Emax

Hi,
You can only use EMX from DOS, not a DOS window or windows. You mus boot the
PC froma DOS diskette. Try running EMX from DOS directly and formatting new
DS/DD diskettes in the Emax first then using EMX. This works for me.
A rewrite is a nice idea, but the reason for DOS could well be so that the
PC drive can access sectors/tracks which are not normally available to
Windows. E-mu used UNIX computers in the early 80's, and the disk format
they used in their samplers is unique and maybe UNIX like. This is why its
hard to get EMX to run.

Regards
Rob
www.emulatorarchive.com


   Hey all
           I have been working with EMX now for about three weeks and
I have met all the requirements of the software. I know how the
software works and I am able to manage all the features.

What I can't do is get even one disc that I have made with the EMX
software to BOOT the EMAX. I can however boot with a good factory
disc and then load the banks from the bad discs. (so the bad discs
have sample data but no OS data and wont boot)

I have tried everything I can think of nothing seems to work.

I am running win 3.11 with DOS ver 6.2.
I am running from the command line or DOS prompt.
I am using high quality DSDD floppy discs.
I have made sure the Emaxos.emx file is in the EMX dir.
I have replaced the OS emx file (thinking it was bad).
I have tried other Emax OS versions.
I have tried to copy the OS from the Emax to the bad discs.
I have used (P) EMX copy OS to disc AFTER FORMAT.
I have tried to format from the Emax then go to EMX for banks.
I have replaced the floppy drive in the Emax NEW
I have replaced the flopy drive in the PC NEW

If anyone has any suggestions that I am missing here please email me,
but I think this software is crap and full of bugs so I have sent it
out to a C+ geek friend to rewrite it. If we are able to rewrite the
software it will run under win 95, 98, NT and 2000.

If anyone wants to copy me all of the ZD library I will reward them
with a new floppy drive, cash or a case of 500 DSDD floppy discs.
I will supply all the discs and cover all the shipping. I am located
in Beloit Wisconsin
Richard



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