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Support for DMK disk images #15

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This is the disk format that is currently also supported in openMSX (in the 
latest SVN versions). We think it supports all possible copy protections 
currently used on MSX. Most games expect a CRC error on a sector, other try to 
read more than 9 sectors on a track, etc.

This should all be supported now in openMSX.

Would be cool to be able to play these DMK dumps also on a real MSX with 
Nowind. :)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by manuel.b...@gmail.com on 12 Jun 2012 at 8:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by janwilm...@gmail.com on 12 Jun 2012 at 8:13

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
The nowind interface works at a sector-level. Implementing this feature would 
require new hardware for emulation of the diskinterface itself.

Original comment by janwilm...@gmail.com on 21 Oct 2012 at 12:10

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Why would it require new hardware? "All" you have to do is put more data over 
the line which gives the details on the disk used... I agree that it would 
complicate the Nowind ROM in lots of ways...

Original comment by manuel.b...@gmail.com on 21 Oct 2012 at 8:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
After the discussion in Nijmegen, are you willing to reconsider? Still not high 
prio, but it might be quite interesting :)

Point is that you don't need to emulate the FDC at all even for DMK support. 
BIOS/diskROM level support remains fine. But with DMK you can simply specify 
bad sectors and other details that can be passed through fine with the diskROM.

Original comment by manuel.b...@gmail.com on 30 Jan 2013 at 6:59

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, if what we discussed in Nijmegen will work then the support can be 
implemented on the host side, no ROM changes needed.

Original comment by janwilm...@gmail.com on 30 Jan 2013 at 2:43

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Original comment by janwilm...@gmail.com on 3 Feb 2013 at 4:21

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Any  news?

Original comment by manuel.b...@gmail.com on 15 Mar 2013 at 1:29