VF08 HD contents dump

[cbyoung]

Anyone know of a tool that'll let me mount and read a VF08 IDE drive on a PC? I have tried just putting it on the IDE buss in my PC, but the file system is not recognized. It is supposedly FAT16, and I remember awhile back coming across the DIY code someone wrote to do just what I want to do, but I can no longer find it. Short story: assume VF-08 unit is toast, but the internal HD (which is IDE, formatted as FAT16) is OK. How can the contents (i.e. the WAV files for all tracks) be dumped to a XP disk? Or even a Linux disk, I suppose...
Any help most appreciated! Thanks.
Charlie

[Rokket]

I think this is a computer question more than a Fostex question. Perhaps you would get a better response if you posted this question in the computer forum on this site:

http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?f=14

[jfrog]

The VF-08 can write to a FAT16-formatted disk via the SCSI port, but I didn't think the internal hard drive was FAT16. It's probably some Fostex format. I could be wrong. I'd ask Fostex, although I actually know nothing about their customer service or tech support.

[Paj]

There is a link to someone who was working on a program to enable a PC and/or Mac to read FDMS3 formatted drives. I'll post it later when I get home.

Paj
8^)

[Paj]

http://www.zilber.org/fdms3rip/

Paj
8^)

[jfrog]

Thanks, paj...I may try that.