Not a DOS disk in device DF0:

MoreGrog · 22 July 2010, 21:14

A Newbie talking here.
I have just installed a 2gb cf card in my real amiga 1200.
It boots workbench from harddrive.
I have installed fat95 and cfd so i can access a pcmcia card.

I dont remember much about how workbench works.
But when i insert a game disk into DF0: (after workbench has loaded)
The following icons pops up:

MS0:????

DF0:NDOS

I try to doubleclick the icon to start the game but nothing happens.
I open the shell and type >df0:
and i get the error message in the title above ( Not a dos disk in device df0: )

If i do the amiga key reset with the game disk in df0: the game runs and start.

Is it not possible to start a game from DF0: workbench ?
Have I mounted DF0: to be a fat95 ( ms-dos ) disk drive ?

I'm clueless..
Anyone ?

cpiac64 · 22 July 2010, 21:18

game protect, turn on with disk inserted in drive df0:

MoreGrog · 22 July 2010, 21:23

Oh, i see. The game disk is in some kind of custom format.
While workbench can only work with a known dos format ?

TCD · 22 July 2010, 21:25

Yes. Almost all games don't offer a 'quit to WB' option anyway, so that doesn't matter much

Retro1234 · 22 July 2010, 21:30

The custom file system was probably to hide the files or maybe fit more on a disk
Why do you want to start the game from WB? To install it to HD? if so check out WHDload.

MoreGrog · 22 July 2010, 21:44

@Boo Boo:
It's been almost 15 years since i used the amiga.
I had the impression i was able to start game disk from the workbench in the old days.

What i was trying to do was to transfer a .adf file to an old DD disk i had when this error message popped up.
But yes, I want to check out how whdload works.

Retro1234 · 22 July 2010, 21:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoreGrog

@Boo Boo:
It's been almost 15 years since i used the amiga.
I had the impression i was able to start game disk from the workbench in the old days.

What i was trying to do was to transfer a .adf file to an old DD disk i had when this error message popped up.
But yes, I want to check out how whdload works.

Some games will start from WB -mainly Puzzle games like Monkey Islands -Welcome to EAB MoreGrog GROG GROG GROG

TCD · 22 July 2010, 21:51

Oh, welcome to EAB MoreGrog!

You should check WHDLoad for playing games from HD and also games that won't run on your A1200 from floppy anyway. Plentry of into about that around these parts of the interwebs

Enjoy your stay

MoreGrog · 22 July 2010, 22:42

Thanks for the welcome.

Ah, Crap, ofcourse i had to select the ONE game that dont work on amiga 1200 and amiga 600. I used transadf on a game named flood.adf. And it did not work on the a1200. So i tried it on the a600, and the same thing happend. Then i tested the same thing in winuae. And it turns out the game only works on amiga500! Aaargh.

Will it work with a1200 using whdload ?

(Yes i got an A600 aswell. And two a500 not behaving.)

TCD · 22 July 2010, 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoreGrog

Will it work with a1200 using whdload ?

Yep

Have a look here for starters : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=5267

MoreGrog · 23 July 2010, 19:46

Thanks for the link. Checking it now.

22 July 2010, 21:14	#1
MoreGrog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 10	Not a DOS disk in device DF0: A Newbie talking here. I have just installed a 2gb cf card in my real amiga 1200. It boots workbench from harddrive. I have installed fat95 and cfd so i can access a pcmcia card. I dont remember much about how workbench works. But when i insert a game disk into DF0: (after workbench has loaded) The following icons pops up: MS0:???? DF0:NDOS I try to doubleclick the icon to start the game but nothing happens. I open the shell and type >df0: and i get the error message in the title above ( Not a dos disk in device df0: ) If i do the amiga key reset with the game disk in df0: the game runs and start. Is it not possible to start a game from DF0: workbench ? Have I mounted DF0: to be a fat95 ( ms-dos ) disk drive ? I'm clueless.. Anyone ?

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22 July 2010, 21:18	#2
cpiac64 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Italy Posts: 1,136	game protect, turn on with disk inserted in drive df0:

22 July 2010, 21:23	#3
MoreGrog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 10	Oh, i see. The game disk is in some kind of custom format. While workbench can only work with a known dos format ?

22 July 2010, 21:25	#4
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,949	Yes. Almost all games don't offer a 'quit to WB' option anyway, so that doesn't matter much

22 July 2010, 21:30	#5
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,812	The custom file system was probably to hide the files or maybe fit more on a disk Why do you want to start the game from WB? To install it to HD? if so check out WHDload.

22 July 2010, 21:44	#6
MoreGrog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 10	@Boo Boo: It's been almost 15 years since i used the amiga. I had the impression i was able to start game disk from the workbench in the old days. What i was trying to do was to transfer a .adf file to an old DD disk i had when this error message popped up. But yes, I want to check out how whdload works.

22 July 2010, 21:51	#8
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,949	Oh, welcome to EAB MoreGrog! You should check WHDLoad for playing games from HD and also games that won't run on your A1200 from floppy anyway. Plentry of into about that around these parts of the interwebs Enjoy your stay

22 July 2010, 22:42	#9
MoreGrog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 10	Thanks for the welcome. Ah, Crap, ofcourse i had to select the ONE game that dont work on amiga 1200 and amiga 600. I used transadf on a game named flood.adf. And it did not work on the a1200. So i tried it on the a600, and the same thing happend. Then i tested the same thing in winuae. And it turns out the game only works on amiga500! Aaargh. Will it work with a1200 using whdload ? (Yes i got an A600 aswell. And two a500 not behaving.)

23 July 2010, 19:46	#11
MoreGrog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 10	Thanks for the link. Checking it now.

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