Creating your own IPFs

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by Snoopy1234

Thanks not having much luck. I made one ipf >1mb with raw_dd but that doesn't work, the rest are without tracks! @ 18kb. I might leave it for now.

For standard sector format disks it works fine, i've tested a few IPFs in Steem and they load. It won't do Atari protections though like Copylock ST, just plain ST disks. Upload an scp file / kf dump and i'll have a look.

[Snoopy1234]

Originally Posted by BarryB

For standard sector format disks it works fine, i've tested a few IPFs in Steem and they load. It won't do Atari protections though like Copylock ST, just plain ST disks. Upload an scp file / kf dump and i'll have a look.

Uploaded to the Zone scp images (rar)

[BarryB]

They are copy protected so no chance creating IPFs. You could try Aufit to convert SCP to STX for STEEM.

[Snoopy1234]

Originally Posted by BarryB

They are copy protected so no chance creating IPFs. You could try Aufit to convert SCP to STX for STEEM.

Ok Thanks.

[BarryB]

Well the scp files load in STEEM so they seem ok, only Denis will know though!

[Supamax]

Originally Posted by BarryB

They are copy protected so no chance creating IPFs. You could try Aufit to convert SCP to STX for STEEM.

Only Denis can possibly (officially) do the scp --> ipf conversion, with the SPS utility, right?

[Supamax]

Originally Posted by Snoopy1234

Uploaded to the Zone scp images (rar)

Hi Snoopy1234 ,
if you upload them to The Zone (or send them via WeTransfer or similar service) I'll help you convert them.
I have a good experience with Atari ST floppies, Greaseweazle, Aufit & Co.

[BarryB]

I've Zoned STX files that load in STEEM SSE!

STEEM reads SCP files so you can either drop them straight into STEEM or convert to STX!

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by Supamax

Only Denis can possibly (officially) do the scp --> ipf conversion, with the SPS utility, right?

I don't, i ask to the dumper to dump his disk in kryoflux format with its greasleweasle.

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

I don't, i ask to the dumper to dump his disk in kryoflux format with its greasleweasle.

You could cheat and use HxC > KF RAW

[Snoopy1234]

Originally Posted by Supamax

Hi Snoopy1234 ,
if you upload them to The Zone (or send them via WeTransfer or similar service) I'll help you convert them.
I have a good experience with Atari ST floppies, Greaseweazle, Aufit & Co.

I've converted them to STX after BarryB's suggestion. SCP works in STEEM too.

[Snoopy1234]

Originally Posted by Supamax

Hi Snoopy1234 ,
if you upload them to The Zone (or send them via WeTransfer or similar service) I'll help you convert them.
I have a good experience with Atari ST floppies, Greaseweazle, Aufit & Co.

Originally Posted by BarryB

I've Zoned STX files that load in STEEM SSE!

STEEM reads SCP files so you can either drop them straight into STEEM or convert to STX!

Yes me too after your note on Aufit. I couldn't initially as Aufit locked up due to file size or something but after leaving it to process the Save image request it converts right away now.

[Keir]

Originally Posted by BarryB

You could cheat and use HxC > KF RAW

Or indeed Greaseweazle tools!

By the way HFEv3 support is now in latest FlashFloppy and Greaseweazle official releases.

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by Keir

Or indeed Greaseweazle tools!

By the way HFEv3 support is now in latest FlashFloppy and Greaseweazle official releases.

Of course, how lax of me to forget the Dungeon Master conversion using SCP and Greaseweazle

[Keir]

Would there be any interest in batch converting all available IPF image files to HFEv3 and hosting the whole lot on the EAB file server?

This would be a useful library of original uncracked titles for use on Gotek.

[Supamax]

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

I don't, i ask to the dumper to dump his disk in kryoflux format with its greasleweasle.

Yes, I was meaning that only you can do an official conversion to the ipf format (from SCP or KF formats provided by users)

[Supamax]

Originally Posted by Keir

Would there be any interest in batch converting all available IPF image files to HFEv3 and hosting the whole lot on the EAB file server?

This would be a useful library of original uncracked titles for use on Gotek.

Maybe a stupid question (I mean: already asked before by somebody): is it impossible or super-difficult to add direct IPF support to FlashFloppy?
This would completely avoid the need to do IPF-HFEv3 conversions for Gotek use.

Originally Posted by BarryB

STEEM reads SCP files so you can either drop them straight into STEEM or convert to STX!

Not always, unfortunately.
There are titles which don't load from SCP (but load fine when converted to STX). Maybe because of the specific loader, I didn't investigate.
I discovered that during my tests... can't remember which ones, though

[Supamax]

Originally Posted by Supamax

What's "raw_dd"?
An alternative utility for generating IPF files?

Originally Posted by BarryB

It's another format parameter in disk-utilities that just creates the track as raw unanalysed data rather than a track that is decoded with a known format. Simlar to creating a CT RAW file from a Kryoflux dump but you can just specify which tracks to use raw_dd on!

Thanks! It's clear now

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by Supamax

Maybe a stupid question (I mean: already asked before by somebody): is it impossible or super-difficult to add direct IPF support to FlashFloppy?
This would completely avoid the need to do IPF-HFEv3 conversions for Gotek use.

This is what Keir said on this matter:

I was intending to add native IPF support to FlashFloppy for the newest Goteks with more RAM and CPU power. However I realised that supporting conversion to HFEv3 is good enough, and a lot easier!

So no real need to add native IPF support as HFEv3 will work on all Goteks with FlashFloppy!

[Supamax]

Ok, thanks

BarryB, one question: the .stx of Giana (Atari ST) you uploaded to The Zone is directly derived from the .scp, without any trick?
A friend of mine said that all releases of Giana have a laser hole protection... is that true or...?

Would you upload the flux file to The Zone, for preservation? Unless it's already on the FTP server.