Image creation slow

Question: I have tried to create an image file using MakeCD. Regardless of whether I write this to the hard drive as an image or send it directly to the CD burner, the process is terribly slow. Can't you optimize? My processor is normally very fast and my system has plenty of memory.

Answer: MakeCD is already highly optimized! We have heard of similar problems before. In all cases the problem was due to a configuration error for the MASK value in HDToolBox.

Take the following steps. Please note, we accept no responsibility for this process, such as damage to the RigidDiskBlock. You undertake this at your own risk. If you destroy your RDB, don't format the whole disk. First, try Angela's RDB-Salv (http://home.pages.de/~Angela/rdbsalv.html). RDB-Salv can often recover lost AmigaDOS partitions!

1. Run HDToolBox
2. Select the drive which contains the partition where the image should be created.
3. Click on Partition Drive.
4. Click on Advanced Options.
5. Select the partition where you read the data from.
6. Click on Change ....
7. You now see Mask. Perhaps you have 0xfffff?, where ? is usually c, e or f Add two f's to the fnf f (e. g. 0xfffffffc) and save everything.
8. Quit HDToolBox and reboot your AMIGA.

Try to create an image again on the partition that you have just edited. If this has speeded things up, repeat the process for the other partitions!

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