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Sherlock
Consulting Limited |
OmniFlop Floppy Disk Driver & OmniFlop Wizard
User Guide
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Document Type |
User Guide - Uncontrolled |
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Document
Version |
2.2d |
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Document
Reference |
User Guide.doc |
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Date |
06 December 2009 |
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Author |
Jason Watton |
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Status |
Release |
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Total Number of
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65 |
2009 Sherlock Consulting Limited
No part of this document may be reproduced or
transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopied,
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the express written permission of Sherlock
Consulting Limited.
Contents
1. Introduction 4
1.1 Product Overview 4
1.2 Purpose 4
1.3 Scope 4
1.4 Readership 4
1.5 References 4
1.6 Acknowledgements 4
1.7 Glossary 4
1.8 History 5
1.9 Disclaimer of Warranty 12
2. Installation 13
2.1 System Requirements 13
2.1.1 External (USB) Floppy Drives 13
2.1.2 Disk Drive Calibration &
Compatibility 13
2.2 Components 14
2.3 Installation 14
2.3.1 Driver 14
2.3.1.1 Windows
2000 15
2.3.1.2 Windows
XP 22
2.3.1.3 Windows
Vista 30
2.3.1.4 Windows
7 Ultimate 35
2.3.2 Application 40
2.4 Removal 40
2.4.1 Driver 40
2.4.1.1 Windows
2000 40
2.4.1.2 Windows
XP 40
2.4.1.3 Windows
Vista 40
2.4.1.4 Windows
7 Ultimate 41
2.4.2 Application 41
2.5 Registration and Licensing 41
2.5.1 Justification 41
2.5.2 Licensing Strategy 41
2.5.3 Getting a License 42
3. User Guide 43
3.1 Supported Formats & Discoverers 43
3.2 Formatting Disks 50
3.3 Running OmniFlop 51
3.4 Welcome Page 51
3.5 Function Selection 51
4. Support 53
4.1 Things to Check 53
4.1.1 Hardware 53
4.1.2 Single Density Support 53
4.1.3 Software 53
4.2 The Ideal Test Environment 54
4.3 The driver "does not contain
any information about your hardware" 54
4.4 The media in the drive cannot be
read 54
4.5 It won't work with my [external
USB] floppy disk drive 55
4.6 How do I install a 5¼" [internal] floppy disk
drive? 55
4.7 How do I install a 3½" [internal] floppy disk
drive? 55
4.8 How do use a 3" [single-sided]
floppy disk drive? 55
4.9 Nothing was found 55
4.10 The formatting works and it works in
my old equipment but OmniFlop cannot read it 56
5. Using OmniFlop With Your Software 57
5.1 List The Formats You Need To Use 57
5.2 Contact The Author 57
5.3 Install The New Driver 57
5.4 Enable The Formats 58
5.5 Access The Floppy Disk 59
5.5.1 Disk Order 59
5.5.2 Ensoniq SQ80 Format 60
5.5.3 Slogger DDCPM Format 60
5.5.4 Computer Automation LSI-2 Format 60
5.5.5 FLEX Double-Density Formats 60
5.6 Close all Access to the Floppy Disk 60
5.7 Disable The Formats 60
5.8 Formatting a Disk 60
5.9 Locking The Media Type 61
5.10 Unlocking The Media Type 62
5.11 Disabling/Enabling Read/Write Access 62
5.12 Opening For Formatting 63
5.13 Closing The Format 64
5.14 Formatting Tracks 64
1. Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
OmniFlop is a utility suite for accessing non-standard floppy disk formats in a standard PC. This is useful for archiving and resurrecting ancient data formats and floppy disks.
1.2 Purpose
This document is the User Guide for the OmniFlop utility suite.
1.3 Scope
This guide covers installation of the OmniFlop floppy disk driver and use of the OmniFlop Wizard application.
1.4 Readership
This document is targeted at any person involved in using the OmniFlop utility.
1.5 References
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1.6 Acknowledgements
This document is a first edition.
The product and this document owe credit to:
Jason Watton for authorship.
Chris Richardson (http://www.8bs.com) for testing, encouragement, and support.
Jonathan Graham Harston for extensive and unique information about alien disk formats.
The Stairway To Hell website (http://www.stairwaytohell.com).
alchresearch on The Stairway To Hell forum, and at http://www.alchemistresearch.com
Robert Schmidt and "The BBC Lives!" (http://bbc.nvg.org).
The BBC Micro community via the BBC Micro Mailing List.
Peter Edwards for offering me a beer.
Paulo Gomes for telling me about compatibility with Shima Seiki sewing machines.
Tim Felgate, Darren Atkinson, and Markus Dimdal for reporting the vital format statistics.
Garth Hjelte for incredible patience dealing with DD Ensoniq disks.
Paolo Bagnaresi for extensive TI-99/4A testing, development, and the screen shots of Vista and Windows 7 Ultiimate.
Martyn Lovell for testing and manifest advice for Vista and Windows 7.
Others who have tried, tested, and used previous versions of OmniDisk and OmniFlop.
Those rightly disgruntled by being missed off this list ‑ tell me (I'm sorry).
All of the above have the right to be identified where appropriate as authors of their respective works.
1.7 Glossary
Definitions in the text are shown italicized and bold. Use of terms recently defined elsewhere or a direct quote from elsewhere in the text are shown italicized. Bold and underlining are used for emphasis.
