10 August 2010, 13:37 | #1 |
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exe-file-in-df0 does not work with assembly winner
Download demo from http://www.scene.org/file.php?file=%...n.lha&fileinfo
unpack it to Windows directory, insert exe into WinUAE's DF0 -> does not boot. Examining the "disk" from Workbench reveals that it contains all zereos, no file, no bootblock, no data. It works well with other exe files, for example the Assign command from the Workbench disk. DF0 then contains a bootblock, s/startup-sequence and runme.exe as expected. |
10 August 2010, 13:43 | #2 |
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Had the same 'problem' with other (demo) exe files that are bigger than the standard 880k disk. Guess it works as intended.
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10 August 2010, 15:14 | #5 |
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It is bonus feature that works and nothing more is needed. (next feature request would be: somehow detect if setpatch is needed and so on, it would never end..)
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10 August 2010, 15:25 | #6 |
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What about the "this Kickstart needs 68020 or better" message? Isn't this bonus feature, too? "This file is too big for a floppy drive" is very similar IMHO.
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10 August 2010, 15:57 | #8 |
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Important question is: When should it complain about too big exe? If it does not fit in 880k image? But what if selected KS does support HD disk? Should it automatically switch to HD floppy mode (including possible unexpected side-effects) and only complain if it does not fit in HD disk?
"Image is too big" isn't the only problem. |
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14 August 2010, 09:59 | #10 |
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I checked the code and problem is simple: code that "inserts" the disk must not open any GUI dialogs (It is used for all kinds of disk insert tasks, for example configuration file disk inserts)
Dragging around some error status codes is not worth the extra complexity. Just mount the exe as a harddrive instead, it also includes automatic startup-sequence generation if single exe is mounted. |
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