Emax

I can add that I don't have a separate Emax OS-disk... if that's needed. 
/Kale

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "windefalk" <kalle.windefalk@...> wrote:
>
> Hi!
> 
> Sorry. I wasn't clear enough!
> 
> I have bootable sound disk floppys with OS (3.2) on them, yes! 
> I thought you would need an emax OS-only disk to perform a disk format on the emax? Can I extract the OS from one of the sound disks to create a blank disk with OS in the emax?  
> 
> Yes. I can format factory new DS HD disks (I know they won't work but I had to try) and old DS DD disks (working sound disks) on the PC. Both in Omniflop and EMXP. I haven't tried to copy sounds on the emax itself. I look into it and get back with results. Thanks =)
> 
> Yes, I can not write the OS to the formated disks with EMXP. 
> Windows error message is:
> Exception Processing Message c0000014 Parameters 75b6bf7c 4 75b6bf7c 75b6bf7c
> next EMXP error message is:
> errorcode 89
> The capacity of the disk in drive A is not supported by EMAX samplers. 
> 
> The OS 3.2 file is an .EMX
> 262 kb large
> 
> regards
> Kalle  
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi 
> > You gave a lot of information about your problem but... the exact problem is still not clear to me.
> > 
> > - I understand you have floppy's from the seller containing the operating system 3.2 (each Emax sound disk normally also contains an OS). So you can boot the Emax, which means you can also format floppy disks in the Emax itself and copy the OS on the Emax itself.
> > Does that all work ?
> > 
> > - I understand you can format new DSDD disks for Emax on the PC with either OmniFlop itself or EMXP (using the OmniFlop driver. You can also copy sound banks to it (both in EMXP and on the Emax itself ("save bank")), correct ? 
> > 
> > - Do I understand it correctly that you can NOT write OS (.EMX) files to these formatted floppy disks with EMXP ? If this is true, what error does EMXP give when trying to write an OS file to the floppy disk ?
> > 
> > ///E-Synthesist
> > 
> > 
> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "windefalk" <kalle.windefalk@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Emax gurus! 
> > > 
> > > I have read through a lot of threads regarding this topic. It feels like I'm close to a solution but... anyway. Here are my attempts; 
> > > 
> > > 1) Got a IBM-PC laptop with floppy disk. This floppy is "on the fly" exchangeable with i.e. a cd-rom player. Forgot what they are called...cradle? Can this be a problem hence to the problems with USB-floppys? (I'm running XP). I read that one had a similar problem with the error code 89. I think it worked for him with another floppy. I will purchase an old computer tomorrow but "everything" works except for copying the OS to disk via EMXP 
> > > 
> > > 2) Latest versions of EMXP 2.11.2, omniflop v3.0
> > > 
> > > 3) disabled antivirus program. no removable media plugged in. 
> > > 
> > > 4) I can format a DS DD disk to an emax disk. But i can't copy the OS to the disk. I have tried with OS 3.2 and SE 1.1 OS
> > > 
> > > 5) I can copy banks and images to an already formated emax disk (I have like 10 floppys from the seller but no emax OS disk) and they work with the emax. The OS is 3.2 according to EMXP's "Manage OS" on those floppys. I can read, write and format those floppys in EMXP but i can't transfer the OS to a newly formated disk.
> > > 
> > > 4)Omniflop "test installation" gives me 281 supported formats. When I run the "Diagnostics" and "test disk" I got the message "The format is recognized. You can read, write or re-format this disk" I can format a DS DD disk with omniflop. 
> > > 
> > > 5) I have read both manuals for EMXP and omniflop. Am I missing something?
> > > 
> > > 6) I cannot format the disk in the emax without an Emax OS disk right?
> > > 
> > > Someone got an idea? 
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > Kalle Windefalk
> > >
> >
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