[Blindapple] reading hd files with mame

[Bryan Mckinnish]

I have a prodos file I made with only a few programs on it I made, but 
not sure how to create a hd file.

Is there any windows programs that can read and rite hd files?

I use cider press for dsk files and other ones.


Thanks.


On 8/8/2021 12:02 PM, Tiny Puppy-butchb via BlindApple wrote:
> I'd like that disk file.  I haven't run davex in years.  I have a
> hard drive for my 2e, but not sure what I did with the scsii
> control card for it.  Thanks
>
> Send file to
> butchb at fairpoint.net
> or wa0vjr at gmail.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kyle via BlindApple" <blindapple at bluegrasspals.com>
> To: "Blind Apple Discussions" <blindapple at bluegrasspals.com>
> Cc: "Kyle" <kyle at free2.ml>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2021 9:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindapple] reading hd files with mame
>
>
> First, I do know that a different controller is needed, although
> I don't
> think it's in slot 6. If I remember correctly, it's recommended
> to put
> it in slot 7, but I could be wrong. The controller you need is
> the
> CFFA2, which I believe is a compact flash reader. Your disk image
> needs
> to have the ProDOS operating system on it. I recommend the Davex
> shell
> with ProDOS Textalker added. I have a floppy image of such a disk
> if you
> need it.
>
>
> My problem is that although I have set up a CFFA2 controller, I
> haven't
> yet been able to specify a hard disk image on the MAME command
> line.
> Everything I read tells me to specify -hard1 <filename> on the
> command
> line, or to specify the hard disk image in apple2ee.ini, but
> neither
> boots from the hard disk image, and I'm not able to see my hard
> disk
> image when I load my Davex floppy either.
>
> ~Kyle
>
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