new IMG plugin

[aziemer]

Version 1.4 of the IMG plugin is released!

This version removes a few flaws and small bugs
There is a "refresh after delete" problem workaround included: I just put the filetime two seconds into the future after each delete.

http://totalcommander.a-z-e.de/ImgWCX14.ZIP

Andreas

[nyam]

It works with Floppy disk images, and also Hard disk images!!!

Thanks!!!

[ghisler(Author)]

There is a "refresh after delete" problem workaround included: I just put the filetime two seconds into the future after each delete.

Nice idea! You could also compare the new file time with the last file time, and if it's different, then put it either 2 seconds into the future or into the past, whatever is closer to the current time.

[aziemer]

New version 1.5 available.

Fix: When trying to open an image that was readonly, the plugin failed. Now operations that do not alter the image (view, extract) are possible, others will display an error.

Andreas

http://totalcommander.a-z-e.de/ImgWCX15.ZIP

[jdmarch]

Hi, Andreas,

An apparent bug: When I use IMGWCX to create or modify a 1.44 floppy image, the timestamps of the files in the image are always incorrect. All the files copied to one image are always timestamped the same as each other, but this incorrect date may be different with a different archive / different copied files.

(In one case, the copied timestamps were off by about 25+ hours, in another case they were 1-1-1980 00:00 )

I'm using Win2K SP4, TC 5.51

Any ideas? I'd really love to be able to use this plugin but timestamps must be preserved.

Also: Is it a limitation of TC5, or of your plugin, that I can't use "Compare by content" on a file within an image file?

Thanks.

[Hacker]

Is it a limitation of TC5, or of your plugin, that I can't use "Compare by content" on a file within an image file?

It is a limitation of TC5.

HTH
Roman

[aziemer]

Hi everyone!

I've been very busy the last months doing much work on lucrative jobs and less on my plugins (I'm selfemployed, and money flows very sparsely - b.t.w. if anyone has jobs to give involving development of electronics - gimme a wink )

But now I'm back again

Lately I got some mails reporting bugs, flaws and features and I'm going to (hopefully) fix them in the next days - so stay tuned...

Andreas

[jdutra]

Hi,

I try to use this plugin to create Floppy images, 1.44Mb to save and USB and open on Gotek floppy emulator, but...

when I create a img file of a floppy, the first three HEX bytes of the img file is filled with zeros, and cannot open in gotek floppy disk emulator.

When I create a img file with another software, the first three HEX bytes is EB 3C 90 and it works.

What Im missing or the plugin has this problem?

Thanks

Jonas

[aziemer]

Hi,

it seems, you did not configure the plugin to create a bootable disk.

This can be done either by
- providing a valid bootblock (use bootblock ...) and ticking the checkbox (see read.me)
or
- tricking the plugin to use the builtin FreeDOS bootblock by editing the following lines in the pkplugin.ini file in the [IMaGinator] section like so:

Bootable=1
BootBlock=

then restarting TC.

Regards,
Andreas

[jdutra]

Thanks for the fast reply.

It worked...

[aziemer]

You're welcome

[artt]

Hi Andreas,
Are you going to build a 64bit version too? It would be very handy!

Thank you
Best regards
Artt

[artt]

v2.2 x64 plugin is working good in TC x64 - Windows10 x64 - Thanks Andreas!
but
v2.2 x32 plugin is NOT working at all "Error, could not load plugin!"
both in TC x32 - Windows10 x64 and TC x32 - Windows7 x32

The last x32 pluging that working good for me is v2.03.

[gdpr deleted 6]

v2.2 x32 plugin is NOT working at all "Error, could not load plugin!"
both in TC x32 - Windows10 x64 and TC x32 - Windows7 x32

I can confirm. The 32-bit plug-in depends on libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll, which is not included in the plug-in package.
This DLL is part of mingw/mingw-w64 and it seems the 32-bit plug-in has been mistakenly built without the -static-libgcc linker flag.

[Bobbel]

Hallo @aziemer, vielen Dank für dein Plugin, doch leider bin ich zu blöd es zu benutzen. Ich habe TC in der Version 11.51 (x64) installiert und dein Plugin von deiner Homepage (https://www.a-z-e.de/index.php?file=download.php&section=5&subsection=1) in der Version 2.2 heruntergeladen und in TC installiert.

Was muss ich jetzt tun?

Was ich benötige, ist ein Tool zum Erstellen von leeren Diskettenimages für die spätere Verwendung in DOS via VMware oder Virtual Box. Ich kann mit deinem Plugin IMG Files öffnen, das funktioniert wunderbar, was mir aber fehlt ist das Erstellen von IMG-Dateien. So wie ich die Readme verstanden habe sollte dan möglich sein.

Vielen Dank bereits für sachdienliche Hinweise an einen Noob.

Moderator message from: white » 2025-04-27, 17:47 UTC

Please use English in this subforum.
Translation to English:

Hello @aziemer, thanks a lot for your plugin, but unfortunately I'm too stupid to use it. I installed TC version 11.51 (x64) and downloaded your plugin version 2.2 from your website (https://www.a-z-e.de/index.php?file=download.php&section=5&subsection=1) and installed it in TC.

What do I need to do now?

What I need is a tool to create blank floppy disk images for later use in DOS via VMware or Virtual Box. I can open IMG files with your plugin, and it works perfectly, but what I'm missing is the ability to create IMG files. Based on my understanding of the readme, it should be possible.

Thank you in advance for any helpful tips for a noob.