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API |
Application Programmer's Interface, a set of functions and declarations which provide the programmer of an application to use an object. |
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BIT |
Built-In Test |
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Hex |
Hexadecimal |
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Rx |
Receiver/Reception |
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Tx |
Transmitter/Transmission |
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mC |
Micro-controller. |
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mP |
Microprocessor. |
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USB |
Universal Serial Bus - an electrical and signaling standard plus protocol for device communications. |
1.8 History
The following versions of OmniFlop have been released:
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Details |
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31st Dec 2004 |
v0.01 Beta Release: Supports: • 5¼" 360kB drive: Standard DOS formats
only • 3½" 720kB drive: Standard DOS formats only • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: Extended formats
(see below) • 3½" 1.44MB drive: Extended formats (see below) • 3½" 2.88MB drive: Standard DOS
formats only • Standard x86
system architecture: Extended formats (see below) • NEC 98 system architecture: DOS formats
only • 5¼" 360kB drive: DOS 160kB • 5¼" 360kB drive: DOS 180kB • 5¼" 360kB drive: DOS 320kB • 5¼" 360kB drive: DOS 320kB x1024 • 5¼" 360kB drive: DOS 360kB • 3½" 720kB drive: DOS 720kB • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: DOS 160kB • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: DOS 180kB • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: DOS 320kB • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: DOS 320kB x1024 • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: DOS 360kB • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: DOS 720kB • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: DOS 1.2MB • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: (Extended) BBC DFS
40 (100kB/200kB) [Chris Richardson] • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: (Extended) BBC DFS
80 (200kB/400kB) [Chris Richardson] • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: (Extended) BBC DDOS
360kB (1-side) [Chris Richardson] • 5¼" 1.2MB drive: (Extended) BBC DDOS
720kB [Chris Richardson] • 3½" 1.44MB drive: (Extended) BBC DFS 40 (100kB/200kB)
[Chris Richardson] • 3½" 1.44MB drive: (Extended) BBC DFS 80 (200kB/400kB)
[Chris Richardson] • 3½" 1.44MB drive: (Extended) BBC DDOS 360kB (1-side) [Chris
Richardson] • 3½" 1.44MB drive: (Extended) BBC DDOS 720kB [Chris
Richardson] • 3½" 1.44MB drive: DOS 720kB • 3½" 1.44MB drive: DOS 1.44MB • 3½" 2.88MB drive: DOS 720kB • 3½" 2.88MB drive: DOS 1.44MB • 3½" 2.88MB drive: DOS 2.88MB |
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2nd Jan 2005 |
v0.02: • Extended formats disabled by default |
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2nd Jan 2005 |
v0.03 Beta Release: • Simple Analysis (Test) support added for all drive types. • Enhanced error reporting in Wizard. |
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11th Jan 2005 |
v0.04 Beta Release: • Enhanced Analysis algorithm - changed to distinguish between formats and sub-formats (e.g. 720kB/640kB) and check tracking. • Analysis support for NEC98 x86 system architecture (all drive types). • All drive
types: Custom format added for readable unrecognised formats. • Read/Write of custom
(unrecognized) formats added. • 'Test'
function tries to match format & advises of type of read/write to use. • Format option
added but not implemented. • Pre-defined
formats extended ‑ now covers: • (Extended) BBC DFS 40 (100kB single
sided/200kB double sided) • DOS 160kB • DOS 180kB • (Extended) BBC DFS 80 (200kB single
sided/400kB double sided) • DOS 320kB • DOS 320kB (1024 bytes/sector) • (Extended) BBC DDOS 360kB (single
sided) • DOS 360kB • (Extended) BBC ADFS L 640kB • (Extended) CP/M-80 / PDOS 640kB • (Extended) BBC DDOS 720kB • Spectrum +3 CP/M 720kB • Atari ST DSDD 720kB • Amstrad CP/M 720kB • DOS 720kB • (Extended) BBC ADFS D, D+, E, E+
800kB [Chris Richardson] • (Extended) Spectrum Miles Gordon Tech +D/Disciple 800kB [Andy J.Davis, Thomas Heck] • (Extended) DOS 800kB • DOS 1.2MB • (Extended) BBC ADFS F, F+ 1600kB
[Chris Richardson] • DOS 1.44MB • DOS 2.88MB • User Guide updated to include Windows 2000 installation. |
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12th Feb 2005 |
v1.00 Release: • Format option
implemented for all pre-defined formats. • Pre-defined
formats amended for GPL (format) and GSL (read/write). • Licensing
added (levels All, Format, BBC, Other, Custom). • User
selections stored between runs for use as default. • Added to
pre-defined formats: • (Extended) BBC ADFS S 160kB [Chris
Richardson] • (Extended) BBC ADFS M 320kB [Chris
Richardson] • (Extended) BBC Master 512 DOS Plus
800kB [Chris Richardson] • (Extended) BBC Z80 CP/M Acorn 400kB
[Chris Richardson] • (Extended) ZX Spectrum TR-DOS 640kB
[Art] • Corrected
pre-defined formats: • DOS 360kB (3.5" 1.44MB FDD) |
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27th Mar 2005 |
v1.01 Limited release: • Over-sampling
added (to cope with 82-track formats). • Under-tracked format detection corrected (e.g. 35-track). |
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4th Apr 2005 |
v1.02 Release: • Deflect
attempts to mount drive when non-standard format is present. • Added/changed
pre-defined formats: • (Extended) 3.5" BBC ADFS L
640kB [Chris Richardson] • (Extended) 5.25" BBC ADFS L
640kB [Tim Felgate, Mark Ferns] • (Extended) Tandy CoCo RSDOS single-sided
157.5kB [Darren Atkinson] • (Extended) Tandy CoCo RSDOS double-sided 315kB [Darren Atkinson] |
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22nd Apr 2005 |
v1.03 Release: • Remove licensing from all confirmed formats and functions (i.e. Format) to date. |
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9th Sep 2005 |
