Emax

I was doing a little testing.

I couldn't get EMXP to work using Virtual Box.
it would run, and appeared to read an SD CARD ok.

But - Writing an image to a SD card didn't work.
Now, with that said-  I do have a PC and had copied an image from SD using EMXP on the PC.
I copied this file to USB, then to my mac desktop.

Where you have a Hard drive image created by EMXP you can use the unix "dd" command to write it to the flash!!!!!
"dd" is direct to the device and doesn't do formatting, interpretation, or anything- it takes whatever "input" and writes it to whatever output you specify, as a raw stream.

To clarify the process-

I had a 32MB SD card in a SD to USB adapter on my Mac Pro.

1) In disk utility, I highlight the PC formatted flash in the adapter and click the "Info" button.
It reveals the disk is "disk3" in my case (yours could be different as I have 3 other Hard disks, it could be disk1 or disk 2- this WILL vary).
The disk identifier could even be changed by having CD / DVDs in the optical drive….

2) I UNMOUNT the volume (not EJECT) - if you eject you have to remove, reinsert and start over….

3) Open Terminal

4) The file is on my desktop, so I go there:
cd Desktop

5) Now I run a dd command- 

**********WARNING- improper usage of the "dd" command to your existing drives can destroy the data / bootability of your drives.
Use the command with caution, and clearly understand what the parameters are and their effect !!!!!  ******** 

If you aren't sure- DON'T DO IT!
I am not responsible if you improperly use the command and make your Mac no longer boot!!!

(where my EMXP EMAX HD image is named "EMAX1-1.EZ1")

dd if=EMAX1-1.EZ1 of=/dev/disk3

It took 90 seconds to complete.
It writes the file as a stream until the write is complete….

To clarify-
if   = INPUT FILE
of = OUTPUT FILE / DEVICE

For any Unix gurus out there- specifying block size did not speed up the operation, as I did test that parameter in conjunction with "count"

Took the flash to my Emax and it booted from it fine and loaded the bank.

Anyways- just thought I would share what I had found out….

Regards,
Ted