12 August 2018, 21:15 | #1 |
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Adf Sector editor under Windows
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I don't know if this tool already exist I would like to see/edit the contens of adf file (in Hexa/texte) under windows But, I would like to navigate on this adf file as I were in deksid on Amiga. So : - Load a ADF file - See the content in hexa/text (like any hexa editeur) - And navigate in this adf file with Cylinder, sector and Size Maybe it's already exist ?! |
13 August 2018, 08:45 | #2 |
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i'm using: HxD - Freeware Hex Editor and Disk Editor, https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/
except the navigate, i'lkl thing this is a great editor |
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I made a browser based version of such a tool some time ago to quickly inspect an ADF and extract some files:
http://stef.be/adfviewer/ Just drop your adf on the page and you're good to go. Let me know if you're missing some features. It doesn't write to Adf. Read only. |
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Thks but... It's Not m'y question
I also use hxd under Windows but as you say, no navigation in 'cylinder', sector, side. It's just.... An hexa editor Like Others. Your adf viewer is good but I would Like a standalone application. I can also code à Web-interface to 'surf' in à adf but, Not the goal. It's will already browser used. So, it's Not exist? Because it's a bit boring to start winuae and use a deksid just to navigat in adf. |
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I guess it doesn't exist
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13 August 2018, 14:59 | #6 |
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Well, I think too.
Maybe it's a good projet for learning Gui on C with windows, never do this. maybe another language is better ? |
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I'm not an expert of programming languages to know what particular language is preferable for a certain project
The last i learned was C, made some standard exercises and just a little of "serious" development (no GUI at all) I found it not so amazing, sincerely It's probably powerful, but i will not call it user-friendly I guess to make a Windows application there are better options than C |
13 August 2018, 17:59 | #8 |
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why not use an Amiga Tool for that ? adf is a amiga disk image
try Disk X for example (block/track/sector/head in hex/ascii http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/DiskX for Windows, I only know an old tool by Alpha One : ADF Magic you can view hex/ascii/disassemble/text but not select track/sector/head, only hex offset Last edited by heavy; 13 August 2018 at 18:18. |
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off topic: is it possible to add a writeFile function ? (copy selected files to an existing template adf) ? I don't know well the adf api |
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Up to now I was too lazy to figure out the checksum calculations needed for writing to a sector :-) |
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13 August 2018, 21:48 | #11 |
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The closest thing I can think of is TSXBIN, a Japanese hex editor. It has a C-like template language for file types and even comes with one such template for editing D88 disk images. Making an ADF template should be much simpler than the D88 template.
http://www.net3-tv.net/~m-tsuchy/tsuchy/tsxbin.htm |
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The goal is Not to editing adf, it's surf in the adf with cylinder sector, Head button.
Editing adf already exist and we can do it with some software. I find à hexa source with gui, I will going to see that. |
14 August 2018, 12:11 | #13 |
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what?? if you can edit, you can "surf" ... ?!?
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15 August 2018, 11:52 | #14 |
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Surf with sector, cylinder and Head Not surf in hexa position.
Need work just Like deksid on amiga. |
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is there's a possibility to write files to a blank .adf file from outside Winuae (native windows)?
Or create a bootable disk with a given set of files on it (clobbering the existing data on the .adf if any). This would be super-useful to create distributable floppies from windows for my games, since all data is created on Windows |
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yes, exe2adf is close enough. But it doesn't allow to customize startup sequence (for instance to add a call to "stack"). And the source isn't provided...
I could hack the .adf output though by changing stuff in the original startup sequence. I'll try that Last edited by jotd; 22 December 2019 at 21:15. |
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