Re: Commodore HSG Layout Disk Copy Protection

From: Francesco Messineo <francesco.messineo_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 16:03:32 +0200
Message-ID: <CAESs-_zThy4x6XGHo86ixKVcptOv1urMFbRd_kFeb=ErveLc-g_at_mail.gmail.com>
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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> Christian
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Received on 2020-05-29 21:21:48

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