French version request to existing whdload game

[KKR75]

Hello,

I have a french original disk of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego.
It won't work with the original 'CarmenWorld.lha' whdload port.

Possible for someone to add that version in ? Most likely a very simple port.

Thanks !

[alexh]

Request it here :

http://mantis.whdload.de/search.php?...e_status_id=-2

You can start by creating disk images. What hardware do you have? Just an Amiga? A1200? Perhaps a Kryoflux? Supercard Pro? GreaseWeazle?

[KKR75]

Thanks, I'll go there. I already have the ADF created

[alexh]

Originally Posted by KKR75

I already have the ADF created

Normally you cannot create ADFs from original disks (or rather you can but they don't work) because the original disks typically contain copy protection.

Perhaps this game had no disk copy protection?

I can see comments it had text-based copy protection (almanac or something?) but that does not preclude the possibility of disk copy protection as well.

[KKR75]

Originally Posted by alexh

Normally you cannot create ADFs from original disks (or rather you can but they don't work) because the original disks typically contain copy protection.

Perhaps this game had no disk copy protection?

I can see comments it had text-based copy protection (almanac or something?) but that does not preclude the possibility of disk copy protection as well.

I KryoFluxed it at home. The game runs fine with the image, no copy protection that I can see.

[alexh]

Please Upload the kryoflux image to forum uploads aka "The Zone!"

(link in top right corner). Thanks.

[dlfrsilver]

Yes thanks !

[KKR75]

uploaded

[alexh]

Thanks. I added a note to your Mantis request.

This is an ADF? Do you still have the original kryoflux low level dump? Could you make a new one? It will make dlfrsilver happy

[KKR75]

Originally Posted by alexh

Thanks. I added a note to your Mantis request.

This is an ADF? Do you still have the original kryoflux low level dump? Could you make a new one? It will make dlfrsilver happy

Original RAW dump of that ADF uploaded just now

[Retroplay]

Unfortunately your dump is bad.
It's infected with Lamer Exterminator

Sect 664 seq 85 => Data block destroyed >>Lamer Exterminator type B<<

Let the intro run, when music starts and the policeman run across the screen a read/write error requester pops up.
I also tried your kryoflux raw dump and made an ipf, same thing happens.

[dlfrsilver]

This disk has been written over by an Amiga.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is a duplicated game......

[KKR75]

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

This disk has been written over by an Amiga.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is a duplicated game......

I am not sure what you mean by this ?

[KKR75]

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Unfortunately your dump is bad.
It's infected with Lamer Exterminator

Sect 664 seq 85 => Data block destroyed >>Lamer Exterminator type B<<

Let the intro run, when music starts and the policeman run across the screen a read/write error requester pops up.
I also tried your kryoflux raw dump and made an ipf, same thing happens.

I am not that surprised, given that these 'Back to School' original floppies were given away by a friend. I wasn't the one who originally purchased them.

Oh well. Thanks for your effort anyway.

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by KKR75

I am not sure what you mean by this ?

This game was duplicated on a pro machine.

Was i see when checking your dump is that all the tracks were copied with an A500.

[KKR75]

Originally Posted by alexh

He is saying he believes this is not an original disk.

Or if it is, it was over written at some point.

You sometimes see this. An original disk stops working. The owner writes over it to fix it.

It would explain how you were able to turn it into an ADF.

There is also the possibility that dlfrsilver is wrong.

He believes the original disks were written on a trace machine in a commercials disk duplication house. You can detect this in the dumped disk data.

Okay your explanation makes sense, yes. I've gone ahead and deleted all traces of that disk and dumps.

[Supamax]

Originally Posted by alexh

What hardware do you have? Just an Amiga? A1200? Perhaps a Kryoflux? Supercard Pro? GreaseWeazle?

Is there a link for non-UK users to buy a GreaseWeazle?
Or a way to contact the seller/author, so that I could order one from here (Italy)?

A friend of mine lended to me a GreaseWeazle F7 v2 (2020), but maybe a v4 (2021) is way better?
The F7 v2 would seem good (I successfully made Amiga/Atari/ZX Spectrum Disciple disk images) but I have severe issues using it for WinUAE's direct access. It's not working with it... I get read errors on all tracks!

[Jami]

Have you tried to contact Keir Fraser on Facebook ?

[alexh]

Originally Posted by Supamax

Is there a link for non-UK users to buy a GreaseWeazle?

https://www.ebay.it/itm/165116673460

[Supamax]

Originally Posted by Jami

Have you tried to contact Keir Fraser on Facebook ?

No... I didn't know it was on Facebook . Thanks

Originally Posted by alexh

https://www.ebay.it/itm/165116673460

Thanks. This is shipped (if I'm right) from UK, too, so additional taxes etc.
If Keir Fraser lives in the EU maybe he can ship one to me from there, or show me a link to a cheap one (I remember seeing one from a polish user, maybe?).

Originally Posted by Supamax

The F7 v2 would seem good (I successfully made Amiga/Atari/ZX Spectrum Disciple disk images) but I have severe issues using it for WinUAE's direct access. It's not working with it... I get read errors on all tracks!

Maybe WinUAE's direct access to an Amiga floppy via the GreaseWeazle 'broke' someway in the last release?
Did anybody test it recently with his GreaseWeazle?