v2.00a Release: • Redesign of user interface to reduce errors. • Reading/writing formats first always tries pre-defined formats, as per v0.03. • User chooses from all possible matching formats before reading/writing the disk. • Addition of Diagnostics Page. • Addition of Licensing Page. • Added formats: • SJ Research MDFS [Mark Ferns] • Akai S900 DD [Markus Dimdal] • DEC Rainbow [Paul Hughes] • Akai MPC 60 MK II [Dale Henriques] • Master 512 DOS [Chris Richardson] • Sinclair QL QDOS [Ali Booker] • Philips P2000C CP/M [Jason Watton] • Stride PDOS [Jason Watton] • ZEISS Spectrophotometer Specord
M400 [ • Shima Seiki knitting machine DS DD [Paulo Gomes, Kathy Newey] • ABB/Asea Robot [Daniel C. Hayden] • BBC Master 512 DOS [Chris Richardson] • IBM 360kB Torch Graduate [Chris Richardson] • Akai MPC 60 MK II [Dale Henriques] • Akai S1000 HD [Markus Dimdal] • Akai S3000 HD [Markus Dimdal] • Akai S950 HD [Markus Dimdal] • Ensoniq ASR-10 HD [Markus Dimdal] • Ensoniq EPS 16+ [Matt Savard] • Spectrum 128 Beta 128 [Walter G Hertlein] • NEC PC9801 UV, NEC FC9801 V DMF HD [Christopher J.M. Robertson] |
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14th Sep 2005 |
v2.00b Release: • Added
further diagnostic options. |
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14th Sep 2005 |
v2.00c Release: • Added
'Disk map' diagnostic option. |
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20th Sep 2005 |
v2.00d Release: • Added 'Test BIOS drive types'. • Enhanced
'Get disk map' and 'Test disk'. |
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26th Sep 2005 |
v2.01a Release: • Enhancements
in preparation for use with external 3rd-party programs. • Added version
check on driver. • Added support
for SFManager. |
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27th Sep 2005 |
v2.01a Release (documentation update): • Format naming
standardised. • Format lists
updated in Wizard and documentation. • Minor GUI
changes to Wizard. • Added support
for Awave Studio. |
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30th Sep 2005 |
v2.01b Release: • Added 1.722MB
DOS format. • Added Electroglas
Wafer Probers CP/M format. • Added support
for 3rd-party Electroglas format. • Corrected
e-mail use of '?' in automated e-mailing. • Enhanced
OmniFlop Disk Map (*.ofm) format. |
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17th Oct 2005 |
v2.01c Release: • Further
enhancements to disk mapping. • Head settle
time corrected on some seeks. |
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19th Oct 2005 |
v2.01d Release: • Further
enhancements to disk mapping. • Head settle
time corrected on some seeks. • Added ZX
Spectrum BetaDisk 40S format [Roberto Jose] • Added ZX
Spectrum BetaDisk 40D format [Roberto Jose] • Added ZX
Spectrum BetaDisk 80S format [Roberto Jose] • Added ZX
Spectrum BetaDisk 80D format [Roberto Jose] • Added DOS
1.232MB format [pstaszkow] • Split current
Tandy CoCo RS-DOS format into separate 48TPI and 96TPI formats. • Amended Tandy
CoCo RSDOS single-sided 48TPI 157.5kB [Darren Atkinson] • Amended Tandy
CoCo RSDOS double-sided 48TPI 315kB [Darren Atkinson] • Added Tandy
CoCo RSDOS single-sided 96TPI 157.5kB [Darren Atkinson, Benoit Bleau] • Added Tandy
CoCo RSDOS double-sided 96TPI 315kB [Darren Atkinson, Benoit Bleau] • RadioShack CoCo OS9/Nitros9 single-sided 40-track 48TPI (180kB) [Benoit Bleau] • RadioShack CoCo OS9/Nitros9 double-sided 40-track 48TPI (180kB) [Benoit Bleau] • RadioShack CoCo OS9/Nitros9 single-sided 40-track 96TPI (180kB) [Benoit Bleau] • RadioShack CoCo OS9/Nitros9 double-sided 40-track 96TPI (180kB) [Benoit Bleau] • RadioShack CoCo OS9/Nitros9 single-sided 80-track (360kB) [Benoit Bleau] • RadioShack
CoCo OS9/Nitros9 double-sided 80-track (360kB) [Benoit Bleau] • Reset default File Format if format changes. • Refresh the
list of File Formats with those most commonly used. • Correct the
File Formats offered for a generic single-sided format. • Added support
for 3rd-party |
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1st Dec 2005 |
v2.01e Release: • Added support
for Rubber Chicken Software Co. software (Ensoniq MID-Disk Tools,
Ensoniq Disk Tools, Ensoniq ASR-X Tools, Translator). • Added warning
to 'Get a license' to use the program first. • Added file
format '*.adf' for single-sided Acorn ADFS. • Added initial
warning about disabling anti-virus software. |
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10th Jan 2006 |
v2.01f Release: • Added E-mu Emax 800kB [Garth Hjelte] • Added E-mu EOS
1440kB [Garth Hjelte] • Added E-mu ESi
[Garth Hjelte] • Added Oberheim DPX [Garth Hjelte] • Added Prophet 2002 [Garth Hjelte] • Added Ensoniq Mirage [Claude Climer] • Added Korg DSS-1 [Claude Climer] • Added Spectrum Opus Discovery [Simon Owen] • Added Korg
T-series (T1, T2, T2EX, T3, T3EX) format [Dominic Guss] • Added |
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29th Jan 2006 |
v2.01g Release: • Added Dynacord
[Garth Hjelte] • Improved 'skip
bad sectors' • Added HP-2100
8" [Dave White] • Added Mori
Seiki DS DD 648kB [Thean Low] |
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20th Feb 2006 |
v2.01h Release: • Added support
of .D81 file format [JackLT] • Added Amstrad
System (SS/DS) [Karl Kopeszki] • Added Amstrad
Data (SS/DS) [Karl Kopeszki] • Added Amstrad System/Data DS and Data/System DS [Karl Kopeszki] |
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30th May 2006 |
v2.01i Release: • Added Thomson TO9 3.5" 640k format • Added support
for ensDT (Ensoniq Disk Tools) • Added Korg
01/W format. • Altered E-mu
EMAX format for compatibility with EMAX-I [Kris VC] • Added
RadioShack CoCo NitrOS9 80trk DS (720kB) variant [Bob Devries] • Added on-line licensing |
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27th Jul 2006 3rd Sep 2006 4th Oct 2006 |
v2.01j Release: • Added support for EMXP/EMXPN • Added • Added support for ensDT. • Added Balzer Metal Evaporator format
[Richard Scott, Dynex Semiconductors] • Added Alesis
Datadisk [Donal Ryan] • Added DOS
640kB format [Malcolm Sargent] • Added DOS
1.743MB format [kalman] |
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3rd Nov 2006 4th Nov 2006 15th Nov 2006 |
v2.01k Release: • Added 3.5" HP-2100 format [Patrice
Leonard] • Added Atari ST
SSDD format [Mark "alfspanners"] • Added support
for EnsoniqFS. • Added Slow
Step Rate option. |
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2nd Sep 2007 |
v2.01m Release: • Formatting
reliability improved. • Added DOS 729kB format [Gutbrod András] • Added Beli disk format [Igor
Živanović] • Changed names
of • Enabled
support for Rubber Chicken Software Co. software. • Added Applix 1616 800kB, 810kB, 820kB [Bob
Devries] • Added Sanyo X68000 1248kB format [Charles
