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Bootsector and DMF disk (Users)

posted by roytam, 13.07.2025, 05:55

> Even if we slightly switch of subject, thanks.
>
> 1. The maybe only impossible solution will be to have 2 types of track
> size, 18 sectors for around 250-300Kb and 21 sectors for the rest of the
> disk, or someking of dual partitions?
>
> 2. Can someone test 2M please, I try on 86BOX and QEMU, I still got density
> error when I try to format using MS-DOS format or 2MF?
> (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=venQZPVeCNs
> /
> http://www.win3x.org/win3board/viewtopic.php?t=25019&view=min).
> Even using VGACOPY and selecting the 2M size didn't works...

emulators don't support custom size of floppy well.

Complete thread:

• Bootsector and DMF disk - nico7550, 10.07.2025, 09:04 (Users)
  • Bootsector and DMF disk - roytam, 11.07.2025, 07:45
    • Bootsector and DMF disk - nico7550, 12.07.2025, 08:21
      • Bootsector and DMF disk - roytam, 12.07.2025, 11:50
      • Bootsector and DMF disk - fritz.mueller, 12.07.2025, 11:52
        • Bootsector and DMF disk - nico7550, 12.07.2025, 23:04
          • Bootsector and DMF disk - roytam, 13.07.2025, 05:55
  • Bootsector and DMF disk - marcov, 25.07.2025, 23:10