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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: SilentBob on April 02, 2008, 11:02:40 AM

Title: Help formatting a floppy disk with Workbench 3.0 on Amiga 600
Post by: SilentBob on April 02, 2008, 11:02:40 AM

Hi all, I am a newbie so go easy on me with the techincal stuff!
I have recently purchased an Amiga 600 for nostalga reasons and was playing a game and reached the stage where I needed to save my progress and asked me to insert a save game disk. I inserted a randon disk containing a game/programme that I was never going to use and assumed it would format the disk for me - but it didn't! It just stated disk full.
I've read bits and bobs on the internet and understand that what I need to do is use Workbench to format the disk. is that correct and if so could someone give me a dummy's step by step guide to doing it!?!
I tried loading Workbench, then inserting the disk I want formatting, clicking it once and choosing format disk from the tools menu but it doen't do anything.
Can anyone help!
Many thanks,

SilentBob       :-?

Title: Re: Help formatting a floppy disk with Workbench 3.0 on Amiga 600
Post by: motorollin on April 02, 2008, 11:08:45 AM

Try it from the shell. Type the following:

Format Drive DF0: Name "Empty" NOICONS FFS

It will ask you to insert the disk to format, so remove the Workbench disk and insert the one you want erased, then press enter to start the format.

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moto

Title: Re: Help formatting a floppy disk with Workbench 3.0 on Amiga 600
Post by: SilentBob on April 02, 2008, 11:13:35 AM

Thank you for your reply. I will try that and see what happens. So when I double click the shell icon it will bring up a prompt screen, is that right? And I then type in from there?

Thanks!

SilentBob   :-)

Title: Re: Help formatting a floppy disk with Workbench 3.0 on Amiga 600
Post by: motorollin on April 02, 2008, 11:20:01 AM

Yes, that's correct. Just type that command in after the prompt and press enter.

--
moto

Title: Re: Help formatting a floppy disk with Workbench 3.0 on Amiga 600
Post by: SilentBob on April 02, 2008, 08:55:58 PM

Hi, thanks for your help on this but I have tried typing this command on the Shell prompt and when I press return I don't get prompted to put a disk in, it just goes to a new prompt. Any more thoughts/help?

Thanks,

SilentBob     :cry:

Title: Re: Help formatting a floppy disk with Workbench 3.0 on Amiga 600
Post by: scuzzb494 on April 06, 2008, 12:11:48 AM

Hi

type:

format drive df0: name "empty" noicons

... with or without the ffs. Include all the spaces. Capitals not important.

By the way you could always just delete all the files from that disk. Make sure its not copy protected and you don`t want any of the stuff.

scuzz
http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com

Title: Re: Help formatting a floppy disk with Workbench 3.0 on Amiga 600
Post by: CLS2086 on April 06, 2008, 12:19:31 PM

But... do you have the good kickstart that goes with WB3.0 ?
If not use WB1.3 or 2.0

Title: Re: Help formatting a floppy disk with Workbench 3.0 on Amiga 600
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on April 06, 2008, 12:55:44 PM

Quote

CLS2086 wrote:
But... do you have the good kickstart that goes with WB3.0 ?
If not use WB1.3 or 2.0

Exactly what I was thinking.

@SilentBob:
For a standard A600, Workbench 2.0 is what you need to use, especially for these kinds of actions.
The "Kickstart" is a part of the OS on a chip in the Amiga. It needs to be (approximately) the same as the workbench you use.