IPF to ADF

macce2 · 09 December 2006, 22:53

Hi!

Is it possible with some program to transfer IPF files directly to ADF files ..?
Thanks in advance for help ;-)

alexh · 10 December 2006, 00:04

Depends on the IPF file.

The answer is No for 90% of IPF files, i.e. the image has strong copy protection.

macce2 · 10 December 2006, 11:55

@alexh

Ok, thanks. Well, what an IPF file actually is..? How can they be used ?

alexh · 10 December 2006, 12:11

IPF files are disk images (like ADF) but they contain more low-level detail which can be used to record the copy protection information.

It is a format created by the SPS Software Preservation Society.

You cannot (at the moment) write them back to floppy disk, but you can play them with a host of Windows, Amiga and Linux UAE emulators using the SPS plugin

There is no SPS plugin for the XBOX version of UAE

macce2 · 16 December 2006, 14:24

@alexh

I couldn't get the sps plugin to work with my WinUAE..
which versions of UAE are supported ? After installing the dll-file
according to the information, WinUAE still don't recognize ipf files. Do I have to rename them (to adf..?) or something ?

Konrad · 16 December 2006, 14:49

No, you don't have to rename the files. There's support in WinUAE since the plugin is available. Which version of WinUAE do you use ? I hope you use the recent version available on the WinUAE website ?

macce2 · 16 December 2006, 14:59

@Konrad

I 'm using version WinUAE 0.8.8; Release 8. It has AGA support, for instance. That's the version included in AForever 4, if I remember right ?!

thor · 16 December 2006, 15:37

Hui, that's a really old version. Better use a more recent one.

boing_1000 · 16 December 2006, 16:19

Yeah definitely upgrade to the most recent version from the WinUAE website. So much better.

macce2 · 16 December 2006, 20:47

newer releases of WinUAE require directX v.8 or newer. I'm still using Win98SE (yes, it sucks!) in my peecee, and I think I'm not going to update it anymore.
So, I haven't read the faq yet, but there has to be some way to mount IPF files, for example, direcly in Amiga OS 3.9 ?!

thor · 16 December 2006, 21:07

What do you don't want to update, Windows or DirectX? If you just want to keep your Windows, the newest DirectX installs on Win98 too. Directly in AmigaOS you can use them to do a WHDLoad install with the IPF file I think.

macce2 · 16 December 2006, 21:44

@thor

I don't want to update Windows at all, neither DirectX..
I'm using WinUAE mainly for testing purposes only.
Thanks, I'll try to access IPF files via AmigaOS

09 December 2006, 22:53	#1
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10 December 2006, 00:04	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,475	Depends on the IPF file. The answer is No for 90% of IPF files, i.e. the image has strong copy protection.

10 December 2006, 11:55	#3
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,222	@alexh Ok, thanks. Well, what an IPF file actually is..? How can they be used ?

10 December 2006, 12:11	#4
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,475	IPF files are disk images (like ADF) but they contain more low-level detail which can be used to record the copy protection information. It is a format created by the SPS Software Preservation Society. You cannot (at the moment) write them back to floppy disk, but you can play them with a host of Windows, Amiga and Linux UAE emulators using the SPS plugin There is no SPS plugin for the XBOX version of UAE

16 December 2006, 14:24	#5
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,222	@alexh I couldn't get the sps plugin to work with my WinUAE.. which versions of UAE are supported ? After installing the dll-file according to the information, WinUAE still don't recognize ipf files. Do I have to rename them (to adf..?) or something ?

16 December 2006, 14:49	#6
Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 744	No, you don't have to rename the files. There's support in WinUAE since the plugin is available. Which version of WinUAE do you use ? I hope you use the recent version available on the WinUAE website ?

16 December 2006, 14:59	#7
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,222	@Konrad I 'm using version WinUAE 0.8.8; Release 8. It has AGA support, for instance. That's the version included in AForever 4, if I remember right ?!

16 December 2006, 15:37	#8
thor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 899	Hui, that's a really old version. Better use a more recent one.

16 December 2006, 16:19	#9
boing_1000 A1000 Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Eastern USA Age: 37 Posts: 567	Yeah definitely upgrade to the most recent version from the WinUAE website. So much better.

16 December 2006, 20:47	#10
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,222	newer releases of WinUAE require directX v.8 or newer. I'm still using Win98SE (yes, it sucks!) in my peecee, and I think I'm not going to update it anymore. So, I haven't read the faq yet, but there has to be some way to mount IPF files, for example, direcly in Amiga OS 3.9 ?!

16 December 2006, 21:07	#11
thor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 899	What do you don't want to update, Windows or DirectX? If you just want to keep your Windows, the newest DirectX installs on Win98 too. Directly in AmigaOS you can use them to do a WHDLoad install with the IPF file I think.

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16 December 2006, 21:44	#12
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,222	@thor I don't want to update Windows at all, neither DirectX.. I'm using WinUAE mainly for testing purposes only. Thanks, I'll try to access IPF files via AmigaOS