>>> Takes forever copying microdrives! I'd forgotten! And this is with >>> the wcopy command! >> With qpac2 it is easy. >> FORMAT ram1_mdv1_ >> >> This does a quick direct sector read and flags files that will not >> copy. >> Repeated use will often recover files. > > Wait. Did I forget a format command trick to clone carts? It's not a clone command as such, it just tries to quickly duplicate a cartridge from mdv1 or mdv2 into a ramdisk. You'll need to manually wcopy everything to another blank cartridge or disk afterward (i.e. what I mean is it can't clone direct from mdv1_ to mdv2_ for example)
FORMAT RAM1_MDV1_ tries to copy all files from mdv1 into ram1. FORMAT RAM1_MDV2_ tries to copy all files from mdv2 into ram1. If the cartridge is good (i.e. no damaged files) it will usually copy everything in between 7 to 14 seconds (1 or 2 complete revolutions of the microdrive tape). Sometimes it will struggle a bit longer if it has problems, as Tony suggests it sometimes has more success than others, so if you get bad files indicated first time, it can be worth trying again. Any files which are bad (damaged microdrive sectors) are flagged with an '*' by their filenames. More information on Microdrive Imaging in the section of the Super Gold Card manual of that name, just after The Floppy Disk Driver And Ram Disks. _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
