OK, so I have the wherewithal (ZoomFloppy, 1571 w/ JiffyDOS, XML creation) required to dump some original floppies I possess (and willing to do work for anyone else's collection).
How do I get this info upstream to the MESS project, for this example, Firebird's Elite Gold for C64?
To test, I created a (replacement) c64_flop.xml (below) and ran it as: mess c64n eliteg
Then on C64 typed: LOAD "*",8,1
This "gold" release prompts you to use "FAST LOADER (Y/N)", for which "Y" will start to work but eventually fail, but "N" runs perfectly. Note that its built-in fast loader works fine with VICE x64 using its drive's TRUE EMULATION mode on.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE softwarelist SYSTEM "softwarelist.dtd">
<softwarelist name="c64_flop" description="Commodore 64 diskettes">
<software name="eliteg">
<description>Elite Gold</description>
<year>1985</year>
<publisher>Firebird</publisher>
<info name="video" value="NTSC" />
<part name="flop" interface="floppy_5_25">
<dataarea name="flop" size="333744">
<rom name="elite_gold[firebird_1985].g64" size="333744" crc="5cd56a89" sha1="6238d1730a2f8129dcb1f53d47c0c0e9570f2c73" offset="0" />
</dataarea>
</part>
</software>
</softwarelist>Is there ANY way of having mess read more than one XML file for a system, i.e., like rompath option is there an equivalent way to do a softlistpath option? Renaming XML files in place is a drag and can lead to a bad error.
Can I send the dumped files to someone interested in discovering with its FAST LOADER option fails?
$ ll
total 408
-rw-rw-r-- 1 rhurst rhurst 333744 Feb 12 08:08 elite_gold[firebird_1985].g64
-rw-rw-r-- 1 rhurst rhurst 3335 Feb 12 08:07 elite_gold[firebird_1985].log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 rhurst rhurst 69963 Feb 12 08:07 elite_gold[firebird_1985].nbz
-rw-rw-r-- 1 rhurst rhurst 743 Feb 12 08:20 elite_gold[firebird_1985].xml
Thanks in advance.
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