MDUMP TASK ?

[QViewStu]

I bought the v2 QEmulator package for MacOS and reading the manual mentions MDUMP TASK utility for imaging microdrives - except I don't seem to have it in my QL Software folder as expected. I don't see it as a download on the QEM site, nor can I find it in the usual suspects.....

What or where am I missing something ?

Best

Stu

[Chr$]

It's in the install location of qemulator, which for me is Program Files (x86)/Q-emulator/Ql Software/FileUtil/

[QViewStu]

Yeah on a MacOS that's not there - there is a folder "QL Software" but I don't see it there.

However I did find a floppy IMG file of it but when I try to run EW MDUMP_TASK it throws up because HEX$, REPORT and something else aren't loaded.

[mk79]

However I did find a floppy IMG file of it but when I try to run EW MDUMP_TASK it throws up because HEX$, REPORT and something else aren't loaded.

Put TK2 in the "back ROM" slot.

[QViewStu]

I already have Tk2 in the QL as part of Trump Card and Minerva

[mk79]

I already have Tk2 in the QL as part of Trump Card and Minerva

Well, both "HEX$" and "REPORT" are in TK2, so maybe it needs a "TK2_EXT" call to activate it?

[desin]

imho mdump is a microdrive dump program so i would try with a microdrive image

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[Pr0f]

If it's helpful - I think you can specify upto 80K of ROM image for the first file - so you can concatenate ROM Images together

e.g. 48K QL ROM + 16K (for ROMPORT) + 16K (this would be in the first 16K reserved space - where gold, trump etc. sit) - You can't then use backrom.

[Chr$]

imho mdump is a microdrive dump program so i would try with a microdrive image

It is. But I think the only place you'd really want to use mdump_task would be on a real QL to make dumps of real cartridges. I can't think of a use for it in an emulator.

And it certainly requires an original Sinclair main ROM too, it doesn't work with Minerva.

[QViewStu]

imho mdump is a microdrive dump program so i would try with a microdrive image

It is. But I think the only place you'd really want to use mdump_task would be on a real QL to make dumps of real cartridges. I can't think of a use for it in an emulator.

And it certainly requires an original Sinclair main ROM too, it doesn't work with Minerva.

That’s likely my problem then