RE: Re: Fwd: Hey guys, Im trying to follow the chain from 1581 super side sector to a record. Can someone help me understand the calculation involved?

From: André Fachat <afachat_at_gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 07:25:20 +0100
Message-ID: <16ed4bbfc80.27ff.b4d1f2b66006003a6acd9b1a7b71c3b1_at_gmx.de>
Or rather di_position(), sorry

André

Am 5. Dezember 2019 07:15:11 schrieb André Fachat <afachat_at_gmx.de>:
> Maybe have a look at di_rel_navigate() in
> https://github.com/fachat/XD2031/blob/master/pcserver/handler/di_provider.c.
> It's extremely tested with many test cases against (true drive simulated)
> real Commodore DOS.
>
> André
>
> Am 5. Dezember 2019 03:35:00 schrieb Scott Hutter <scott.hutter_at_gmail.com>:
>> Thanks Jim – Ive seen this article before.  But what I don’t understand is,
>> for instance – when would a seek result in reading (in the super side
>> sector) from group 2?  Or 3?  All that the directory entry itself provides
>> is the track and sector of the initial super side sector block.  (Clearly
>> Im missing something).  Thanks!
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>
>> From: Jim Brain
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:14 PM
>> To: cbm-hackers_at_musoftware.de
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Hey guys, Im trying to follow the chain from 1581 super
>> side sector to a record. Can someone help me understand the calculation
>> involved?
>>
>> On 12/4/2019 6:08 PM, Julian Perry wrote:
>> If it's anything like the 1540/8050/8250 behaviour, your best bet is to
>> read up on Inside Commodore DOS, by Immers and  Neufield.
>> It's not very much like the smaller drives.  The 8050/8250 might be
>> similar, not sure.
>> But, definitely not the 1541/204/3040/4040/2031.
>>
>> The 1581 uses "super side sectors", explained here:
>> http://www.unusedino.de/ec64/technical/formats/d81.html
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