Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

On May 30, 2010, at 12:26 PM, Jess Balint <jbalint@...> wrote:

> is it possible (and legal?) for somebody to post a raw disk image  
> which would allow makign a new sequencer disk without the EDE program?
>
>
> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Rob Rosenbrock <rob.sd1@... 
> > wrote:
>
> I don't think that EDE works with a USB floppy drive either. Do you  
> have access to a computer with a built-in drive?
>
>
> On May 30, 2010, at 12:40 PM, cappuchino_blue wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello.
>> I think I have managed to make a new record here. I have bought the  
>> VFX SD for £162 a couple of weeks back from eBay. I received it in 
>>  beautifully working condition and instantly was satisfied.
>>
>> Three days after having it, I then went to test the floppy drive by  
>> writing 60 programs to the floppy disk. They wrote fine, but  
>> immediately after the operation was finished, I pressed the  
>> sequencer button and got 'Sequencer Must Be Loaded' instead of the  
>> sequencer loading. After seeing the message, I reset it and had the  
>> same thing. I then later discovered that resetting it erases the  
>> sequencer (oops).
>>
>> I now am stuck with a sequencer which has some lovely sounds and  
>> presets, but no sequencer. The sequencer is the most important part  
>> to me. Here is what I have tried:
>>
>> I have tried starting EDE in windows command prompt (Windows XP).  
>> Version 109 worked but I got an address mark error. 107 and 108  
>> wouldn't start.
>>
>> I then used a utility which made EDE bootable by creating a ram  
>> disk. That worked fine except 109 gave me a 'sector not found'  
>> error. I put this down as using an HD disk rather than the DD disk  
>> I should be using. I bought 10 brand new DD disks only to find out  
>> my floppy drive doesn't support DD disks.
>>
>> EDE 107 and 108 at startup give me an error before even starting up  
>> to the program, but after being written to the ramdisk. The error  
>> occurs when I type 'EDE' (without quotes) into the FreeDOS prompt.  
>> I will post the error in a comment if required. Just post a reply  
>> saying if you need this error.
>>
>> NOTE: I am using an IBM USB floppy drive.
>>
>> Omniflop doesn't work with USB drives. It does however, work in  
>> VMware Player where the VM detects the USB drive as built in via a  
>> virtual floppy controller. Omniflop isn't supposed to work with  
>> virtual hardware, but in my case it did and it formatted  
>> successfully. The only problem with this method is that I can't  
>> write to the disk.
>>
>> When I put the disk formatted in Omniflop into my synth, it said it  
>> wasn't formatted and bought me up to the format page.
>>
>> Can anyone help me with this? I could just go out and buy a disk,  
>> but before I shell out all the money (and I can't be bothered  
>> waiting for it to arrive from the USA to the UK), I want to see if  
>> I can create my own disk.
>>
>> Thanks in advance. I know this post is confusing, so if you need  
>> any clarification on anything, post a reply and I will be more than  
>> happy to explain further.
>>
>> Once again, many thanks in advance.
>> Jonathan.
>>
>
>
>

>
> I don't think that EDE works with a USB floppy drive either. Do you have access to a computer with a built-in drive?
> 
> On May 30, 2010, at 12:40 PM, cappuchino_blue wrote:
> 
> > Hello.
> > I think I have managed to make a new record here. I have bought the VFX SD for £162 a couple of weeks back from eBay. I received it in beautifully working condition and instantly was satisfied. 
> > 
> > Three days after having it, I then went to test the floppy drive by writing 60 programs to the floppy disk. They wrote fine, but immediately after the operation was finished, I pressed the sequencer button and got 'Sequencer Must Be Loaded' instead of the sequencer loading. After seeing the message, I reset it and had the same thing. I then later discovered that resetting it erases the sequencer (oops).
> > 
> > I now am stuck with a sequencer which has some lovely sounds and presets, but no sequencer. The sequencer is the most important part to me. Here is what I have tried:
> > 
> > I have tried starting EDE in windows command prompt (Windows XP). Version 109 worked but I got an address mark error. 107 and 108 wouldn't start.
> > 
> > I then used a utility which made EDE bootable by creating a ram disk. That worked fine except 109 gave me a 'sector not found' error. I put this down as using an HD disk rather than the DD disk I should be using. I bought 10 brand new DD disks only to find out my floppy drive doesn't support DD disks.
> > 
> > EDE 107 and 108 at startup give me an error before even starting up to the program, but after being written to the ramdisk. The error occurs when I type 'EDE' (without quotes) into the FreeDOS prompt. I will post the error in a comment if required. Just post a reply saying if you need this error.
> > 
> > NOTE: I am using an IBM USB floppy drive.
> > 
> > Omniflop doesn't work with USB drives. It does however, work in VMware Player where the VM detects the USB drive as built in via a virtual floppy controller. Omniflop isn't supposed to work with virtual hardware, but in my case it did and it formatted successfully. The only problem with this method is that I can't write to the disk.
> > 
> > When I put the disk formatted in Omniflop into my synth, it said it wasn't formatted and bought me up to the format page.
> > 
> > Can anyone help me with this? I could just go out and buy a disk, but before I shell out all the money (and I can't be bothered waiting for it to arrive from the USA to the UK), I want to see if I can create my own disk.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance. I know this post is confusing, so if you need any clarification on anything, post a reply and I will be more than happy to explain further.
> > 
> > Once again, many thanks in advance.
> > Jonathan.
> >
>

