The Sinclair QL Forum

If anyone's still interested in this, I recently had need of mdvtool for a DIY microdrive emulator I'm working on (more about that in the future).
Anyway, I've fixed the Zip file import and added a 'create' command to create blank .mdv files, as well as squishing a few other bugs (but probably not all of them!)

I've attached a zip file of the source code if anyone wants it. You will need libzip to compile.

Jason.

Hi!
I'm new to the QL, or at least new in the sense that I haven't touched the machine in the last 27 years. I just unpacked it and set it up recently and have discovered, that nearly all my disks and microdrive cartridges are no longer readable.

Unfortunately (for me) I don't have the skill or a compiler to compile the source. Is there any chance of sending me a compiled version?

Please specify what OS you would require a binary for ? I'm adding my build from x64 Linux.

MacOS ARM, please? Thx

Install brew (brew.sh)

Use that to install libzip git and make

Then

./mdvtool
Usage: mdvtool <mdv> commands
or: mdvtool create commands
Commands:
create - create a new MDV image
dir - list MDV contents
check_files - check file integrity
file_chains - list chain of sectors for each file
check_mapping - check the sector mapping
show_mapping - show physical/loginal sector mapping
export file_name - export a file from the MDV image
erase - erase the MDV image
name image_name - rename the MDV image
rand random - set the rand for MDV image
import file_name - import a file to the MDV image
zip_import file_name - import an entire ZIP archive
write file_name - write the MDV image[/code][/code]


Thanks -