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Question about .DMS files
« on: May 24, 2009, 05:53:02 PM »
Does anybody know how to open ".DMS" files.  I have the ICD AdIDE40 (Prima) for my Amiga 500 and I need to install the driver for it.  The file is a .DMS file and I have no idea what to do with it.  Do I place it in a directory?  Do I extract it?  I am clueless.  Thanks.

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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2009, 05:56:52 PM »
Use the DMS tool (probably on Aminet) to write the DMS file to a floppy disk. Then install the software from the disk.

Edit -
Here's the tool to write the file to floppy:
http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/dms111

and here's one which extracts to HD:
http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/DMS2HD1_6
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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2009, 06:00:39 PM »
I found the program, but the instructions are horrific.  Does anybody know the command to write the .dms to floppy?  Thanks.

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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2009, 06:04:22 PM »
Which one, dms or dms2hd?
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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2009, 06:08:33 PM »
it's a ".dms" file.  Thanks.

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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2009, 06:09:33 PM »
Which programme did you download to extract it? dms111 or dms2hd?
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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2009, 06:12:43 PM »
I am trying to install IDE driver from Amiga 500.  Here are the files I need to extract:

ICD-AdIDE.dms

ICDPrepHD-42.dms


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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2009, 06:13:28 PM »
I downloaded dms111.run

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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2009, 06:15:27 PM »
Ok, download this file:

http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/dms111

Open up a shell, CD to the directory where dms111.run is, and type dms111.run then press enter. It will extract some more files, one of which is called "dms". Type the following:

dms write path:to/ICD-AdIDE.dms

(Change the path to the correct path to where the DMS file is, and press enter after the command). The file will be written to a floppy disk.
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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2009, 06:30:58 PM »
When you say "write path" is where the DMS file is, are you speaking of my two .dms files I want to extract, or the DMS file that was created when I ran dms111.run?
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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2009, 06:35:30 PM »
The path should be to the files. As an example, lets say I copy dms111.run in to the ram: disk, and have put the 2 dms files in the directory work:files. I open a shell and type the following:

cd ram:
dms111.run
dms write work:files/ICD-AdIDE.dms
dms write work:files/ICDPrepHD-42.dms
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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2009, 06:42:00 PM »
I put the dms111.run file on the root of my DH3: directory.
I then opened up shell and changed directory "cd dh3:"
from the DH3: directory, I type the following: dms111.run
I then type the following below:

dms write dh3:/ICD-AdIDE.dms

is that correct?
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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2009, 06:51:14 PM »
Assuming ICD-AdIDE.dms is also in the root of dh3: then yes, you are correct, but don't put the / in the path. It would be

dms write dh3:ICD-AdIDE.dms
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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2009, 07:01:25 PM »
Thanks motorollin, that was the problem.  I was putting the "/" in there when I should have left it out.  It's copying now.  Thanks again.

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Re: Question about .DMS files
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2009, 07:03:41 PM »
You've been using Windows too long ;) In AmigaDOS, forward slashes only go between directories or at the end of the path, not at the end of the volume.

Volume:Directory
Volume:Directory/Subdirectory
Volume:Directory/Subdirectory/

but not

Volume:/Directory

Edit - got rid of the smiles caused by a colon followed by a D in the paths ;)
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