can do this with linux. You can mount the Amiga filesystem like any other file system to read/write to.

Photon · 19 July 2011, 00:00

Jimbo, I suspected that - a Linux box in Windows, or rebooting, to copy a file is a bit overkill though. Exists a port? What's needed is really copy, delete, and mount.

Akira, yes. Of course that's how I do it today, booting, navigating to the same places in Diskmaster and finding that file, select, copy button etc. A separate WinUAE installation with an auto-starting config and startup-sequence, with no fps-cap. That could be worth mucking about with

Hmm... I actually like this more and more, thanks Akira!

No complex mixture of loose components, no multiple programs accessing the CF card using potentially slightly different filesystem-implementations. Without a decent CLI sync-program you'd be stuck with "copy A:myPCdir B:myAmigaDir" in startup-sequence, but it could be useful enough perhaps. I'll try that first and see how it goes.

Supamax · 19 July 2011, 03:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbo

You can do this with linux. You can mount the Amiga filesystem like any other file system to read/write to.

WOW, I didn't know that!
How is it possible? How can Linux mount & access the Amiga filesystem?

desiv · 19 July 2011, 06:32

http://www.yueksel.org/index.php?tit..._non-Amiga_box

Jimbo · 19 July 2011, 09:33

Yes, the same way you mount the filesystem for PUAE to read/write (unless they have another way now)

18 July 2011, 21:32	#1
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	PC app that reads/writes to Amiga-formatted card in card reader? Stupid question, maybe - but are there apps that like WinUAE can r/w access CF cards? Ideally, I'd just right-click a file and "put on my FFS-volume please", either in a file browser or a web browser. Alternately, an app that has two folders (PC and Amiga) set up and syncs them both ways with a click - or by the insertion of an Amiga-formatted volume (option). If there's a commandline command available (SF?) for Windows I'd be happy to make a slim wrapper, sync, decompress etc, I think this would be way cool.

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18 July 2011, 22:19	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Never thought about this since WinUAE boots so fast I don't mind using it for these purposes. Having a software that mounts any type of Amiga volume in the system like Macdrive does with Mac volumes, would be most helpful, though.

19 July 2011, 00:00	#4
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Jimbo, I suspected that - a Linux box in Windows, or rebooting, to copy a file is a bit overkill though. Exists a port? What's needed is really copy, delete, and mount. Akira, yes. Of course that's how I do it today, booting, navigating to the same places in Diskmaster and finding that file, select, copy button etc. A separate WinUAE installation with an auto-starting config and startup-sequence, with no fps-cap. That could be worth mucking about with Hmm... I actually like this more and more, thanks Akira! No complex mixture of loose components, no multiple programs accessing the CF card using potentially slightly different filesystem-implementations. Without a decent CLI sync-program you'd be stuck with "copy A:myPCdir B:myAmigaDir" in startup-sequence, but it could be useful enough perhaps. I'll try that first and see how it goes.

19 July 2011, 06:32	#6
desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 1,767	http://www.yueksel.org/index.php?tit..._non-Amiga_box

19 July 2011, 09:33	#7
Jimbo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colchester Essex Age: 44 Posts: 822	Yes, the same way you mount the filesystem for PUAE to read/write (unless they have another way now)

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