New Catweasel Mk IV prob - Page 2

vk4akp · 22 June 2008, 23:30

Thats OK. Either way I'm happy to stick with XP Home 32 for the Windoze side with the CatWeasel. Linux however I'd like to run the 64bit version. And in fact I think with Gentoo because everything is compiled, it will automatically create 64bit code? But i am only guessing. I'm a bit of a n00b when it comes to such things.

.-.-.

Marcuz · 23 June 2008, 01:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

This is not true. Only display and sound drivers need Vista-specific drivers. CW drivers should already work on 32-bit Vista.

XP64 driver will work on Vista64 as long as it is signed. Vista64 added mandatory driver signing. Certificate for signing costs money.. (perhaps they meant certificate costs?)

i have not the email anymore, so any imprecision is bound to be my responsability, and as my knowledge of IT is pretty much none...

however, my experience is that catweasel does not work neither on Vista 64 nor XP64, while it works, with the caveat that it asks to be reinstalled each time i use it, on XP32.

On Vista 64, though, through the TVicPort software you suggest me to use, it makes the amiga joysticks works with Winuae.

vk4akp · 25 October 2008, 13:23

Got my Catweasel MK 4 Plus.

It's installed and works fantastic!

I can't wait for the Apple IIe R/W driver update and then it will be perfect!.

This is definatly a must have for anyone who is a Retro buff.

.-.-.

stainy · 25 October 2008, 18:35

Lucky you!! I`ve bought 2 of these.. and as of last week... sold 2 of these!! I`ve only lost a tenner each time... but I`m reluctant to get another.. I think I`m doomed.. or my hardware is just incompatible

vk4akp · 25 October 2008, 19:56

Gee, I dunno what your doing wrong.

For me it was so easy.

I just plugged it in and Windows installed the drivers. Then I dragged the Imagetool program and config file into a directory on my hard drive. I swapped the 3.5 & 5.25 examples over because they have them back to front and it all just worked fine.

Amiga and C64 disks have read no problem at all.

If I were you I'd buy another one from AmigaKit and have another go!

.-.-.

Marcuz · 25 October 2008, 19:59

what are you, an Individual Computers' spokeperson? :|

stainy · 07 December 2008, 18:10

Trying to install the new drivers on Vista... I point the program to my catweasel driver dir and Vista says no drivers for this PCI Communications device

eh ?

vk4akp · 09 December 2008, 04:39

No, just a happy customer. Catweasel is fantastic!

Quote:

Originally Posted by marco pedrana

what are you, an Individual Computers' spokeperson? :|

jabsy · 10 December 2008, 00:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by vk4akp

No, just a happy customer. Catweasel is fantastic!

Did you score a 5.25" drive????

vk4akp · 10 December 2008, 05:51

OH Yes, I had a very nice 5.25" drive here already that I had bought from new years ago. I will also keep my eye's open for some good NOS stock as I think it's important to keep spares for the long hall ahead.

My current problem is that newer motherboards use a super IO chip and this does not support the second B: drive (no select lines etc) So I have no access from the normal Windows OS for B:

Some of the main disks we need to archive and make are not supported by Catweasel yet and are 5.25" and unfortunately software development for Catweasel is extreamly slow. (Microbee r/w & Apple IIe w support).

What I believe really needs to happen is to make ImageTool open source, after all they have control of the hardware design and thats where the money is. Alternatively update the software to include customising extra formats via a user config file.

Another big thing that is needed is a Windows XP driver to allow normal disk access for the OS via the Catweasel controller.

Currently most if not all modern motherboards only support A: many have no floppy support and this is sure to become the norm as computers evolve further.

Anyone know of a PCI floppy controller in the mean time as a cheap temporary fix?

But still don't get me wrong, Catweasel is still a fantastic product. There is no other solution I know of that does the same thing. Every Retro buff should own one in my opinion. .-.-.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jabsy

Did you score a 5.25" drive????

papa_november · 11 December 2008, 05:54

Apparently it is possible to install unsigned drivers in Vista64 with some relatively minor hackery.

