Re: Commodore HSG Layout Disk Copy Protection

From: Anders Carlsson <anders.carlsson_at_sfks.se>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 16:26:51 +0200
Message-ID: <63023b5d-006c-b144-2aed-9ae5c34053c5_at_sfks.se>
Hello,

Perhaps something like Format II by tlr 2010, with full source codes can 
be used though intended for a C64 + 1541?

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=90210

(No, it probably has nothing to do with Beverly Hills)

Best regards

Anders Carlsson

Den 2019-05-13 kl. 16:03, skrev Francesco Messineo:
> on the C64 there were a lot of utilities to only format one or more
> tracks. I suppose the code could be ported to the PET. I have no idea
> about opencbm.
> I should still have a few on old disks should someone need them.
> Frank
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 3:59 PM Steve Gray <sjgray_at_rogers.com> wrote:
>> Hi Christian,
>>
>> I do not know of a way to format only specific tracks. I suppose if you wrote custom code and downloaded into the drive itself you could probably do it, but I have no experience with that.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On Sunday, May 12, 2019, 12:06:58 a.m. EDT, vossi <vossi_at_ceffy.de> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I just tried to copy the original 8050 disk with the layout software 1.14
>> for the HSG-card.
>> Its an 8050 disk called: "Platinenlayout-Software 8050"
>>
>> I read the disk with zoomfloppy successfully, but track 0-10 are
>> unformatted. I wrote the image to a 8050 formatted disk and tried to load in
>> my 8032sk.
>> The layout-program loads at $0100 and has an autostart. Just after
>> autostarting I got the basic start message!
>>
>> I think the software checks if the first tracks are readable... = copy
>> protection
>>
>> Im able to write only track 11-77 with opencbm, but is there a way to format
>> only track 11-77 ?
>> If not, I have to try to hack the software ;)
>>
>> Christian
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