Convert .adf files back to Amiga Format

[johnser]

Hi,

This maybe a bit off topic, but does anyone know how to convert .adf files back to Amiga format, so I play these games on my Amiga.  Basically I just want to recreate some damaged disks.

I have the originals, but the disks were made unreadable due to 'someone' placing the disks beside a large speaker.

Many thanks

John

[Lo]

ooops..

[Nitro]

I had that same problem.  If you have an Amiga with a harddrive,  you can put it in a PC.  Then use a few emulators, such as WinUae or Amithlon,  copy then to the drive, then put it back in the Amiga and copy to disk. Another way is with Amiga Forever. It has Amiga Explorer, and with a cable link an Amiga to a PC to transfer files.

[duesi]

I use YADI from Aminet
TransDisk from WinUAE Package works also..

Its your choice:-)

[vpamicue]

Anouther good program is ADFblitzer. Also available on Aminet. It also converts amiga disks to adf.

[alx]

Here's a quick tutorial from the wiki that's being tested ATM:

To transfer an ADF file to an Amiga-formatted floppy disk is a multi-stage process. To begin with, you must realise that the PC floppy controller simply can't write or read Amiga disks (Disk2FDI, a cunning hack, can only read). So the ADF file needs to be transferred to the Amiga.

The easiest way is with cables. The most straightforward one is a NullModem? cable, connect it between both computers, then using a decent terminal program on each end, z-modem it over (a process that should take around 3 minutes per uncompressed .adf). There are more complex ways going over TCP/IP, either you already have that set up or z-modem will be easier.

Alternatively, you can use more disks. AmigaOS2.x and above can read MS-DOS formatted double density disks, and there is a program called "CrossDOS?" for other versions. So format a disk as double density (720k) on the PC. It doesn't matter if you only have high density disks - simply put a piece of tape over the hole opposite the write-protect hole.

Now you've got a disk that both systems can read, but the ADF won't fit on it. One way to solve this is to compress it using a tool that both the Amiga and the PC can understand, such as LHA or Zip. If that doesn't work for you, you can split the file, which while trivial in computational terms is fairly complicated to actually do given different OSes and software. Once you get it in bits on the Amiga tho join command should be able to put it back together.

Once you have reconstituted the ADF on the Amiga, then you simply need to insert a blank disk and use a tool such as ADF2Disk from Aminet to write the ADF file.

[johnser]

Guys,

Thanks for the information.  I've loads of stuff to try now.  Sorry fornot replying sooner, but I've been on vacation.

John

[Rigger]

.ADF is simply a raw disk image of the amiga disk. The creators of .adf get nothing but the credit for the term "adf" and the created of the myth that this is some specially created format. To create and rewrite .adf files on my Amiga I simply use the original raw disk reader, DD.

dd.lzh

[leirbag28]

Get TransADF, TransADFGUI,  PERIOD!

[JaXanim]

Yea, for a thoroughbred Amiga system, use TransADF (from Aminet). It's easy and it works well.

Cheers,

JaX

[Revener]

use sploiner (aminet) to split files on amiga and PC

[scannercf]

I do the following ...

1) Transfer the ADF to RAM: or DH0: via null modem and Amiga Explorer (also you can use another soft).

2) Translate the .ADF image to a real floppy with transdisk (comes with UAE).

Also is possible to simply Drag and Drop  an .adf file located somewhere in the PC to DF0: from the Windows Explorer (if you have Amiga Explorer, of course), it will automatically write the image back into the DF0: in the Amiga, generating the useable diskette.
This method is the simplest and fastetst I know.

Good luck !!!