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^ General futures :
RADBAck is a SHAREWARE utility which attempts to save (load)
the current content of RAD (the recoverable RAM disk by Commodore)
to (from) a disk in df0: - df3: by making a track-for-track copy.
It also works with KICK2.0's FastFileSystem.
RADBack can be used for smaller RAD-s (like compiler includes) as well
as for bigger RAD-s (since a normal Amiga floppy-disk can hold up to 80
cylinders, RADBack will split the content of a bigger RAD on more disks -
you will be informed about the disk nr. before the copy starts).
If more than 1 disk is needed for the backup, the disk with the root
block is being saved first, so RADBack can keep a minimum track of the
loading order by checking the first disk (use the NOINFO option to disable
this checking).
You can of course copy any Amiga disk to RAD with 80 cylinders (the
HIGHCYL value in your MountList must be set to 79). Be sure to assign
all the directories from the original disk to RAD if you only want to
use the RAD-copy.
Saving a RAD, smaller than 80 cyls., will also consume a whole
disk (this limitation will be abolished in the next - bitmap supporting -
version; faster load(sav)ing, less disk usage, ...).
Workbench users:
if you load a RAD disk before loading workbench, you might get a request
to insert the 'old_RAD_disk' in a drive. You can get get rid of this
request by typing the next command in your shell:
Assign <old_RAD_name> remove
You MUST 'relabel' RAD and remove the source disk first if the names of
the old and new RAD are equal (i.e. RAMB0:) !!!
***********
* Warning *
***********
Saving RAD will irreversibly delete the previous contents of
the destination disk(s).
^ To use RADBack you need :
- a standard Amiga with at least Kick1.2
^ Installing RADBack :
- copy RADBack to your c: directory.
^ Using RADBack :
- it can be used from CLI as well as from the WorkBench.
- using RADBack from CLI:
RADBack LOAD|SAVE [OPTIONS] (the OPTIONS are listed below)
- using RADBack from WorkBench:
Double-click your RADBack icon. I suggest you to use two
project icons (one for loading and one for saving) - with the
Default Tool set to c:RADBack (click the RADBack icon once,
select the 'Info' item from the 'Workbench' menu and type
'c:RADBack' in the Default Tool's window. If nothing happens
after selecting 'Info' you'll probably have to copy the
info.library in your LIBS: directory).
You can also use the icons included on this disk in the
RADBack directory if you change their Default Tool's directory.
To set the options, you'll have to add some ToolTypes
(click the RADBack icon once and select the 'Info' item
from the 'Workbench' menu (in WB 2.0 the 'Information...' item
from the 'Icons'menu). Now add a Tool Type (click ADD)
and type :
- WB_ARGS:
use the CLI arguments.
(WB_ARGS=LOAD|SAVE [OPTIONS])
- WINDOW:
opens a window with your own specifications instead of the
default one.
(i.e.: WINDOW=CON:0/0/704/564/An overscan window)
- MOUNT:
is an equivalent to the CLI 'Mount' command which enables
you to mount a device before copying it. You MUST have the
'Run' (KICK 1.2/1.3) and 'Mount' (all KICKs) commands in your
c: directory to use this ToolType.
(i.e.: MOUNT=RAD:)
- the RADBack LOAD OPTIONS are:
- FROM specify the drive to load from (DF0: - DF3:).
If FROM isn't specified, RAD will first try to
load from DF1: and if this fails from DF0:.
- TO you only need to use this option if your
RAD's name isn't 'RAD:'.
- NOBOOT use this option if you don't want to copy
the disk's bootblock to RAD.
- NOINFO don't print out the info about the
disk you want to load to RAD (also prevents
a warning message if the disk in the FROM drive
isn't a ROOT disk).
- NOREQUEST assume that the destination disk is already
in the drive - no 'Insert source disk [1] ...'
request. You will still receive a request for
other disks if there is more than 1.
- OLDROOT don't copy the name and date from the source
drive, so there will be no difference to AmigaDOS
between the old and new RAD disk.
- RESET reset Amiga after loading RAD.
- the RADBack SAVE OPTIONS are:
- TO specify the drive to save to (DF0: - DF3:).
If TO isn't specified, RAD will first try to
save to DF1: and if this fails to DF0:.
- FROM you only need to use this option if your
RAD's name isn't 'RAD:'.
- VERIFY verify the saved tracks (you should use this
option if you're not saving to a preformatted disk).
- Important note:
You can also use an abbrevations of a particular option (type
'RADBack ?' from CLI to list them) instead of the long version with
a small difference - while a space is expected between long options,
you must set a '-' before each short option. You can also put more
short options after a single '-' sign. The -f and -t option must
follow a '-' to prevent disk names interfering with other options.
See also the examples !!.
Anyway, i suggest you to be very careful when using the option
abbrevations, because RADBack doesn't check for invalid options yet.
Always read the first line, RADBack prints out (containing the source
and destination drives), to make sure that everything is o.k.
- Examples:
RADBack LOAD FROM DF2:
will try to load RAD from DF2:
RADBack -bl -fDF3: "-tRAD 0:"
will try to load a RAD-device, named "RAD 0:" from DF3: and leave the
original boot sectors of "RAD 0:" untouched.
RADBACK -s to DF0:
will try to save the content of RAD to the disk on DF0:.
RADBack -lr
will try to load RAD from DF1:(DF0:) and then reset the Amiga.
- To break the load(sav)ing process, just press CTRL-C (to break the
program at the "Insert disk" request press CTRL-C and <RETURN>).
^ Distributing RADBack :
RADBack can be freely distributed without profit. If you find it
useful please send me a contribution of 10 US$ or 15 DM (in cash) to:
Sandi Tomsic
Thumova 21
61211 Smartno
SLOVENIA
If you want to receive the latest versions of RADBack, add another
10 US$.
Please also send your comments, suggestions, bug reports, ...