Unknown floppies: how to identify them using their checksums/CRC32?

Supamax · 13 May 2009, 16:35

Hi,

I have a problem with some floppies of mine: I don't know how to identify them.
They are not bootable disks or disk#1 of a game/program, else I would have the name

.

Sometimes they have a disk name (e.g. "PSFonts" or "Disk3") but this won't help me...
Also, I tried examining all their content with my hex editor, but didn't find any helpful ASCII sequence.

Given their CRC32/checksum (and hoping their were not tampered with), is there a way to identify them (fast enough) on TOSEC or other similar archives?

mai · 13 May 2009, 16:42

What about ClrMAMEPro ?

davideo · 13 May 2009, 16:45

This thread http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=42963 has helped me identify just under 32,000 of my ADFs.

Still got a few to go but it's a good start

Dave G

Supamax · 13 May 2009, 17:10

@ mai and davideo

Thanks!

mai · 13 May 2009, 17:24

If "ClrMAMEPro" cant identify some disks, try to unpack data, which contains the disk, and then you can scan unpcked data for ASCII sequence.

Supamax · 13 May 2009, 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by mai

If "ClrMAMEPro" cant identify some disks, try to unpack data, which contains the disk, and then you can scan unpcked data for ASCII sequence.

That's one of the things I did (see my first post) before opening this thread

. No way...

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13 May 2009, 16:35	#1
Supamax Da Digger :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Monza, Italy Posts: 2,822	Unknown floppies: how to identify them using their checksums/CRC32? Hi, I have a problem with some floppies of mine: I don't know how to identify them. They are not bootable disks or disk#1 of a game/program, else I would have the name . Sometimes they have a disk name (e.g. "PSFonts" or "Disk3") but this won't help me... Also, I tried examining all their content with my hex editor, but didn't find any helpful ASCII sequence. Given their CRC32/checksum (and hoping their were not tampered with), is there a way to identify them (fast enough) on TOSEC or other similar archives?

13 May 2009, 16:42	#2
mai Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Federativnaya Respublika Germaniya Posts: 4,994	What about ClrMAMEPro ?

13 May 2009, 16:45	#3
davideo Amiga Tomcat Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Lincs Posts: 1,501	This thread http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=42963 has helped me identify just under 32,000 of my ADFs. Still got a few to go but it's a good start Dave G

13 May 2009, 17:10	#4
Supamax Da Digger :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Monza, Italy Posts: 2,822	@ mai and davideo Thanks!

13 May 2009, 17:24	#5
mai Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Federativnaya Respublika Germaniya Posts: 4,994	If "ClrMAMEPro" cant identify some disks, try to unpack data, which contains the disk, and then you can scan unpcked data for ASCII sequence.

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