The disk definitely have QDOS IDs. Not to worry, it all works fine with DSDD QDOS disks, so I can transfer like that using QLTOOLSQ, just that DD disks are slightly slower to copy than HD ones. There is very little that I want to copy which won't fit on DD disks.
-- Dilwyn Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] qltoolsq > check the id in the boot sector - QDOS or SMSQ > if the files are data copy them to the PC first, or use Discover. > If progs you can add data space via SEXEC > > > > > >> Message Received: Nov 04 2005, 03:22 PM >> From: "Dilwyn Jones" >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: >> Subject: Re: [ql-users] qltoolsq >> >> Well, it is a QL disk, albeit an HD disk (1.4MB 2880 sector). >> >> Anyway it works fine with a a similar QL 720K disk. >> >> Pity QLay and QLay2 can't directly read FLP disks like QPC and >> QemuLator can. Seems a bit old fashioned and clumsy to have to use >> a >> command line DOS tool to transfer files into QLay, even though it's >> quite simple with DD disks. Just copy the programs onto a DD disk >> from >> a QL or QPC or something, qltools a: -d to list the files and >> qltools >> a: -q to transfer to QLay as long as the qltoolsq program is in the >> same directory as QLay's WIN1 or whatever. I don't like the MDV >> slots >> in QLay at all. >> >> (Same applies in general to QL2K) >> -- >> Dilwyn Jones >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: >> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 12:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [ql-users] qltoolsq >> >> >> > Should it not be a QDOS disk ? >> > QL5A ? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> Message Received: Nov 03 2005, 02:46 PM >> >> From: "Dilwyn Jones" >> >> To: "QL Users List" >> >> Cc: >> >> Subject: [ql-users] qltoolsq >> >> >> >> I've been trying to use the QLTOOLSQ QL disk reader on Windows >> >> XP >> >> with >> >> QLay 2 and QL2K but every time I try to read a QL disk it comes >> >> up >> >> with an error 'Not an SMS disk -d 642d' if I use an HD disk, but >> >> seems >> >> to work with an older DD 720K disk. >> >> >> >> Anyone know if this is limited to DD disks, level 1 filing >> >> systems >> >> etc? >> >> >> >> I'm using qltools v2.7q >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Dilwyn Jones >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> >> Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: >> >> 31/10/2005 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> QL-Users Mailing List >> >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > QL-Users Mailing List >> > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> > >> > >> > -- >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: >> > 31/10/2005 >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: >> 31/10/2005 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> >> > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: > 31/10/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: 31/10/2005 _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
