======================  ** DISKMATE V3.0 **  ** December 19.92 **  ====================== Written By Malcolm Harvey DownUnder Development 100% Assembly  ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### Functions: * Multitasking * Multi drive diskcopier Dos/NonDos * Disk format * Disk eraser * Disk installer * Floppy disk checker Requirements: * Programmed For O/S V2.0x Only. Note: Do not use nofastmem when using the prg as this removes/shifts mem etc, which is absolutly deadly with this type of prg. History/Bugs: * Version 2.0d..* * Did not write time and date upon formatting. * Could not write anymore than one dest device when doing a ram to dest copy. * Playing with the gadgets while operating prog caused disterous resaults. * Chkdisk Required 1meg Ram Buffer. * Name string Showed all extra bytes * Did not rcognize different disks if Formatted. * Version 2.0e..* * Fixed time/date routine. * Added A Src Ram Drive Gadget. Implemented Multiple Dest from a Src Ram drive. * Fixed Chkdsk Buffer uses internal buffer now. * Fixed name String, Only prints Real length. * Added Install Drive Gadget. * Knows different Disks Dates now if Formatted. * Version 2.1..* * Implemented Multipass RamCopy. * Ghosts Gadgets Now When in Operation * Version 3.0..* * Added Copying to DiskFile and Back. * Added Copying to RadDrive and Back. * Added Retry Gadget for Copy Errors Etc. * Added Speech Routines. * Added 880k/1.76m Disksize Formats Program Controls: ===========  PROGRAM USE =========== Dir Gadget: * DIR=Directory. This will bring up the Asl Requester which will let have a look at a Directory of any device connected to you system. S Gadget: * S=Stop. This gadget will let you escape from any drive accessing function in the program. Note: Although this happens almost instantly, at times you may have to hold it down for a sec, this is due mainly to the fact that it could be accessing a disk therefore you could have to wait till that disk whether reading or writing is finished before it gets the message to stop. For the techies>> The Main reason for this is that it would take quite a substantial amount of work to make it interrupt driven, ie: using Sendio). I Gadget: * I=Install An AmigaDos BootBlock on the Selected Src Drive. C Gadget: * C=Check. This Gadget is used to Check a disk in any of the Src Drives. Note in the default setting this Gadget is ghosted. To make it usable, you have to be in the Erase Command mode. SP Gadget: * SP=Speech. If this gadget it set on, it will speak any requester/name msg that will appear. (Note..If Translator.lib was notfound the SP Gadget will be Ghosted. ID Gadget: * ID-Inhibit-Drive. In default mode this is set off which will mean when an operation is started eg: Diskcopy/Erase Etc, you will notice that a busy icon will appear on the WorkBench Screen for each Drive that is in use. And when that particular operation is complete, the busy icon will disappear and the disk(s) name(s) will appear again. If the ID Gadget is selected all drives in the system will go busy as described above untill deselected again. This gives you the option of having/not having the drives read each time you put a disk in a drives(s). (Note...With version2.0+, if you have moved the pc0/pc1 dosdrives into there approiate drawers so as to let the fdrive(s) know about IBM disks, If the Gadget ID is set on, when you put a disk in anydrive the light on that drive will still go on and off again, because of the fact that, you have got pc0/pc1 in the dosdrivers drawer and it still wants to check for those devices. So if you want total noread you will have to remove the pc0/pc1 from the devs/dosdrives drawer, or not have them there at all. A Gadget: * A=About. Well here I am. N Gadget: * N=Name. This Gadget will show you the name of the Selected Src Disk in the Status Window. (Note. With certain disks either Erased or NonDos, you will get the name NonDos.. Instead. StatusWindow: * As the name implies, will show all msgs here whether DiskCoping/Formatting or whatever. SrcDstGadgets: * These are The Gadgets in 2 columns on the far right of the program which deal with which particular mode you are using either Erasing/DiskCopy. When you Load the program Default, all the FloppyDrive(s) that you have in your system will either show up as usable/not ghosted or they will be set to ghost mode (unasable). They are fairly straightforward to use. For example to use the diskcopy mode, just select a src gadget and one or several destination gadgets and that's it. If you want To use the Single pass ram copy as well you can select the Ram destination Gadget as well. It will check to see if you have the memory for the ram buffer to copy to first, and if not it will give you a "not enough" requester. Else if the Buffer is big enough, when you select go it will copy to a ram buffer as well. Note: The ram gadgets src/dest will be ghosted or enabled depending on the available memory. If you don't have the available memory for a whole disk to copy to in one read, the ram gadgets will be ghosted and you will go into the multipass disk/ram copy. On the other hand if you did have the memory the ram gadgets will be enabled and this will copy the src to the ram buffer in one read. If the copier goes into the multipass mode, follow the approiate requesters to swap disks etc when required. Warning..If you have selected more than one dest disk, ie df1/df2 etc, Do not remove them until the message ok comes up in the status window, telling you that the copying is completed, else they will not be complete copies. If the prg reads the whole disk in on one pass, when and if the trk guage reaches across to 160 trks, all the other