Need help writing an IMG file to 5.25" floppy

[DeltaDon]

I've D/L'ed from brijohn's github the msdos2.11.img for the Epson QX-16 and am trying to write a copy of i. I'm using the following setup: Greaseweazle 4.0 running GUI interface to a Panasonic JU-475-4 drive and have selected to write a img file.

The msdos211.img is selected. I've failed in writing it to the disk several times. I don't know the correct format to use for the write. I've tried several IBM formats, but all seem to fail. My Epson has 5.25" drives DSDD with about 720K size.

So do I need a special Epson format? If so, how do I create it or find a copy to load into the GW software?

 

[DeltaDon]

Converted img to SCP and I tried unspecified and that seems to work - off to try the results.

 

[Chuck(G)]

According to my collection, the QX-16 disks are pretty vanilla-flavored. Should work just fine with a legacy floppy controller.

 

[DeltaDon]

I'll give that a try next - use Winimage?

 

[Chuck(G)]

How about IMD?

 

[DeltaDon]

Either way I'll need to put together a PC with a 5.25 drive and for IMD also needing to be able to run DOS. Something I'm lacking at the moment. For want of a nail....

 

[ldkraemer]

Don,
I processed the *.IMD files along with creating a MSDOS211*.SCP file that the Greaseweazle should write correctly.
(((512 * 9) * 2) * 40) = 368640


If you wanted to use the Imagedisk utility BIN2IMD to write a MSDOS211.IMD file here is a MSDOS211.B2I
file that should work properly.

MSDOS211.B2I

; BIN2IMD MSDOS211.RAW MSDOS211.IMD MSDOS211.B2I
;
0  N=40 DM=5 SS=512 SM=1-9 /1
1  DM=5 SS=512 SM=1-9 /2

BIN2IMD MSDOS211.RAW MSDOS211.IMD MSDOS211.B2I

Larry