Can cross dos work with a CD?

[Xamiche]

As long as your Amiga recognises the CD-ROM drive, you can read a PC CD-ROM in it. There is no specific CD format for Amiga, it just uses the ISO standard.

[Xamiche]

Unzipping them on the PC end would work fine. Do you have an LHA unzipping programme on your Amiga? Which version of Workbench do you use? If when reading the CD you can't see the files, either trying using a shell/CLI to view the disks contents, or if using WB2.0+ in the drop down menus of workbench select, Show -> All Files.



Workbench 1.3 doesn't have this option so you'd have to use the Shell/CLI option if you have WB1.3.

[Xamiche]

From memory, when burning a CD on a PC for use on an Amiga you need to change some of the file system options. Like long names and the Joliet extension or something along those lines. I've never had any trouble reading CDs burnt on a PC, on my Amiga. I'll see if I can track down the set up I used to use.

Edit: Check this link out. It may have some useful information for you. When burning I think you need 8.3 filenames and the Rock Ridge extension set. Nero probably wont do that, so you may need to find some other burning software if you're using Nero.

[Xamiche]

I'm pretty sure that most modern burning programmes set Joliet as the default extension. According to alexh, Amiga can't use this extension. Have you tried changing it to Rock Ridge? I recall having to do that when I had a CD-ROM drive on my a1200, many moons ago. This guy has a burning tool on his page for creating a CD on a PC for an Amiga. I've never used it so I cannot vouch for it, but it's worth a shot I think.

[Xamiche]

alexh wrote:

Xamiche wrote:
There is no specific CD format for Amiga

Not strictly true. Native Amiga CD's use ISO9660 with Rock Ridge and custom Amiga extensions.

I stand corrected.