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Backup up cassettes to PIL-Box drives - BitWiz - 04-30-2024 08:15 PM
I have a bunch of HP digital micro data cassettes that I want to back up to virtual drives using the PIL-Box.
I'm trying to accomplish this without having to copy the files one at a time. I prefer to use the HP-71B rather then the HP-41 due to speed and battery life (the 71 is running off of AC).
I downloaded the MCOPY lex to the 71.
I created a LIF image with lifinit -m cass -z backup.dat
I then "mounted" that .dat file in ilper.
I then used MAXXCOPY :1,0,512,:6,0 command on the 71. After like 15 minutes it finished. When I did a lifdir of backup.dat the files were not there.
Device 1 is the 82161A Drive and Device 6 is the virtual 9114B drive in ilper.
What is the easiest way to backup my tapes to the PC via the PIL-Box?
Thank you.
RE: Backup up cassettes to PIL-Box drives - rprosperi - 05-01-2024 01:16 AM
[Prelim] Just to be sure, after copying the MCOPY LEX file to the 71B, power-cycle the machine.
Then just use this command:
COPY :1 TO :6
The purpose of the MCOPY LEX file is to let you do just exactly that.
Yeah, it really sucks when the right answer is the easiest one... something about a razor...
Also, it will copy faster if there aren't a bunch of other unnecessary devices in the loop. Maybe bypass them when backing up.
RE: Backup up cassettes to PIL-Box drives - Dave Frederickson - 05-01-2024 08:49 AM
(04-30-2024 08:15 PM)BitWiz Wrote: What is the easiest way to backup my tapes to the PC via the PIL-Box?
J-F Garnier has a tool called ILvlif that can create LIF images.
http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpil/index.html
However, it hasn't been tested with the 82161A.
I used MCOPY the last time I archived any tapes.
RE: Backup up cassettes to PIL-Box drives - BitWiz - 05-01-2024 06:03 PM
Thank you. I got it to work once I used copy :5 to :2 instead of copy :5 :2.
It helps to read the documentation.
Thanks again,
Mike