mirror of
https://github.com/86Box/docs.git
synced 2026-02-21 17:15:33 -07:00
Finish the settings section, add a new disk images page
This commit is contained in:
63
usage/diskimages.rst
Normal file
63
usage/diskimages.rst
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
|
||||
Disk images
|
||||
===========
|
||||
|
||||
Supported hard disk image formats
|
||||
---------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|Format |File extension|
|
||||
+=====================+==============+
|
||||
|**Raw image** |Many * |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|Japanese FDI |.hdi |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|:doc:`../formats/hdx`|.hdx |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|Virtual Hard Disk |.vhd |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|
||||
\* Raw images come in many extensions, including: img ima
|
||||
|
||||
Supported floppy disk image formats
|
||||
-----------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|Format |File extension|
|
||||
+=====================+==============+
|
||||
|**Raw image** |Many * |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|:doc:`../formats/86f`|.86f |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|Formatted Disk Image |.fdi |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|CopyQM |.cqm |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|DiskDupe |.ddi |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|EZ-DisKlone Plus |.fdf |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|HxC MFM |.mfm |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|ImageDisk |.imd |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|Japanese FDI |.fdi |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|PCjs JSON |.json |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|Teledisk |.td0 |
|
||||
+---------------------+--------------+
|
||||
|
||||
\* Raw images come in many extensions, including: img ima flp vfd
|
||||
|
||||
Floppy disk detection
|
||||
---------------------
|
||||
|
||||
86Box detects the physical media format (sides, tracks per side, sectors per track, bytes per sector) of a floppy disk image through the following methods:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Data stored in the file header, except for Raw and DiskDupe formats where there is none.
|
||||
2. Data stored in the `DOS BIOS Parameter Block <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS_parameter_block>`_.
|
||||
3. If all else fails, a guess is made based on the file size.
|
||||
|
||||
The BIOS Parameter Block detection may result in incorrect behavior on *raw stream* (non-DOS) floppy disks. Installation floppies for UNIX and Linux are common examples of *raw stream* disks. Disabling the :ref:`settings/floppycdrom:Check BPB` option is strongly recommended for accessing these, as the inaccurate BPB detection may result in read errors, data corruption and other issues.
|
||||
|
||||
.. note:: When using a raw image of a raw stream floppy with the Check BPB option disabled, make sure the image file has the right size for its media type, otherwise incorrect behavior may still occur.
|
||||
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Supported disk image formats
|
||||
============================
|
||||
|
||||
Placeholder page.
|
||||
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ This section contains information on how to use 86Box and its emulated hardware
|
||||
|
||||
gettingstarted
|
||||
machinespecific
|
||||
imageformats
|
||||
diskimages
|
||||
ideterqua
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user