>
> is it possible (and legal?) for somebody to post a raw disk image which
> would allow makign a new sequencer disk without the EDE program?
> 
> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Rob Rosenbrock <rob.sd1@...>wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > I don't think that EDE works with a USB floppy drive either. Do you have
> > access to a computer with a built-in drive?
> >
> > On May 30, 2010, at 12:40 PM, cappuchino_blue wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello.
> > I think I have managed to make a new record here. I have bought the VFX SD
> > for £162 a couple of weeks back from eBay. I received it in beautifully
> > working condition and instantly was satisfied.
> >
> > Three days after having it, I then went to test the floppy drive by writing
> > 60 programs to the floppy disk. They wrote fine, but immediately after the
> > operation was finished, I pressed the sequencer button and got 'Sequencer
> > Must Be Loaded' instead of the sequencer loading. After seeing the message,
> > I reset it and had the same thing. I then later discovered that resetting it
> > erases the sequencer (oops).
> >
> > I now am stuck with a sequencer which has some lovely sounds and presets,
> > but no sequencer. The sequencer is the most important part to me. Here is
> > what I have tried:
> >
> > I have tried starting EDE in windows command prompt (Windows XP). Version
> > 109 worked but I got an address mark error. 107 and 108 wouldn't start.
> >
> > I then used a utility which made EDE bootable by creating a ram disk. That
> > worked fine except 109 gave me a 'sector not found' error. I put this down
> > as using an HD disk rather than the DD disk I should be using. I bought 10
> > brand new DD disks only to find out my floppy drive doesn't support DD
> > disks.
> >
> > EDE 107 and 108 at startup give me an error before even starting up to the
> > program, but after being written to the ramdisk. The error occurs when I
> > type 'EDE' (without quotes) into the FreeDOS prompt. I will post the error
> > in a comment if required. Just post a reply saying if you need this error.
> >
> > NOTE: I am using an IBM USB floppy drive.
> >
> > Omniflop doesn't work with USB drives. It does however, work in VMware
> > Player where the VM detects the USB drive as built in via a virtual floppy
> > controller. Omniflop isn't supposed to work with virtual hardware, but in my
> > case it did and it formatted successfully. The only problem with this method
> > is that I can't write to the disk.
> >
> > When I put the disk formatted in Omniflop into my synth, it said it wasn't
> > formatted and bought me up to the format page.
> >
> > Can anyone help me with this? I could just go out and buy a disk, but
> > before I shell out all the money (and I can't be bothered waiting for it to
> > arrive from the USA to the UK), I want to see if I can create my own disk.
> >
> > Thanks in advance. I know this post is confusing, so if you need any
> > clarification on anything, post a reply and I will be more than happy to
> > explain further.
> >
> > Once again, many thanks in advance.
> > Jonathan.
> >
> >
> >  
> >
>

>
> I have found under the files section of the group a file called VFX Tools.zip. I have downloaded and extracted that so I'll try it from FreeDOS at bootup. I'm expecting for it not to work, but I'll have a go anyway.
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Jess Balint <jbalint@> wrote:
> >
> > is it possible (and legal?) for somebody to post a raw disk image which
> > would allow makign a new sequencer disk without the EDE program?
> > 
> > On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Rob Rosenbrock <rob.sd1@>wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't think that EDE works with a USB floppy drive either. Do you have
> > > access to a computer with a built-in drive?
> > >
> > > On May 30, 2010, at 12:40 PM, cappuchino_blue wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello.
> > > I think I have managed to make a new record here. I have bought the VFX SD
> > > for £162 a couple of weeks back from eBay. I received it in beautifully
> > > working condition and instantly was satisfied.
> > >
> > > Three days after having it, I then went to test the floppy drive by writing
> > > 60 programs to the floppy disk. They wrote fine, but immediately after the
> > > operation was finished, I pressed the sequencer button and got 'Sequencer
> > > Must Be Loaded' instead of the sequencer loading. After seeing the message,
> > > I reset it and had the same thing. I then later discovered that resetting it
> > > erases the sequencer (oops).
> > >
> > > I now am stuck with a sequencer which has some lovely sounds and presets,
> > > but no sequencer. The sequencer is the most important part to me. Here is
> > > what I have tried:
> > >
> > > I have tried starting EDE in windows command prompt (Windows XP). Version
> > > 109 worked but I got an address mark error. 107 and 108 wouldn't start.
> > >
> > > I then used a utility which made EDE bootable by creating a ram disk. That
> > > worked fine except 109 gave me a 'sector not found' error. I put this down
> > > as using an HD disk rather than the DD disk I should be using. I bought 10
> > > brand new DD disks only to find out my floppy drive doesn't support DD
> > > disks.
> > >
> > > EDE 107 and 108 at startup give me an error before even starting up to the
> > > program, but after being written to the ramdisk. The error occurs when I
> > > type 'EDE' (without quotes) into the FreeDOS prompt. I will post the error
> > > in a comment if required. Just post a reply saying if you need this error.
> > >
> > > NOTE: I am using an IBM USB floppy drive.
> > >
> > > Omniflop doesn't work with USB drives. It does however, work in VMware
> > > Player where the VM detects the USB drive as built in via a virtual floppy
> > > controller. Omniflop isn't supposed to work with virtual hardware, but in my
> > > case it did and it formatted successfully. The only problem with this method
> > > is that I can't write to the disk.
> > >
> > > When I put the disk formatted in Omniflop into my synth, it said it wasn't
> > > formatted and bought me up to the format page.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help me with this? I could just go out and buy a disk, but
> > > before I shell out all the money (and I can't be bothered waiting for it to
> > > arrive from the USA to the UK), I want to see if I can create my own disk.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance. I know this post is confusing, so if you need any
> > > clarification on anything, post a reply and I will be more than happy to
> > > explain further.
> > >
> > > Once again, many thanks in advance.
> > > Jonathan.
> > >
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> >
>