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Transferring files to Atari ST (Noob question)
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 8:50 pm
by cfarley137
Some of the other cores (AO486 and Minimig) have a shared folder that conveniently allows for sharing of files between the MiSTer Linux system and the core itself. It's really convenient for getting files onto and off of the core.
Does the Atari ST core have a similar feature? If not, how do you get files on and off the Atari ST?
Re: Transferring files to Atari ST (Noob question)
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:18 pm
by lister_of_smeg
This is a bit fiddly, but you can take advantage of the fact TOS can read and write 720k DOS format disks (FAT12)
So using the Linux shell on the MiSTer you can create a floppy disk image:-
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# cd /media/fat/games/AtariST
# dd if=/dev/zero of=transfer.st bs=737280 count=1
# mkdosfs -F 12 transfer.st
You can mount it and put files in the disk image, then unmount it:-
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# mkdir /tmp/transfer
# mount -o loop transfer.st /tmp/transfer
# cp /path/to/SOMEFILE.TXT /tmp/transfer
# umount /tmp/transfer
Then you can open the disk image file in the ST core and you should see the files you copied.
Re: Transferring files to Atari ST (Noob question)
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:25 pm
by cfarley137
That's a great idea, thanks!
I've seen somebody
using an FTP client on the ST as well, which might be a less fiddly solution. But it would require more work to setup the client and the server...