Doty] • Added Atari 8-bit 90kB [Charles Doty] • Added unnamed 180kB format [Shawn Howell]
(unproven) • Added Tatung Einstein TC01 Xtal Dos 1.31
40-track DS 400kB & 40-track SS 200kB [Chris Coxall] • Added unnamed 144kB format [Brian
"Briza" Palmer] • Added OS-9/68K
3.5" DD 38W7 format [Andrey Gritzenko] • Added Spectrum
DISCiPLUS 40-track [Dario Ruellan] • Added unnamed
360kB format [Ralph Hänsel] • Added LIF 1232kB
disk format [Bruce] • Added ABB/Asea
Robot IRB L6/0293 41-track format [Toon Lettink] • Added Atari ST
SS 320kB format [Bob Devries] • Added HP 9121
format [Chuck Magee] • Added COMX DOS
formats [Dennis Heijmans, Marcel van Tongeren] • Added file
type Roland S50/550/W30/S7xx image • Added file
type Roland S50 image • Added HP-9000
Series 310 616kB format [Jason Watton] • Added missed
5.25" 360kB DOS-compatible formats. |
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26th Feb 2008 |
v2.01n Release: • Added Panasonic KX-W940 Word Processor
Typewriter format [Richard Holdaway] • Removed
licensing for EMXP/EMXPN • Removed
licensing for Rubber Chicken Software • Fixed failed
auto-detect on some PCs of the format after
an 'over-tracked' format, e.g. ASR-10 fails to be recognised. |
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N/A |
v2.01o Release: • Added beta Computer Automation LSI-2
mini-computer format [Lars Hamren] (Wizard only) |
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14th May 2008 |
v2.01p Release: • Fixed Ensoniq
Mirage format • Fixed Ensoniq
SQ80 format • Fixed Oberheim
DPX format • Fixed Prophet
2002 format • Changed all
references of 'EMu' to 'E-mu'. • Added Tandy
TRS-80 Model 1 NEWDOS/80 v2.0 40-track 100kB format • Added
GravoGraph VX format [Norman Bruggner] • Added Atari
Power Up Plus format [Norman Bruggner] • Added support
for RSX2MS program. • Added support
for AkaiS20 program. • Added ABB/Asea
IRB2000 format [Rob Bos] • Added
Korg DSM-1 [Doug Skinner] |
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9th Sep 2008 4th Oct 2008 21st Oct 2008 25th Oct 2008 1st Nov 2008 |
v2.01q Release: • Added
Sequential Studio 440 [Dazzer] • Added TRS-80
Model 1 NEWDOS/80 v2.0 77-track 385kB [Terry Stewart] • Added Tandy
RSDOS 2.3 87.5kB [Terry Stewart] • Added CP/M 2.2
80/10x1024 800kB [Dave Timmins] • Added HP-9121
DS 664kB format [Ian & Jo Andrews] • Fixed ABB/Asea
IRB2000 format [Rob Bos] • Added Mecmor
Variatex 2500 1280kB [Anton Sinovitch] • Fixed
Gravograph VX [Norman Bruggner] • Added BBC DFS
83-track DS format [Electronic Workshop, University of Sheffield] • Added RCA
Micro Floppy System 315kB [Berni Meier] • Added CNI
NC481 720kB [Kamil Murin] • Added DOS
1.701MB DTMF format [Lindsay Hargreaves] • Added Automatix
RobotControl RAIL 400kB [Johan M Lundstrom] • Added unknown
Media400x1024_0 400kB format [Taking the 5th!] • Added ABB/Asea
Robot IRB L6/0293 3½" conversion [Leotta Domenico] • Changed
interleave on Automatix RobotControl RAIL 400kB [Johan M Lundstrom] • Added TRS-80
Model 1 NEWDOS/80 v2.0 68-track 340kB [Terry Stewart] • Added HP-1000
format [Lawrence Uchida] • Added E-mu
EIII 800kB format [Alexander Burgwedel] • Added Ensoniq
SD-1 800kB format [Danyel Gloser] • Added Heath
H-89 HDOS 600kB partial format [Rich Lentz] • Added Heath
H-89 HDOS 640kB format [Rich Lentz] • Added TV3102
Controller Programmer [Ian Sharpe] • Added Exelvision
[Fabien Neck] |
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18 Nov 2008 |
v2.01r Release: • Interleave
checked for matching formats - perfect match returned if possible, otherwise
first (1:1) used. • Improved
Exelvision format (gaps) • Removed
duplicate Exelvision format (leaving only interleave 7:1) • Added
independent Heath H-89 CP/M 2.2 I3 800kB [Rich Lentz] • Added FM77L4
320kB format [Eginer (Tecnoginer S.L.)] • Added Hector
CP/M 200kB format [Yves Fontanes] • Added Hector
CP/M 720kB format [Yves Fontanes] • Added Hector
CP/M 800kB format [Yves Fontanes] • Added Timex
2048 FDD3000 single-sided (160kB) format [Michal Tarasiejski] • Added Timex
2048 FDD3000 double-sided (320kB) format [Michal Tarasiejski] |
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19 Nov 2008 2 Dec 2008 |
v2.2a Release: • Added OmniFDC
driver. • Tandy TRSDOS
2.3 (87.5kB) modified to accommodate the curious track 17. • Reg Codes and
License Keys presented in Courier New for easier transposition if necessary
(withdrawn). |
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12 Feb 2009 04 Mar 2009 |
v2.2b Release: • 4th year
anniversary of v1.00 release. • Added
universal license to cover all others. • Added HP-9000
Model 362 1540kB format [Kelvin Lee] • Added Thomson
T08-T09 series 320kB format [Norman Bruggner] • Added Osbourne
1 (O1) SSSD 100kB format [Theodore (Alex) Evans] • Added Osbourne
1 (O1) SSDD 200kB format [Theodore (Alex) Evans] • Added Osbourne
Vixen (O4) DSDD 400kB format [Theodore (Alex) Evans] • Removed
licensing on all but the
following formats: • Custom/Unknown • Formats listed as 'New' on web page
(i.e. those added for v2.2a and v2.2b only). • Added GEM S2/S3
synthesizer 1600kB format [Alexander Burgwedel] |
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12 May 2009 27 Jun 2009 31 Jul 2009 26 Aug 2009 24 Oct 2009 25 Nov 2009 |
v2.2c Release: • Added TI-99/4A
formats: • TI-99/4A SS/SD 40T SngStep 90kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A SS/SD 40T DblStep 90kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/SD 40T SngStep 180kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/SD 40T DblStep 180kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A SS/DD 40T SngStep 180kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A SS/DD 40T DblStep 180kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/DD 40T SngStep 360kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/DD 40T DblStep 360kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A SS/HD 40T SngStep 360kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] - needs OmniFDC
driver • TI-99/4A SS/HD 40T DblStep 360kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] - needs OmniFDC
driver • TI-99/4A DS/HD 40T SngStep 720kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] - needs OmniFDC
driver • TI-99/4A DS/HD 40T DblStep 720kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] - needs OmniFDC
driver • TI-99/4A SS/SD 80T 180kB [Paolo
Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/SD 80T 360kB [Paolo
Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A SS/DD 80T 360kB [Paolo
Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/DD 80T 720kB [Paolo
Bagnaresi, Bill R Sullivan] • TI-99/4A SS/HD 80T 720kB [Paolo
Bagnaresi] - needs OmniFDC driver • TI-99/4A DS/HD 80T 1440kB [Paolo
Bagnaresi, Bill R Sullivan] - needs
OmniFDC driver • TI-99/4A SS/DD 40T SngStep 160kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A SS/DD 40T DblStep 160kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/DD 40T SngStep 320kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/DD 40T DblStep 320kB
[Paolo Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A SS/DD 80T 320kB [Paolo
Bagnaresi] • TI-99/4A DS/DD 80T 640kB [Paolo
Bagnaresi] • Automated
audit performed - inconsistencies found: • Changed GSL on FX_OSBRN1_200 (all
but 5.25" 1.2MB drive) • Changed GSL on FX_OSBRN4_400 • Changed GSL on FX_HP1000 • Changed GPL on FX_IBM_DOS1232 (all
but 3.5" 1.44MB drive) • Changed GPL on FX_RCA_MFS on 1.2MB
5.25" • Changed GPL on FX_HEC_CPM_200 • Changed GPL on FX_APPL1616_810
(3.5" 1.44MB) • Changed GPL on FX_APPL1616_820
(3.5" 1.44MB) • Changed GSL on FX_AMS_SYS_SS • Changed GSL on FX_AMS_SYS_DS • Changed GSL on FX_AMS_DATA_SS • Changed GSL on FX_AMS_DATA_DS • Changed GSL on FX_AMS_DATA_SYS • Changed GSL on FX_AMS_SYS_DATA • Changed GSL on FX_IBM_DOS180 • Changed GSL on FX_IBM_DOS360 • Changed GSL on FX_HANSEL • Changed GSL on FX_AKAI_S950_HD for
5.25" 1.2MB • Changed GSL and skew on FX_BALZER
as per 3.5" 1.44MB • Changed GPL on FX_BBC_DOS_PLUS
(except 5.25" 1.2MB) • Corrected PAD on FX_SPEC_BETA40S • Corrected number of heads on
FX_THOMSON_T08T09 for 1.2MB 5.25" • Corrected number of heads on FX_SPEC_BETA80S
for 1.2MB 5.25" • Changed GSL on FX_SPEC_DiP_40 on
5.25" 360kB • GPL for 5.25" 1.2MB
FX_DYNACORD, FX_ENS_COMP_HD, FX_ENS_ASR10, FX_ENS_ASR10_SP, FX_ENS_TS12
corrected. • Corrected GSL & GPL for
FX_CPM22_CTS_800 • Pad character for NEC98 architecture
all but 5.25" 360kB drive changed from e5 to f6 (all formats) as per
standard architecture • FX_SPEC_BETA80D interleave
corrected to 1:1 • Added Slogger
DDCPM format [Dave Moore] plus file formats with and without padding • Completed Computer Automation LSI-2 mini-computer
format [Lars Hamren] (100% driver-based) plus added file formats with and without padding • Added FLEX
formats [Ron Bihler, Ian Blythe, Michael Evenson, Dell W. Setzer] plus FLEX
.dsk file format • Added DEC RX02
1001kB format [Nikolay Degtev] • Added Didaktik
D40 360kB & D80 720kB formats [Pavel Chromy] plus .d80 file format • Added Zenith
ZDS ZDOS 360kB and CP/M-86 (320kB) formats [Steven White] • Added Balzer
Ophthalmic Lens Machine (250.25kB) format [Carlos Sánchez] • Added IMS MM/1
(1280kB) format [Bob Devries] • Added
Gravograph ISIS 640kB format [Patrick Poncet] • Added Data
General/1 199.5kB format [Josef Havlik] • Added 4th
Dimension 799.75kB format [Wocki] • Added OS-9
1010.75kB format [Georg Woltersdorf] • Added OS-9
Universal 632kB format [Bob Devries] • Added SATIM
560kB format [Florian Peth] • Recording of
default user choices simplified (no separate R/W and Format choices) • Drive/Media
locking improved for faster forced formats • File format
choice recorded as string so it can be used with more than one disk format • Added filter
to disk format selection to reduce number of formats offered • Added Stäubli/Unimation Puma 560c Robot Arm Controller 640kB format [Mike Ward-Theatronics] • Removed Toshiba Libretto support from FDC driver. • Added support
for Paolo's TI-99/4A program. • Removed all
format-specific 3rd-party licensing • Tested on
Vista32 and Windows 7 Ultimate OK [Paolo Bagnaresi] • Added
installation section for Vista and Windows 7 Ultimate [Paolo Bagnaresi] • Added HP110 portable 693kB format [Tom Szolyga] • Added manifest
for Vista and Windows 7 Ultimate [Martyn Lovell] • Added Oric Jasmin/Jasmin II (340kB, 348.5kB, 357kB) formats [Wilfrid Avrillon] • Added Dynacord ADD-one 840kB format [Roland Weihmayer] • Added full list of possible formats to a successful Diagnostic/Test Disk • Added Prophet 2000 420kB and 840kB formats [Kris ///E-Synthesist] • Added Casio FZ-20M (1280kB) format [Chris Strellis, Dr. Georg Müller, Rainer Buchty] • Added Tavernier 6809 (90kB, 170kB) formats [Thierry Hennuyer] |
|
06 Dec 2009 |
• Fixes to
Prophet 2000 format. • Fixes to
Tavernier 6809 DD (170kB) format |
1.9 Disclaimer of Warranty
THIS SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.
2. Installation
2.1 System Requirements
a) An IBM-PC compatible 386 or better.
b) Either:
i. (for OmniFlop) a built-in NEC-compatible floppy disk controller. You can use the Diagnostic options of OmniFlop to see if this holds for your system.
ii. (for
c) Windows 2000 SR1 or later, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 Ultimate.
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me users should use OmniDisk at http://www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniDisk instead of OmniFlop.
2.1.1 External (USB) Floppy Drives
The OmniFlop driver is unlikely to work with external drives, e.g. USB external floppy drives. These usually work in a different way to internal floppy disk drives.
2.1.2 Disk Drive Calibration & Compatibility
If you are trying to read, write, or format a disk made on another system (especially a non-PC system), then by all accounts the odds are stacked against you. However, with OmniFlop, the odds are reduced from 'impossible' to 'possible'.
No
two floppy disk drives are identical.
Floppy disk drives are mechanical. They are created, then calibrated, then used. Over time and with wear-and-tear their calibration may wander and their tolerance to disks formatted on other drives will vary.
Just
because you've got a drive of the correct size for your disk doesn't mean that
drive can read or write it.
To test the function of OmniFlop with your drive and machine you should:
- Make sure your floppy drive can format, read, and write disks using the Windows 'format' function and Windows Explorer.
- Get hold of a known, reliable floppy disk of the correct density. 3.5" HD disks have two holes in the top edge (one for write-protect); 3.5" DD disks have only one hole (the write-protect).
- Format the disk to the correct format using OmniFlop.
- Write an image onto the disk using 'Write disk'. The image does not need to be of the correct format - just an image of known data content.
