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Title: DMS files
Post by: Mauro73 on May 12, 2008, 01:38:35 PM

Hi everybody,

anyone knows how to manage .dms files?

I've downloaded CyberVision 64 drivers disks from "Amiga Hardware Database" but they are, as I told, dms files.

I want to obtain the original disks from such files: how can I do this?

Thank you very much in advance

Mauro

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: Christian Johansson on May 12, 2008, 01:47:28 PM

Download DMS from aminet, run it and then copy dms to c:

then type DMS write filename.dms
or DMS write filename.dms TO rad: if you want to unpack to Rad: instead of DF0:

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: darksun9210 on May 12, 2008, 01:48:02 PM

you should be able to get the software for "Disk Masher System" compressed floppy images off of aminet.net
look for 'undms' or similar, if you're not happy with shell based commands, look for 'dmsgui' and see what that gives you.

it should ask you to put a disk into drive dfx, and uncompress direct to floppy disk. or if the software you have supports one, setup a rad: drive and uncompress to that. much faster.

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: Mauro73 on May 12, 2008, 03:10:06 PM

Thank you very much for your help

I found an old software from my old personal Amiga programs bunch: DMSWin.

It seems to be good for my purpose, isn't it?

Mauro

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: darksun9210 on May 12, 2008, 04:17:56 PM

sounds good, not sure about the "win" part though. DMS for windows?
:-D

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: Mauro73 on May 12, 2008, 08:56:40 PM

Quote

darksun9210 wrote:
sounds good, not sure about the "win" part though. DMS for windows?
:-D

No no, it is a genuine Amiga program  :-D

I have just to figure out how to make it work  :-)

Mauro

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: rkauer on May 12, 2008, 09:53:34 PM

 You can download (from Aminet...) the TSgui program. It handles .dms, .hdf(!), and .adf files, with a nice window, and even correct bad traces (retry to write) to floppy.

 And it write to any device you want, also! Even RAD: and "virtual floppy" archives.

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: A4000_Mad on May 12, 2008, 11:03:21 PM

Yep! You've lots to choose from :-)

Packmaster (http://aminet.net/search?query=packmaster) is another one  8-)

(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/Cyberstorm604e/Packmaster.jpg)

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: Mauro73 on May 13, 2008, 10:00:56 AM

thank you very much, I finally reached the goal  :-D

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: darksun9210 on May 13, 2008, 11:03:31 AM

Thanks A4000 Mad, i've grabbed a copy of that too!  :-)

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: Mauro73 on May 13, 2008, 11:39:00 AM

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darksun9210 wrote:
Thanks A4000 Mad, i've grabbed a copy of that too!  :-)

My A4000 crashed as soon as I tried to use it.

I used DMSUI instead. It works good.

Mauro

Title: Re: DMS files
Post by: darksun9210 on May 13, 2008, 12:03:33 PM

coolio, cheers Mauro  :-)