Adding Drives on Linux

Some initial setup is required on Linux systems as DIMG is not able to automatically detect the systems floppy drives when using the DQDLibDsk driver (the default). To do this, select ``Configure Driver'' from the Disk menu (Figure 1.2) in the Main Window.

Figure 1.2: Configure Driver in the Disk Menu
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This will bring up the DQDLibDsk configuration screen (Figure 1.3 where you can manually add all floppy drives you wish to use on the system. To do this, Click on the Add button which will bring up a prompt for a ``Floppy Drive file'' (Figure 1.4). This is where you can enter the name of the floppy drive (eg, /dev/fd0) or a raw image file which will be used as a virtual floppy drive. When you click OK the specified drive will be added to the list of floppy drives in the configuration screen (Figure 1.5).

Figure 1.3: DQDLibDsk Driver configuration screen with no drives configured
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Figure 1.4: DQDLibDsk Driver Prompt for Floppy Disk File
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Figure 1.5: DQDLibDsk Driver configuration screen with drive added
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When the program is next started the specified floppy drive(s) will appear in the Drive Select menu.

David Goodwin 2011-04-09