- Read the disk back in using 'Read disk'. Check the data read in matches the data written.
If this sequence works, then OmniFlop and your hardware are compatible for the format you have selected. If you then have problems reading a disk from another system then this is almost always down to physical tolerances in the hardware of the floppy disk drives ‑ see http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html. I cannot fix your hardware problems with software.
Note that it took the author three 5.25" drives to find a drive capable of reliably reading an (aging) format of 5.25" disks. 5.25" drives are far less tolerant of each other than 3.5" drives.
2.2 Components
The distribution of OmniFlop (http://www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniFlop) consists of 6 files:
|
OmniFlop.inf OmniFlop.sys |
The OmniFlop floppy disk drive driver. This replaces the standard Microsoft-supplied generic floppy disk driver, and extends its capabilities (accessing FAT12/FAT16/DOS/Windows floppy disks is still possible). Usually, this is required, and should be installed. |
|
OmniFDC.inf OmniFDC.sys |
The OmniFlop floppy disk controller driver. This replaces the standard Microsoft-supplied generic floppy disk controller driver, and extends its capabilities (accessing FAT12/FAT16/DOS/Windows floppy disks is still possible). You do not normally need to upgrade this driver - see 2.3.1. |
|
OmniFlop.exe |
The OmniFlop Wizard. This application provides access to the enhanced services of the driver. |
|
OmniFlop.pdf |
This user guide in Adobe pdf format. |
The package is distributed as a WinZip archive of the above files.
External registration is rarely required - see 2.5.
2.3 Installation
The files in 2.2 must be extracted from their archive and copied to a directory, preferably on a hard disk. Then installation must be performed in the order described below.
You must install the latest OmniFlop driver (OmniFlop.sys) that came with the Wizard if you want to use non-DOS formats. Inconsistencies will cause problems. From version 2.01 a check is made that the driver is compatible.
You only
have to install the OmniFDC driver if you want to use the formats listed in 2.3.1.
To re-install or update the driver, it is recommended that you first ‘Roll-back’ the driver to the Microsoft default, to avoid leaving a trail of versions behind. See section 2.4 first, before you follow the installation sequence below.
2.3.1 Driver
There are two drivers:
- The OmniFlop driver, OmniFlop.sys. You should always install this driver. It replaces the Floppy disk drive driver.
- The OmniFDC driver, OmniFDC.sys. This replaces the Floppy disk controller driver. You do not need to install this driver unless you are using any of the following formats:
- Tandy TRSDOS 2.3
- All HD (High-Density) TI-99/4A formats
The procedure for installing both drivers is almost identical. The procedure for installing one driver is given below - you must do this twice if you are installing both drivers (once for OmniFlop, then again for OmniFDC).
Both drivers are fully-compliant WDM driver for Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7.
You do not have to install any drivers. Without the OmniFlop driver installed, the OmniFlop wizard will read and write the (standard) DOS formats that Windows knows natively. With the OmniFlop driver installed, the OmniFlop wizard will read and write an extended list of formats not usually accessible from within Windows. If you only want to access standard DOS-format floppies, skip this section and proceed with 2.3.2.
Note that Windows will usually opt for using the Microsoft driver, or re-installing the existing one. Worse, Windows XP will strenuously resist installing the driver. This is because it has not been authorised by Microsoft: no money has been paid for them to ‘rubber stamp’ it as ‘Windows Compliant’. Do not worry about the number of warnings or cautions encountered when installing the driver – it’s because Microsoft hasn’t been paid.
However, at the same time, it would be remiss not to warn of the danger of changing this system component of Windows (part of the reason Windows complains so much). This software, as is usual with all software, comes with a disclaimer of warranty (see 1.9). Both Windows 2000 and Windows XP are capable of reverting to the Microsoft driver, if you wish – the installation is not permanent! There are currently no reported faults known to exist in this software.
2.3.1.1 Windows 2000
Right-click the ‘My Computer’ icon on the desktop and select ‘Properties’. Alternatively, navigate to the Control Panel (click the ‘Start’ button and select ‘Settings’ and ‘Control Panel’) then select ‘System’ to give the System Properties.
Figure 1. Win2000: System Properties
Select the ‘Hardware’ tab and click on ‘Device Manager’.
In Device Manager:
· To install the OmniFlop driver, click the ‘+’ by ‘Floppy disk drives’ and double-click the ‘Floppy disk drive’:
· To install the OmniFDC driver, click the ‘+’ by ‘Floppy disk controllers’ and double-click the ‘Standard floppy disk controller’:
Figure 2. Win2000: Device Manager
Click the ‘Driver’ tab:
Figure 3. Win2000: Floppy Disk Drive Properties
Click ‘Update Driver’. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard starts:
Figure 4. Win2000: Upgrade Device Driver Wizard
Click ‘Next’.
Figure 5. Win2000: Auto/Manual Driver Search
Select ‘Display a list of the known drivers’, and click ‘Next’.
Figure 6. Win2000: Driver Selection(1)
Note: If the "OmniFlop Enhanced Floppy Disk Drive" (or "OmniFDC Enhanced Floppy Disk Controller") is listed, a previous version already exists on your machine. If you choose this, the last installed version will be re-installed. If you want to use an updated version, do not be tempted to select the previously installed version shown here.
Click ‘Have Disk’ and ‘Browse’ to where OmniFlop has been installed. OK the selection and you will get an updated display:
Figure 7. Win2000: Driver Selection(2)
Click ‘Next’.
Figure 8. Win2000: Ready To Install
Click ‘Next’.
You should get (after a brief delay):
‘Finish’ the wizard, and the properties for the Floppy disk drive (or Flpppy disk controller) should now show something similar to:
Figure 10. Win2000: Floppy Disk Drive Properties – Using OmniFlop
Note: The version may be later than shown here. Make sure you are using the version of the driver supplied with the Wizard you want to use.
The driver is now installed.
2.3.1.2 Windows XP
Right-click the ‘My Computer’ icon on the desktop and select ‘Properties’. Alternatively, navigate to the Control Panel (click the ‘Start’ button and select ‘Settings’ and ‘Control Panel’) then select ‘System’ to give the System Properties.
Figure 11. System Properties (XP)
Select the ‘Hardware’ tab and click on ‘Device Manager’.
In Device Manager:
· To install the OmniFlop driver, click the ‘+’ by ‘Floppy disk drives’ and double-click the ‘Floppy disk drive’:
· To install the OmniFDC driver, click the ‘+’ by ‘Floppy disk controllers’ and double-click the ‘Standard floppy disk controller’:
Figure 12. Device Manager
Click the ‘Driver’ tab:
Figure 13. Floppy Disk Drive Properties
Click ‘Update Driver’. The Hardware Update Wizard starts, and may produce as a first screen:
Figure 14. Hardware Update Wizard – Talk to Microsoft
Select ‘No’. The driver is not published nor vetted by Micro$oft (another money-making scheme by the big, bad Corporation). Click ‘Next’.
