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- From: jyoung@terapin.com (Jeff Young)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Subject: Re: Dearchiving with DMS
- References: <1992Nov19.123733.44940@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
- Message-ID: <jyoung.2c12@terapin.com>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 09:10:36 PST
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- In article <1992Nov19.123733.44940@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>,
- 2ftuclay@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
- >In article <1992Nov18.104023.14839@dcs.warwick.ac.uk>, mjt@dcs.warwick.ac.uk
- (Ma
- >lc Treby) writes:
- >> Hi,
- >> Ok, thanks to those who tried to help when I sent this out earlier
- >> but I still haven't got anywhere, so time to try again. For those of you who
- >> didn't see my first posting here is my basic problem:
- >> How exactly do I use the DMS program to unpack the Lemmings 2 file
- >> (lemm2-d.dms)? I have unpacked the DMS111.sfx file, put it onto a
- disk(Out:),
- >
- >> along with the lemm2-d.dms file, load the Shell from Workbench2.0, and type:
- >> DMS Write lemm2-d.dms
- >> The system then asks me to insert the volume Out: and takes absolutely no
- >> notice of the fact that the disc is already there, no matter how many times
- >> I click on retry. I then have to abort. This occurs with all DMS files but I
- >> can usually get around it by loading the .dms file into RAM:, unfortunately
- >> the lemm2-d.dms file is too big to fit on my ram disk.
- >> I'm running all of this on an A600, single floppy, 1Mb.
- >> Thanks,
- >> Malc(mjt@dcs.warwick.ac.uk)
- >>
- >
- >From what I can tell, you are out of luck. Since DMS unpacks the "tracks"
- >of the .dms file onto a floppy, you can't have the .dms file itself ON
- >the same floppy as you are unpacking it onto. Unless you have 2 drives,
- >a hard drive, or more ram you aren't going to be able to accomplish this.
- >(Unless DMS will buffer it to RAM and allow you to swap floppies, don't
- >know if DMS does that though.)
- >
- >
- >
- >
-
- try using the tracks device on the on the write screen and load to ram: the
- amount of tracks it'll hold then go back for more until you've filled up the
- disk. try putting the dms program into ram: and use the bit of ram: left to
- transfer tracks to your dfo:. can't think of any other way???? poosssibly you
- should cop a HD it'll make your life much easier and save your friendship with
- the amiga friends that are doin your dms files now. heres to ya!
-