I've created an image with emxp but emxp says it can't find my scsi drive. I can access the drive using macdisk, but I don't see it in windows explorer... what am I missing? --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@...> wrote: > > I'm not sure if I understand your problem... > > If you want an empty image you can create one from scratch with EMXP - > you don't need an existing working Emax drive for that. > > In EMXP just go to > 1. Manage Emu EMAX/EMAXII Images and Disks > 3. Manage Emax HD/CD Images > 3. Create new (blank) Emax-II HD/CD Image > > Once you've created the image this way, you can "burn" it to your 2GB > drive using: > 1. Manage Emu EMAX/EMAXII Images and Disks > 3. Manage Emax HD/CD Images > 1. Manage existing Emax HD/CD Images > <select the image you just created><press enter> > 3. Restore Emax HD/CD Image to removable HD > > If you want, you can also add an operating system (see files section > or emulatorarchive) to the image before writing it to your HD. That > makes the drive bootable... > > Hope this helps. > > ///E-Synthesist > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "gadgetfiddler" <gadgetfiddler@> > wrote: > > > > I was trying the 2gb hd because my quantum prodrive lps(1992- 2008, > > rip) is now deceased. I don't have any hd back-ups on my pc or a > cd. > > Does someone from the Emax group have enough freetime to upload an > > empty hd image to my xdrive? > > > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@> wrote: > > > > > > It might be impossible to do that because 2GB drives are post- > Emax > > area. > > > > > > But here's just an idea, you never know: > > > Have you tried to create an empty Emax-II Hard disk image with > > EMXP > > > (either 96, 239 or 632 MB) and then restore this image to your > 2GB > > hard > > > disk using your PC ? > > > The hard disk images created by EMXP are "logically formatted > EMAX- > > II- > > > ready partitions". > > > It probably won't work but you never know, maybe the Emax-II will > > > accept the disk with this image on it... > > > > > > ///E-Synthesist > > > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "gadgetfiddler" <gadgetfiddler@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Is there a way to partition a 2gb hd so that emax II with > format > > only > > > > 540mb or so? I don't mind wasting the unused harddrive space, > it > > > would > > > > be well worth it considering it's easier to find a 2gb hd for > $5 > > than > > > a > > > > 540mb hd for $20. > > > > I've made a 200mb partition with macdisk but emax still formats > > for > > > > 15min and then gives a hw error. > > > > Any ideas, anyone? > > > > > > > > > >
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Re: hd formating question
2008-02-08 by gadgetfiddler
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