Figure 15. Hardware Update Wizard – Auto/Manual
Select ‘Install from a specific location’, and click ‘Next’.
Figure 16. Hardware Update Wizard – Search Options
Select ‘I will choose the driver to install’, and click ‘Next’.
Figure 17. Hardware Update Wizard – Initial Options
Click ‘Have Disk’ and ‘Browse’ to where OmniFlop has been installed. OK the selection and you will get the display with a little warning:
Figure 18. Hardware Update Wizard – New Driver
Don’t worry about the warning – this is an indication that Micro$oft has not been paid to rubber-stamp the driver.
Click ‘Next’ and things get worse:
Figure 19. Hardware Update Wizard – Scare Tactics
This is blatant harassment of the end user to scare them away from installing drivers which haven’t earnt Micro$oft any money. Alarming though this is, ignore the bold text and severe warnings of gloom and anarchy and click ‘Continue Anyway’ – unless you want to pay the money for getting Micro$oft to rubber-stamp it, that is.
You should get (after a brief delay) something like:
Figure 20. Hardware Update Wizard – Success
‘Finish’ the wizard, and the properties for the Floppy disk drive (or controller) should now show something similar to:
Figure 21. Floppy Disk Drive Properties – Using OmniFlop
Note: The version may be later than shown here. Check the date, and make sure you are using the version of the driver supplied with the Wizard you want to use.
The driver is now installed.
2.3.1.3 Windows Vista
The installation follows a similar path to XP. The following screen shots are provided for guidance.
Choose 'Browse...'.
Choose 'Have Disk...'.
Repeat the above sequence for the Floppy Disk Drive:
2.3.1.4 Windows 7 Ultimate
The installation follows a similar path to XP and Vista. The following screen shots are provided for guidance.
Choose 'Browse...'.
Click 'Have Disk...' and browse to the folder where you extracted OmniFlop.
Repeat for the Floppy disk drive:
2.3.2 Application
The application (OmniFlop.exe, a wizard) may be run directly by double-clicking the program icon. No other installation is required.
2.4 Removal
2.4.1 Driver
2.4.1.1 Windows 2000
Follow the actions in section 2.3.1.1 up to Figure 6. There should be two driver options currently available to choose from: "Floppy disk drive" and "OmniFlop Enhanced Floppy Disk Drive". Choose "Floppy disk drive" , click 'Next', and continue from Figure 8.
2.4.1.2 Windows XP
Follow the actions in section 2.3.1.2 up to Figure 13 to get the Floppy Disk Drive properties – it should actually look like Figure 21. Then press ‘Roll Back Driver’ and accept the roll-back. When the disk activity stops, the display should look like Figure 13, i.e. Microsoft all the way.
2.4.1.3 Windows Vista
After 'Browse my computer for driver software' choose the offered 'Standard floppy disk controller' or 'Floppy disk drive' driver.
2.4.1.4 Windows 7 Ultimate
After 'Browse my computer for driver software' choose the offered 'Standard floppy disk controller' or 'Floppy disk drive' driver.
2.4.2 Application
Simply delete the folder containing the executable file. No further removal is required.
2.5 Registration and Licensing
Certain formats and functions of OmniFlop require you to get a license from the author.
Licenses
are free and do not require any enrolment or subscriptions.
Any
information supplied for registration will only be used for registration and to
aid in the support and development of the product.
Licenses can be obtained using e-mail (click 'Register by e-mail') or, preferably, on-line (click 'Register on-line'). Registering on-line is automated and fast, whereas e-mails have to be manually processed, so are considerably slower.
If there are problems obtaining a license, check http://www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniFlop for details of service. There are times when licensing is unavailable, especially using e-mail.
2.5.1 Justification
The decision to enforce licences was taken for the following reasons:
- To halt and prevent unlawful commercial exploitation of the utility.
- To halt and prevent impersonation of authorship.
- To provide feedback to the author. Free unrestrained distribution has provided no feedback on the number of users, what it was being used for, how successful it was, or how unsuccessful it was. The only feedback has been via those requiring support in using it (thanks be to them). Feedback is especially important for formats that were theoretical but unproven (and remain so without feedback).
2.5.2 Licensing Strategy
Licensing is applied as follows:
- Testing Disks requires no licence.
- Licenses are available to allow use of the OmniFlop driver with external (3rd party) programs. The licensing is used to monitor the support liability for external programs.
The right to refuse licences is reserved.
2.5.3 Getting a License
Using the program does not normally require a license. If you need a license, you will be told. To get a license you should simply attempt the function you wish to use.
However, there are situations where you want to obtain a license up-front, i.e. before attempting the function. This includes licensing other software to use the OmniFlop driver - a license is used to enable other software to access the driver directly. To get a license in this case use the 'Get a License' option from the front screen. The program will prompt with instructions, but when you ask for the license you must specify:
- The program name, i.e. OmniFlop
- The version number, e.g. v2.01a
- The Registration Code, e.g. BBCgT51x£@3. This is unique to you and a license cannot be issued without it. The code may contain codes which are normally untypeable or characters that you cannot easily recognise - e.g. 'I' and 'l', '0' and 'O' - so you should cut & paste the code directly into an e-mail. From v2.01 onwards an e-mail will automatically be generated for this purpose.
- The format you are trying to use. This is point of the license - to provide support for as many formats as possible. Your help in testing - and using - them is crucial.
- The hardware you are using (i.e. machine type or motherboard). This is to help with support and highlight PCs which are known to work, or known not to.
If you require multiple licences it saves time and effort if you note down all the details for those you require before asking for the licences.
3. User Guide
This section describes use of the OmniFlop Wizard.
3.1 Supported Formats & Discoverers
The OmniFlop driver recognises formats in two different ways:
- From a list of pre-defined 'known' formats. These can be physically read, written, and formatted.
- By physically analysing a pre-formatted floppy disk. This results in an 'unknown' format which can still be read or written. This means OmniFlop can read and write formats even if it doesn't know them.
The driver must be installed to read, write, and format extended and unknown formats. If an analysis finds a format on a disk which is already known then OmniFlop switches to using the parameters of that format.
