Emax

Hi!

I have HUGE problems with emx. I'm trying to download my sounds from
floppies to my harddrive to burn them on a CD or something. I have tried to
se emx under DOS 6.22 but it just doesn't work. Anyone have any ideas? Or
does anyone know of a DOS program to make a copy of the whole disk???


>>EMX won't work in a DOS box under Windows 95 or later OSs, I
>>can't imagine it would
>>work under NT either. I've been saying for a long time that I
>>believe the reason is
>>because from Win 95 on Microsoft took liberties to use some of
>>the boot sectors on
>>floppies for it's own purposes and the Emax/Emax II uses those
>>same sectors as well.
>>Since Windows blocks access to those sectors the formatting and
>>often writing process
>>of EMX will not work. You need to boot directly into DOS 6.22 or
>>earlier.
>>
>>I quote this from Rob Keeble, it's pretty much the same advice I
>>give out as well:
>>
>>It is essential it is run under DOS, and that new DS/DD diskettes
>>are used. HD diskettes
>>will not work, they have a different number of tracks and the
>>media has slightly different
>>magnetic properties.
>>
>>The procedure we have found 90% success with is (for nearly 200
>>EM1 files):
>>
>>Format the a brand new diskette in an Emax /Emax II.
>>Boot the PC with DOS 6.22.
>>Launch EMX
>>Format the diskette with EMX
>>Write the diskette with EMX.
>>Read the diskette into the Emax/Emax II.
>>
>>OurEmax II is more tolerant of EM1 files than our 3Emax's, for
>>some reason !You may
>>find an older PC works better than a new one, and that booting
>>from a DOS diskette
>>works better than using DOS within Win 95/98/NT. Of course
>>Win2000/ME do not have
>>DOS.
>>
>>> I found the emx program (and a great collection of samples to
>>> download) at the emax archive.  I am having trouble downloading
>>> sounds
>>> and wondered if y'all might be able to help.
>>>
>>> I am are using is a PC compatable running Windows NT. Running in DOS
>>> under NT I was able to download sounds, but they sounded 'hicupy'
>>> when played on my Emax1.
>>>
>>> It was than suggested that we restart the computer with the dos disk
>>> which was made on a machine running Windows 98.  We had to use a
>>> utility (NTFS) in order to see the NT files.  This didn't work at all
>>> because we kept getting disk errors.
>>>
>>> The emx program and all sound files are on an NT formated disk
>>> partition.
>>>
>>> I appreciate any input you might have and thank you in advance for
>>> your time.
>>>
>>> Paul Goldfield
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Emax and Emax II User's Group
>>>
>>> http://www.silveriafamily.com
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>John Silveria II
>>AIM: EmaxJS
>>The Silveria Family Website
>>Emax and Emax II User's Group
>>http://www.silveriafamily.com
>>
>>
>>Emax and Emax II User's Group
>>
>>http://www.silveriafamily.com
>>
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>>


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/Bjorn "TiLion" Karlsson

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