Fairlight-CMI

Hi Peter,

Here are some tips for you:
- First thing, make some backup !!! A mistake could hurt...
To do so, you need some empty floppy disks and DC600 tapes.
you should backup the three system partitions (/k0 /k1 and /k2) using
three 8" floppy disks.

To play with Tapes and Floppy disks, you should exit from the CMI software:
type "QUIT" in the CMI command line
 

Before using a floppy disk you need to format it:
# FORMAT /F0 VRN "diskname"

then for each system partitions (here /k0)
# PBACK /K0 /F0

if you don'thave floppy disks, you can you one DC600 tape per partitions...
# BACKUP /K0 "-n=tapename"

- Then you need to backup your data partition (/c0) using as many tapes as needed:
# BACKUP /C0 "-n=tapename"

Then you can play with your CMI with less risks...

To check the available space on your hard-disk:
# FREE

To list what's contained in a tape:
# TP_DIR

Then I would recommand you to create a temporary directory for your tests:
# MAKDIR TEMP

Then go into this directory:
# CHD TEMP

To check where you are:
# PWD

If you want to extract the "PIANOELEC11.VC" from your tape:
# FROMTAPE PIANOELEC11.VC

Then to restart the CMI software:
# CMI

To change directory within the CMI software, use the "OPEN" and "CLOSE" commands.

Hope it helps.

    Laurent.

Has anyone got any tapes crammed with top samples they'd like to sell? Can I
audition sounds from the tapes without messing up what's already on my HD?

Regards,
Peter

Hi

If I backup /k0, /k1 and /k2 onto 3 tapes from my CMI III OS6.03, 
will I then be able to restore these partitions from the tapes on a 
completely new and blank internal harddrive if my old internal drive 
should fail? Or do I need system floppies to boot from before 
restoring from the tapes?

Best regards

Brian
Denmark








--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Laurent Lemaire" 
<llemaire@s...> wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> 
> Here are some tips for you:
> - First thing, make some backup !!! A mistake could hurt...
> To do so, you need some empty floppy disks and DC600 tapes.
> you should backup the three system partitions (/k0 /k1 and /k2) 
using
> three 8" floppy disks.
> 
> To play with Tapes and Floppy disks, you should exit from the CMI 
software:
> type "QUIT" in the CMI command line
>  
> 
> Before using a floppy disk you need to format it:
> # FORMAT /F0 VRN "diskname"
> 
> then for each system partitions (here /k0)
> # PBACK /K0 /F0
> 
> if you don'thave floppy disks, you can you one DC600 tape per 
partitions...
> # BACKUP /K0 "-n=tapename"
> 
> - Then you need to backup your data partition (/c0) using as many 
tapes as needed:
> # BACKUP /C0 "-n=tapename"
> 
> Then you can play with your CMI with less risks...
> 
> To check the available space on your hard-disk:
> # FREE
> 
> To list what's contained in a tape:
> # TP_DIR
> 
> Then I would recommand you to create a temporary directory for 
your tests:
> # MAKDIR TEMP
> 
> Then go into this directory:
> # CHD TEMP
> 
> To check where you are:
> # PWD
> 
> If you want to extract the "PIANOELEC11.VC" from your tape:
> # FROMTAPE PIANOELEC11.VC
> 
> Then to restart the CMI software:
> # CMI
> 
> To change directory within the CMI software, use the "OPEN" 
and "CLOSE" commands.

> 
> Hope it helps.
> 
>     Laurent.

Hi Brian,

To format a HD on a rev6.03 CMI 3, you need a program to format and
partition it which is not delivered in standard. Even though you would
have a formatted rev6.03 HD, you would need to boot on a floppy to
restore the tapes into the /k* partitions...

Hope it helps.

      Laurent.

On 15 mars 05, at 21:10, brian_ronn wrote:

>
>  Hi
>
>  If I backup /k0, /k1 and /k2 onto 3 tapes from my CMI III OS6.03,
>  will I then be able to restore these partitions from the tapes on a
>  completely new and blank internal harddrive if my old internal drive
>  should fail? Or do I need system floppies to boot from before
>  restoring from the tapes?
>
>  Best regards
>
>  Brian
>  Denmark
>