01-19-2014, 06:45 PM
There's likely two issues here.
One is that SCP currently doesn't copy Amiga disks that aren't aligned to the index hole. So if your disk is like that and you're using SCP to copy it, it will fail.
The other issue is the two different types of alignment disks. One type (the analog alignment disk) requires an oscilloscope and can't be copied with a standard drive. The other type is just a software program written to disk with a perfectly aligned drive. This type doesn't require a scope, but it's not as accurate. Generally accurate enough to get you loading your disks again though, so for end-user game loading, it's fine.
Those software-only alignment disks can be copied, but the resulting copy is only as good as the alignment of the drive that wrote it. An out-of-alignment alignment disk is like being lost in the woods and not knowing that your compass doesn't point North.
One is that SCP currently doesn't copy Amiga disks that aren't aligned to the index hole. So if your disk is like that and you're using SCP to copy it, it will fail.
The other issue is the two different types of alignment disks. One type (the analog alignment disk) requires an oscilloscope and can't be copied with a standard drive. The other type is just a software program written to disk with a perfectly aligned drive. This type doesn't require a scope, but it's not as accurate. Generally accurate enough to get you loading your disks again though, so for end-user game loading, it's fine.
Those software-only alignment disks can be copied, but the resulting copy is only as good as the alignment of the drive that wrote it. An out-of-alignment alignment disk is like being lost in the woods and not knowing that your compass doesn't point North.