diff --git a/settings/floppycdrom.rst b/settings/floppycdrom.rst index a40b7eb..5f54ce8 100644 --- a/settings/floppycdrom.rst +++ b/settings/floppycdrom.rst @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Up to four floppy disk drives can be attached to the emulated system, although n * **Turbo timings:** Run the drive mechanism as fast as possible. This decreases access time and makes some incorrectly-dumped floppies readable, but may cause issues some operating systems and applications. * **Check BPB:** When disabled, 86Box will skip checking the `DOS BIOS Parameter Block `_ when determining the physical media format for a floppy image on this drive. See :ref:`usage/diskimages:Floppy disk detection` for more details. -.. note:: Disabling "Check BPB" may be required in order to access UNIX/Linux installation floppies or other non-DOS-compatible disks, as outlined on the page linked above. +.. note:: Disabling "Check BPB" may be required in order to access UNIX/Linux installation floppies or other non-DOS disks, as outlined on the page linked above. Floppy disk images can be inserted and removed through the status bar or the *Media* menu. diff --git a/usage/diskimages.rst b/usage/diskimages.rst index bff32db..63de937 100644 --- a/usage/diskimages.rst +++ b/usage/diskimages.rst @@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ Disk images 86Box supports a large variety of disk image formats for the emulated drives. -.. |nbdash| unicode:: 0x2011 - :trim: - Hard disk images ---------------- @@ -61,15 +58,15 @@ Supported formats: Floppy disk detection ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -86Box detects the physical media format (sides, tracks per side, sectors per track, bytes per sector) of a floppy disk image through the following methods: +86Box determines the physical media format (sides, tracks per side, sectors per track, bytes per sector) of a floppy disk image through the following methods: -1. Data stored in the file header, except for Raw and DiskDupe formats where there is none. -2. Data stored in the `DOS BIOS Parameter Block `_. -3. If all else fails, a guess is made based on the file size. +1. Image file header data - not applicable for **Raw** and **DiskDupe** formats; +2. `DOS BIOS Parameter Block `_ data within the image; +3. If all else fails, a guess is made based on the image file's size. -The BIOS Parameter Block detection may result in incorrect behavior on non-DOS-compatible floppy disks. Installation floppies for UNIX and Linux are common examples of non-DOS-compatible disks. Disabling the :ref:`Check BPB ` setting is strongly recommended for accessing these, as the inaccurate BPB detection may result in read errors, data corruption and other issues. +The BIOS Parameter Block detection method may behave incorrectly with non-DOS floppy disks. Installation floppies for UNIX and Linux are common examples of non-DOS disks. Disabling :ref:`Check BPB ` is strongly recommended for accessing these, as an inaccurate BPB detection may result in read errors, data corruption and other issues. -.. note:: When using a raw image of a non-DOS-compatible floppy with the Check BPB setting disabled, make sure the image file has the right size for its media type, otherwise incorrect behavior may still occur. +.. note:: When using a **Raw** image of a non-DOS floppy with Check BPB disabled, make sure the image file is not truncated (smaller than its media size), otherwise incorrect behavior may still occur. MO / ZIP removable disk images ------------------------------ @@ -104,6 +101,6 @@ Supported formats: CD audio ^^^^^^^^ -Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) is supported on *Cue sheet* images. CD audio playback is muted on all drives by default; it can be unmuted by unchecking the *Mute* option for the respective CD |nbdash| ROM drive on the status bar or the Media menu. +Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) is supported on **Cue sheet** images. CD audio playback is muted on all emulated CD-ROM drives by default; it can be unmuted by unchecking the *Mute* option for the respective drive on the :ref:`status bar ` or the :ref:`Media menu `. .. note:: Only raw format (.bin) tracks are supported. Compressed or otherwise encapsulated audio tracks (.wav, .mp3, .ogg, .flac and other formats) are not supported. diff --git a/usage/menubar.rst b/usage/menubar.rst index 0a7c0a7..5f8ffc5 100644 --- a/usage/menubar.rst +++ b/usage/menubar.rst @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ View Media ----- -This menu lists all removable media drives attached to the emulated machine, and provides the same controls that are accessible by clicking the respective drive icon on the :doc:`status bar `. +This menu lists all removable media drives attached to the emulated machine, and provides the same controls that are accessible by clicking the respective drive's icon on the :doc:`status bar `. Tools -----