C64 util to copy D64 to real disk?

ZappedC64

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Sep 1, 2011, 8:50:44 AM9/1/11

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I just got my uIEC v3.2 from Retro Innovations and besides the lack of
any instructions, I'm absolutely loving it! I am able to "mount" D64
images on the SD card, but I would like to convert some of my D64 back
to disks. What C64 tool can I use to convert the D64 back to a floppy
disk?

Kind regards,
/Zapped/

<[ Sent from my Commodore 64... just kidding ]>

ZappedC64

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Sep 1, 2011, 9:08:30 AM9/1/11

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On Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:50:44 -0400, ZappedC64 <n...@me.com> wrote:

>
>I just got my uIEC v3.2 from Retro Innovations and besides the lack of
>any instructions, I'm absolutely loving it! I am able to "mount" D64
>images on the SD card, but I would like to convert some of my D64 back
>to disks. What C64 tool can I use to convert the D64 back to a floppy
>disk?

Ok.. I may be on a roll... I discovered:

d64it: http://www.kludgesoft.com/c64/d64it.html

and

CBM Command: http://cbmcommand.codeplex.com/

Both look very promising.

/Zapped/

Windchaser

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Sep 2, 2011, 6:44:21 PM9/2/11

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On 2011-09-01 09:08:30 -0400, ZappedC64 <n...@me.com> said:
>
> Ok.. I may be on a roll... I discovered:
>
> d64it: http://www.kludgesoft.com/c64/d64it.html
>
> and
>
> CBM Command: http://cbmcommand.codeplex.com/
>
> Both look very promising.
>
> /Zapped/

CBM Command works pretty well; it's great for copying files to my
uIEC/SD, and I can use it to turn .d64 images into real disks.

Have you had any luck using it to create .d64 images? I press x, get
the 'enter a name' prompt, name the image, and the floppy spins for a
while and shows that it's reading, but nothing is written out.

ZappedC64

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Sep 2, 2011, 10:06:12 PM9/2/11

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On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 18:44:21 -0400, Windchaser <abri...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Have you had any luck using it to create .d64 images? I press x, get
>the 'enter a name' prompt, name the image, and the floppy spins for a
>while and shows that it's reading, but nothing is written out.

I had not tried until you mentioned it. I am running an image right
now. It appears to be working. Here are the steps I used.

typed:

open1,10,15,"cd cbmcmd-2.0.d64":close1
load"*",8
run

Pressed Shift-d and selected floppy drive 8
Pressed x - gave it a file name
Pressed Return
Pressed Return again

It's still running right now... 62%. :) My uIEC is running the latest
10.1 firmware.

I'll report back in a few it the d64 image creation is successful.

/Zapped/

ZappedC64

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Sep 2, 2011, 10:11:59 PM9/2/11

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On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:06:12 -0400, ZappedC64 <zap...@c64.com> wrote:
>I'll report back in a few it the d64 image creation is successful.

Worked perfectly on the first try.

/Zapped/

Windchaser

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Sep 3, 2011, 6:06:25 AM9/3/11

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That's exactly what I did, and it didn't work. (Well, except my uIEC is
set to 9, not 10.)

Tried putting the source disk in a 1541-II instead of the 1571, tried
changing device numbers, nothing.

Then I tried it in 64 mode instead of 128 mode. THAT worked.

So apparently, creating .d64 images doesn't work in CBM Command 128.
Kind of a bummer, since using the 1571's Burst mode would help. And 80
column-ness is nice in a file manager!

Ohwell, I can still use the 128 version to write out images, and do all
the other file-moving stuff.

Payton Byrd

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Sep 3, 2011, 9:49:18 PM9/3/11

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It's strange you are having such problems, but I suspect it's specific to 128DCR machines. As I noted on CodePlex, I was able to create a disk image from a 1571 to a uIEC in 128 mode. Can someone else with a 128D try creating a D64 from the internal 1571 to a uIEC?

ZappedC64

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Sep 4, 2011, 10:54:09 PM9/4/11

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On Sat, 3 Sep 2011 18:49:18 -0700 (PDT), Payton Byrd
<plb...@gmail.com> wrote:

>It's strange you are having such problems, but I suspect it's specific to 128DCR machines. As I noted on CodePlex, I was able to create a disk image from a 1571 to a uIEC in 128 mode. Can someone else with a 128D try creating a D64 from the internal 1571 to a uIEC?

Is the 128DCR the plastic one or the metal one? I think I have one of
the US metal ones.

/Zapped/

Windchaser

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Sep 5, 2011, 12:31:21 PM9/5/11

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DCR is the metal one, which is what I'm using. Or attempting to use, at
any rate. :)

ZappedC64

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Sep 5, 2011, 4:08:42 PM9/5/11

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On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 12:31:21 -0400, Windchaser <abri...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>DCR is the metal one, which is what I'm using. Or attempting to use, at
>any rate. :)

OK, I'll pull one of my 128D'd out and try it.

/Zapped/