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Offline TheBilgeRatTopic starter

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.dms files, are these like .adf?
« on: February 05, 2011, 04:11:03 AM »
I have some .dms files I've downloaded off aminet and am wondering what to do with them.  Usually I get .adfs, write them to floppy then back to a HD install if they'll go that way.  Do I just need the .dms version of adf-blitz?
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Offline Matt_H

Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2011, 04:14:23 AM »
DMS is a much older format, roughly analogous to ADF, but compressed. Write them back to disk with a program called... DMS!

You can also mount them with diskimage.device if you have XAD installed.
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2011, 04:17:27 AM »
alrighty then!  I will track down dms on the aminet and grab that too while I'm at it :)

Thankee Kindly!
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2011, 04:23:22 AM »
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 04:50:41 AM »
If I remember right DMS stands for Diskmasher. I personally hate it because it often results in a corrupt file. Somebody needs to tell those developers to err on the side of caution.
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2011, 06:13:29 AM »
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I have some .dms files I've downloaded off aminet and am wondering what to do with them. Usually I get .adfs, write them to floppy then back to a HD install if they'll go that way. Do I just need the .dms version of adf-blitz?

In Classic WB it's done by Tracksaver, works really well as long as you fromat while writing and verify, so check them.
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2011, 06:19:33 AM »
DMS: Disk Masher System :)

IMHO, TSGUI is the best for ADF or DMS images.

Get it (and more) here, from Thomas Rapp's site of total awesomeness:

http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de/download.html

PZ.
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2011, 06:23:20 AM »
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In Classic WB it's done by Tracksaver, works really well as long as you fromat while writing and verify, so check them.


Yep, we are talking about the same thing :)

Again yes, be sure to clean format the floppy before transfer, otherwise it can often fail, even though TracksaverGUI (TSGUI) re-writes the disk.

Awesome program from an awesome dude!

PZ.
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2011, 09:40:05 AM »
If they are in dos format you dont need to extract them to floppy first. Just mount Rad: and type dms write filename.dms TO rad: and install the software from rad:

(and if you want to get rid of Rad: type Remrad force, it might also be possible to unmount it, not sure).
« Last Edit: February 05, 2011, 10:16:17 AM by fryguy »
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2011, 05:48:43 AM »
Ok got dms onto the miggy.  the run file extracts the tool to my HD but it is non executeable from the command line.  Where do I shove that guy to get him to work?

EDIT:  I'm pretty sure it goes in C;.  NVM.  My brain is poop after a day of Calculus and induction proofs.
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2011, 05:54:12 AM »
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Ok got dms onto the miggy.  the run file extracts the tool to my HD but it is non executeable from the command line.  Where do I shove that guy to get him to work?

EDIT:  I'm pretty sure it goes in C;.  NVM.  My brain is poop after a day of Calculus and induction proofs.


Shove what guy... where... ???
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2011, 06:00:18 AM »
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Shove what guy... where... ???

i just put DMS in C: and away I went :D
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2011, 06:09:32 AM »
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i just put DMS in C: and away I went :D


Ahh gotcha now... yup it goes in C: but that begs the question why did you go away and where did you went too ??? :)
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2011, 06:13:50 AM »
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Ahh gotcha now... yup it goes in C: but that begs the question why did you go away and where did you went too ??? :)

You better buy me dinner asking questions like that!


cheeky monkey!  :laughing:
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Re: .dms files, are these like .adf?
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2011, 06:20:33 AM »
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You better buy me dinner asking questions like that!


cheeky monkey!  :laughing:


I'll pop some mince'n'tatties and a slice of raw haggis in an envelope and post them to you asap... :)
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