Emax

Hello,
I recently picked up an Emax I rack sampler from a yard sale. I'm extremely 
interested in getting this beast running, but, i have no idea about how to 
make a startup disc with my computer. Can someone give me some advice?
thanks,
Kbwhidden

Hi, see message 3359 and before. This question is quite a popular one...

In short:
- Try to find a DSDD floppy disk (720K in DOS)
- Make sure your PC has an internal floppy drive (not USB)

Option 1:
- Use EMX (MS DOS), EMXP (WinXP) or OmniFlop (WinXp) to format the disk 
for EMAX
- Download the OS from the files section or from www.emulatorarchive.com
- Write the OS to the floppy disk using EMX or EMXP.

Option 2:
- Download one of the CopyQM packages from the files section of this 
group
- Use this CopyQM (MS DOS) package to format & write the OS to the 
floppy disk

Hints:
- Do not run EMX or CopyQM from a Windows DOS box, it will make a 
corrupt disk ! You have to boot the PC in DOS (startup disk...)
- A lot of EMAX-I sampler floppy drives have a slightly different 
calibration compared to PC drives. EMX-formatted disks or disks 
formatted by EMXP using the *standard EMXP floppy driver* might not be 
recognized by EMAX-I samplers. Use CopyQM, EMXP with OmniFlop driver or 
OmniFlop software itself to format the disk if you want to avoid these 
problems.

///E-Synthesist




--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "K Whidden" <kbwhidden@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I recently picked up an Emax I rack sampler from a yard sale. I'm 
extremely 
> interested in getting this beast running, but, i have no idea about 
how to 

> make a startup disc with my computer. Can someone give me some advice?
> thanks,
> Kbwhidden
>

Hey,
I'm having a hard time booting into Dos, i had to create a dos boot cd, but 
for some reason the os still isn't being detected with my DD discs. This is 
a little frustrating!!!
k.

>From: "esynthesist" <esynthesist@...>
>Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [emax] Re: emu emax I: Startup disc
>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:43:56 -0000
>
>Hi, see message 3359 and before. This question is quite a popular one...
>
>In short:
>- Try to find a DSDD floppy disk (720K in DOS)
>- Make sure your PC has an internal floppy drive (not USB)
>
>Option 1:
>- Use EMX (MS DOS), EMXP (WinXP) or OmniFlop (WinXp) to format the disk
>for EMAX
>- Download the OS from the files section or from www.emulatorarchive.com
>- Write the OS to the floppy disk using EMX or EMXP.
>
>Option 2:
>- Download one of the CopyQM packages from the files section of this
>group
>- Use this CopyQM (MS DOS) package to format & write the OS to the
>floppy disk
>
>Hints:
>- Do not run EMX or CopyQM from a Windows DOS box, it will make a
>corrupt disk ! You have to boot the PC in DOS (startup disk...)
>- A lot of EMAX-I sampler floppy drives have a slightly different
>calibration compared to PC drives. EMX-formatted disks or disks
>formatted by EMXP using the *standard EMXP floppy driver* might not be
>recognized by EMAX-I samplers. Use CopyQM, EMXP with OmniFlop driver or
>OmniFlop software itself to format the disk if you want to avoid these
>problems.
>
>///E-Synthesist
>
>
>
>
>--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "K Whidden" <kbwhidden@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > I recently picked up an Emax I rack sampler from a yard sale. I'm
>extremely
> > interested in getting this beast running, but, i have no idea about
>how to
> > make a startup disc with my computer. Can someone give me some advice?
> > thanks,
> > Kbwhidden
> >
>
>
>
>

So if I understand well you managed to boot your PC in DOS, you 
formatted a DD disk with EMX, put an OS on it and your EMAX sampler 
still doesn't recognize the disk ?

If that's true, you are in the situation described under "hints" in 
my previous message. This means EMX won't be a solution for you.

You should try
- either CopyQM (use one of the ZIP packages in the files section). 
In my case this worked fine...
- or install the OmniFlop software from 
http://www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniFlop/OmniFlop.htm. Install the 
driver, start OmniFlop and license the driver online by 
choosing "format" and "Emu EMAX". Then format the disk or use EMXP 
v1.92 to format the disk and to install the OS on it. 

If none of this helps, you could have a drive problem in your EMAX, 
or serious calibration differences. To check this someone will have 
to send you a disk by postal mail. 

///E-Synthesist

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "K Whidden" <kbwhidden@...> wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I'm having a hard time booting into Dos, i had to create a dos boot 
cd, but 
> for some reason the os still isn't being detected with my DD discs. 
This is 
> a little frustrating!!!
> k.
> 
> 
> >From: "esynthesist" <esynthesist@...>
> >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [emax] Re: emu emax I: Startup disc
> >Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:43:56 -0000
> >
> >Hi, see message 3359 and before. This question is quite a popular 
one...
> >
> >In short:
> >- Try to find a DSDD floppy disk (720K in DOS)
> >- Make sure your PC has an internal floppy drive (not USB)
> >
> >Option 1:
> >- Use EMX (MS DOS), EMXP (WinXP) or OmniFlop (WinXp) to format the 
disk
> >for EMAX
> >- Download the OS from the files section or from 
www.emulatorarchive.com
> >- Write the OS to the floppy disk using EMX or EMXP.
> >
> >Option 2:
> >- Download one of the CopyQM packages from the files section of 
this
> >group
> >- Use this CopyQM (MS DOS) package to format & write the OS to the
> >floppy disk
> >
> >Hints:
> >- Do not run EMX or CopyQM from a Windows DOS box, it will make a
> >corrupt disk ! You have to boot the PC in DOS (startup disk...)
> >- A lot of EMAX-I sampler floppy drives have a slightly different
> >calibration compared to PC drives. EMX-formatted disks or disks
> >formatted by EMXP using the *standard EMXP floppy driver* might 
not be
> >recognized by EMAX-I samplers. Use CopyQM, EMXP with OmniFlop 
driver or
> >OmniFlop software itself to format the disk if you want to avoid 
these
> >problems.
> >
> >///E-Synthesist
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "K Whidden" <kbwhidden@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I recently picked up an Emax I rack sampler from a yard sale. 
I'm
> >extremely
> > > interested in getting this beast running, but, i have no idea 
about
> >how to
> > > make a startup disc with my computer. Can someone give me some 
advice?

> > > thanks,
> > > Kbwhidden
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

Hello,
 
 Actually, my problem is that I have a Mac G4 for a computer with no floppy disc or scsi.  I have a Emax SE Plus that I would like to use, but it came with no discs at all.  when I power it up, it says loading system...and does not change from that message, no matter what buttons I select.  I would imagine that I need a OS disc and some sound files.  I am just looking for someone who would be willing to send me a few discs to see if this thing even is functional.  Please let me know if you can help.
 
 Thanks,
 
 John

 				
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