The formats known to be recognised by OmniFlop are currently (with discoverers):
|
OmniFlop
driver required? |
EXTENDED_MEDIA_TYPE |
Format Name |
Discoverer |
|
NO |
F8_256_128 |
8"
DOS 256kB |
|
|
NO |
F5_160_512 FX_IBM_DOS160 |
5¼"
DOS 160kB |
|
|
NO |
F5_180_512 FX_IBM_DOS180 |
5¼"
DOS 180kB |
|
|
NO |
F5_320_512 FX_IBM_DOS320 |
5¼"
DOS 320kB |
|
|
NO |
F5_320_1024 |
5¼"
DOS 320kB (1024-byte sectors) |
|
|
NO |
F5_360_512 FX_IBM_DOS360 |
5¼"
DOS 360kB |
|
|
YES |
F5_640_512 FX_IBM_DOS640 |
5¼"
DOS 640kB |
Malcolm
Sargent |
|
NO |
F5_720_512 FX_IBM_DOS720 |
5¼"
DOS 720kB |
|
|
NO |
F5_1Pt2_512 FX_IBM_DOS1200 |
5¼"
DOS 1.2MB |
|
|
NO |
F5_1Pt23_1024 FX_IBM_DOS320_1024 |
5¼"
DOS 1.23MB (1024-byte sectors) |
|
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS160 |
3½"
DOS 160kB |
|
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS180 |
3½"
DOS 180kB |
|
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS320 |
3½"
DOS 320kB |
|
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS320_1024 |
3½"
DOS 320kB (1024-byte sectors) |
|
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS360 |
3½"
DOS 360kB |
|
|
YES |
F3_640_512 FX_IBM_DOS640 |
3½"
DOS 640kB |
Malcolm
Sargent |
|
NO |
F3_720_512 FX_IBM_DOS720 |
3½"
DOS 720kB |
|
|
NO |
F3_1Pt2_512 FX_IBM_DOS1200 |
3½"
DOS 1.2MB |
|
|
NO |
F3_1Pt23_1024 |
3½"
DOS 1.23MB (1024-byte sectors) |
|
|
NO |
F3_1Pt44_512 FX_IBM_DOS1440 |
3½"
DOS 1.44MB |
|
|
NO |
F3_2Pt88_512 FX_IBM_DOS2880 |
3½"
DOS 2.88MB |
|
|
NO |
F3_20Pt8_512 |
3½"
DOS 20.8MB |
|
|
NO |
F3_120M_512 |
3½"
DOS 120MB |
|
|
NO |
F3_128Mb_512 |
3½"
DOS 128MB |
|
|
NO |
F3_230Mb_512 |
3½"
DOS 230MB |
|
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS729 |
DOS
729kB |
Gutbrod
András |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS800 |
DOS
800kB |
|
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1215 |
DOS
1.215MB |
Vitaliy
Vorobyov |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1232 |
DOS
1.232MB |
pstaszkow |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1230 |
DOS
1.230MB |
Vitaliy
Vorobyov |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1245 |
DOS
1.245MB |
Vitaliy
Vorobyov |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1458 |
DOS
1.458MB |
Vitaliy
Vorobyov |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1476 |
DOS
1.476MB |
Vitaliy
Vorobyov |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1494 |
DOS
1.494MB |
Vitaliy
Vorobyov |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1701 |
DOS
1.701MB |
Lindsay
Hargreaves |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1722 |
DOS
1.722MB |
Stephane
Roth |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS1743 |
DOS
1.743MB |
kalman |
|
YES |
FX_4THDIM_800 |
4th
Dimension 799.75kB |
Wocki |
|
YES |
FX_ABB_IRB2000 |
ABB/Asea
Robot IRB2000 S3 Type: PS 130/6 -45-P. 3084 80-track |
Rob
Bos |
|
YES |
FX_ABB_ROBOT |
ABB/Asea
Robot |
Daniel
C Hayden |
|
YES |
FX_ABB_ROBOT41 |
ABB/Asea
Robot IRB L6/0293 41-track |
Toon
Lettink |
|
YES |
F3_ABB_ROBOT41 |
ABB/Asea
Robot IRB L6/0293 3½" conversion |
Leotta
Domenico |
|
YES |
FX_IBM_DOS360 |
3½"
Acorn BBC Master 512 DOS 360kB |
Chris
Richardson |
|
NO |
F3_720_512 |
3½" Acorn BBC Master 512 DOS 720kB |
Chris Richardson |
|
NO |
F5_720_512 |
5¼" Acorn BBC Master 512 DOS 720kB |
Chris Richardson |
|
YES |
F3_BBC_ADFS_L |
3½"
Acorn ADFS L 640kB |
Chris
Richardson |
|
YES |
F5_BBC_ADFS_L |
5¼"
Acorn ADFS L 640kB |
Tim
Felgate, Jon Ripley, Mark Ferns |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_ADFS_M |
Acorn
ADFS M 320kB |
Jonathan
G Harston, Chris Richardson |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_ADFS_S |
Acorn
ADFS S 160kB |
Jonathan
G Harston, Chris Richardson |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_ADFS_DE |
Acorn
ADFS D, D+, E, E+ 800kB |
Jon
Ripley, Chris Richardson |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_ADFS_F |
Acorn
ADFS F, F+ 1600kB |
Jon
Ripley, Chris Richardson |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_SJ_MDFS |
Acorn
BBC SJ Research MDFS |
Mark
Ferns |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_DFS40 |
Acorn
BBC DFS 40-track single-sided (100kB) |
Chris
Richardson, Rob Nicholds |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_DFS40x2 |
Acorn
BBC DFS 40-track double-sided (200kB) |
Chris
Richardson |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_DFS80 |
Acorn
BBC DFS 80-track single-sided (200kB) |
Chris
Richardson, Rob Nicholds |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_DFS80x2 |
Acorn
BBC DFS 80-track double-sided (400kB) |
Chris
Richardson |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_DFS415 |
Acorn
BBC DFS 83-track double-sided (415kB) |
Electronic
Workshop, University of Sheffield |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_Z80_CPM |
Acorn
BBC Z80 CP/M 400kB |
Chris
Richardson |
|
YES |
F5_BBC_MAST_DOS_40T FX_BBC_MAST_DOS_40T |
Acorn
BBC Master 512 DOS 360kB |
Chris
Richardson |
|
NO |
F3_BBC_MAST_DOS |
3½"
Acorn BBC Master 512 DOS Plus 720kB |
Chris
Richardson |
|
NO |
F5_BBC_MAST_DOS |
5¼"
Acorn BBC Master 512 DOS Plus 720kB |
Chris
Richardson |
|
YES |
FX_BBC_DOS_PLUS |
Acorn
BBC Master 512 DOS Plus 800kB |
Chris
Richardson |
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YES |
FX_BBC_DDOS80 |
Acorn
BBC DDOS 80-track single-sided 360kB |
Jason
Watton |