Problem with Commodore disks
#1
Hi Jim,

I have a Panasonic JU-475-4APJ that was flippy modded by sncboom2k.
I cannot get a single image to work using my Supercard Pro, no matter what I change the setting to.
I am using the same drive with a KFlux card and have no issues.
I literally just unplug the KF, make no changes, then plug in the SCP.
KF image works, SCP doesn't
I am imaging Commodore 64 disks
What am I doing wrong????


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#2
What disks are you trying to image? If they are commercial, you should be using INDEX mode. Otherwise, data disks have to be copied/imaged with SPLICE mode.
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(03-02-2019, 12:50 AM)admin Wrote: What disks are you trying to image?  If they are commercial, you should be using INDEX mode.  Otherwise, data disks have to be copied/imaged with SPLICE mode.

Thanks for the reply, they are commercial, orignal disks.
I can backup most of them with nibtools etc, but have never mamaged to get a single working image from SCP.
It must be something I am doing wrong, or my card is dead?!
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#4
Good question.  Run the media test in the Disk Utilities Menu.  That will read/write to a disk and test the drive and SCP hardware.   It could be something as simple as your disk drive heads are dirty.

You can make an image file (.scp) of a disk using INDEX mode and send it to me (data @ cbmstuff.com).  I can look at the image file and tell you what is wrong.
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(03-03-2019, 08:53 PM)admin Wrote: Good question.  Run the media test in the Disk Utilities Menu.  That will read/write to a disk and test the drive and SCP hardware.   It could be something as simple as your disk drive heads are dirty.

You can make an image file (.scp) of a disk using INDEX mode and send it to me (data @ cbmstuff.com).  I can look at the image file and tell you what is wrong.

OK, I will do that and send you an image.
Thank you.
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Image sent as requested
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(03-04-2019, 02:26 PM)Draven Wrote:
(03-03-2019, 08:53 PM)admin Wrote: Good question.  Run the media test in the Disk Utilities Menu.  That will read/write to a disk and test the drive and SCP hardware.   It could be something as simple as your disk drive heads are dirty.

You can make an image file (.scp) of a disk using INDEX mode and send it to me (data @ cbmstuff.com).  I can look at the image file and tell you what is wrong.

OK, I will do that and send you an image.
Thank you.

More images sent for evaluation.
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#8
Yep, your SuperCard Pro is bad. Take a hires picture of the board - in particular of the area with the Huey and Duey chips. I am guessing that you plugged the cable in backwards (probably to the disk drive) at some point and damaged Huey.
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Jim,

Now that I have a replacement Huey (R.I.P.), I am still having issues.
I will send a new flux image for you to take a look at.
It is of a known working disk that I am able to sucessfully image with KF.
Huh
John
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#10
Got your image. It is not indexed so you would have to use SPLICE mode. It also appears as at least partially corrupted. What disk is this?
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