selected dest drives (if you were doing multiple dest of course) would be finished on the first pass - you would then remove from there apropriate drive(s). Now that you have read the src into ram, from now on, if you want a copy of the image in ram All you do is select src ram, then pick which drive from the dest drives 0/1/2/3 you would like that ram image written back too. Once this is done it will write the Ram buffer back to the disk(s) you have selected. The image in ram will always stay there, until you do another copy into ram again. Rad: If this src/destination gadget is selected the program will use your Rad drive the same as a floppy drive would. Note: Because by default it is only a 1meg device it cannot be used in the High-Density mode as described below. File: If this dest gadget is selected the program will bring up the Asl Requester which will then allow you to copy either a low/high density disk to a file which can be anywhere on your system's devices, eg: Harddrives/floppies or whatever. Depending on what size you have selected 880/1.76, the file will be either 901120/1802240 bytes in length. And on the other hand if you select file src, then a requester will pop up in which you can select a file to write back to your destination disks. WARNING:Make sure that you have the right size disk in the drive for that particular drive format, 880/1.76, Or else you will end up with a disk with only half the data and the wrong sec size. As a 800k writes 11*512 sec per trk, and a 1.76 write 22*512 sec per trk, So make sure its right!!. Also if you tried to copy from a high-density file/ disk src to a rad drive this would not be allowed, because the Rad is only 880(1meg) in size. And the same goes for the Ramdrive. When the prg loads it will now check to see if it can get a 2meg buffer for the 1.76 disks. If it cannot it will get either the 1meg or 512k buffer instead. So if it could only get a 1meg/512k buffer you would not be able to copy a 1.76 disk to that buffer because it would be to small. (I really only wrote copying to ram with the High-Density disks for the users with Heaps of Ram, that is why i dident bother with the multipass High -Density to Ram Copy). 880/1.76: As Stated above this is the Disk format size selection gadget. Either 880(1meg)/1.76(2meg) Disks. Note: It will only format to AmigaDos Format. If Erase Mode is selected, the dest drive(s) or Gadgets will be Ghosted and the Src drive(s) will be enabled depending on of course which ones you have. In this mode all you do is select a Src drive to erase and Select Go. This function or operation will completly wipe your floppy disk like new. Note to make it usuable with AmigDos see AutoGadget Below. AutoGadget: * This is Gadget is used in conjunction with the erase function to let or enable you to format a disk when it has finished the erasing. Eg: To achieve this select erase mode, Set the Auto Gadget down or selected, select a Src Drive to erase and then Select go. When the erase pass is complete, it will automatically format it. VerGadget: * This gadget can be enabled on any mode. If you doing an erase it will check that the data got written ok. Or if you were using the DiskCopy mode, it will check both the reading of a src disk or and any dest drives as its copying. If You have the verify Selected you will get a blue bar under the trk bar if that sec(s) is ok, else if it had some error it will appear in grey. (NOTE: The Colours in the Program may vary depending on what colours you have set for your workbench colours. RetryGadget: * This gadget will only have any affect if the verify gadget has been enabled or set on. If it has then, if an error has been found the disk with the error will go back and try and read the trk/sec again, according to how many times that you have set the value next to the retry at. Using the up/down gadgets you can set this to a value from 0-9 retries. TrkGauge: * This displays where the disk has got up to. The Trk bar shows up in white and extends across. And as above the verify if set shows up below. FmtGadget: * This gadget will if selected format a disk in any src drive. When you select this Gadget a requester will come up with the option of either 1) Quick or 2) Complete format mode. if 1 is selected it will just format the Boot Block and Root Block. If 2 is picked it will format the disk completely. Note: the quick option is only recommended for a disk that you know is ok before hand. As it does not write to any other sectors than the r/bb.. (DO NOT USE IT FOR STORING VALUABLE DATA TO). or you may risk losing it. You have been warned. And also as above, the disksize Gadgets apply. So you can do either 800/1.76 disk format. Note.If the autogadget is selected when you selected fmt it will disreguard the autooption. DiskFormats: If you have selected either diskcopy or c(check) Gadget(s) and you see that the disk access stop unusually early, this is because of a Track- Disk Device error, Probably a disk format unknown error, which will cause it to stop. Stopping: * Apart from pressing the stop gadget to stop some disk access, you can just remove a disk from any drive. I put this option in as you never know who might fool with your computer when you're in the next room! Although I wouldn't recommend you do the above at all!!. Quit: * To quit select the Close Box, or Press Esc. HelpKey: * Brings up the Info. *--------------* Author: * If you have any comments/suggestions/bugs and or If you like this program and find it useful please send any donations to me via my address, found in the "about" (A gadget) in the program.  ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ### 30 ###