Marcuz · 11 December 2008, 10:58

i would have tryed it, but i have no more Vista 64... thanks for the info though, it will be useful in the future!

vk4akp · 12 December 2008, 06:52

Oh Maybe you mean 100tpi 5.25" no not yet.

I am still after.

5.25" 100tpi
8" DSDD
3.5" 2.88MB

.-.-.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jabsy

Did you score a 5.25" drive????

Toni Wilen · 12 December 2008, 08:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by papa_november

Apparently it is possible to install unsigned drivers in Vista64 with some relatively minor hackery.

Problem is not signing. Problem is lack of 64-bit drivers.. (signed or not)

stainy · 12 December 2008, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by stainy

Trying to install the new drivers on Vista... I point the program to my catweasel driver dir and Vista says no drivers for this PCI Communications device

eh ?

So am I missing something here ?? do I need to turn off some vista thing allowing me to install these or is there something else wrong??

hoping.....

Toni Wilen · 12 December 2008, 17:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by stainy

So am I missing something here ?? do I need to turn off some vista thing allowing me to install these or is there something else wrong??

hoping.....

Select "Browse my computer for driver software" and then "Let me pick..." and finally have disk and point it to inf-file.

I couldn't install the driver using "normal" way either..

stainy · 13 December 2008, 00:17

im sure i have tried this. Will try again in the morning. Thanks :-)

Marcuz · 13 December 2008, 00:37

Be sure also to have wiped older CW' drivers, and to be sure, check if you are in administrator mode. good luck!

prowler · 13 December 2008, 00:47

I managed to get hold of one of the last Catweasel ISA cards available new. It performed exactly as described and I had no cause for complaint.

After this experience, I bought one of the new Catweasel Mk IV cards shortly before the 'Plus' version was released. Since then, I've been so busy that I have never had the time even to take it out of the box.

Having read most of the posts in the forums about this card, I'm not sure I was meant to!

stainy · 15 December 2008, 09:17

Well.. it seems I`m using an X86 Vista version ! Thats not the 64bit version is it ??
That would make sense... as Toni has mentioned that drivers don`t work .. or have not been released!! pointed it to the driver anyway ( inf file ) still no worky

If I`m not admin it would surely say ?? you don`t have admin rights blah blah to do that etc etc right ??

X64 is the 64bit one

stupid me..

Back to the drawing board

25 October 2008, 13:23	#23
vk4akp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ipswich / Queensland / Australia Posts: 56	Catweasel MK 4 Plus is fantastic! Got my Catweasel MK 4 Plus. It's installed and works fantastic! I can't wait for the Apple IIe R/W driver update and then it will be perfect!. This is definatly a must have for anyone who is a Retro buff. .-.-.

11 December 2008, 05:54	#31
papa_november Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 184	Apparently it is possible to install unsigned drivers in Vista64 with some relatively minor hackery. Last edited by papa_november; 11 December 2008 at 06:31.

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22 June 2008, 23:30	#21
vk4akp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ipswich / Queensland / Australia Posts: 56	Thats OK. Either way I'm happy to stick with XP Home 32 for the Windoze side with the CatWeasel. Linux however I'd like to run the 64bit version. And in fact I think with Gentoo because everything is compiled, it will automatically create 64bit code? But i am only guessing. I'm a bit of a n00b when it comes to such things. .-.-.

25 October 2008, 18:35	#24
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Lucky you!! I`ve bought 2 of these.. and as of last week... sold 2 of these!! I`ve only lost a tenner each time... but I`m reluctant to get another.. I think I`m doomed.. or my hardware is just incompatible

25 October 2008, 19:56	#25
vk4akp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ipswich / Queensland / Australia Posts: 56	Gee, I dunno what your doing wrong. For me it was so easy. I just plugged it in and Windows installed the drivers. Then I dragged the Imagetool program and config file into a directory on my hard drive. I swapped the 3.5 & 5.25 examples over because they have them back to front and it all just worked fine. Amiga and C64 disks have read no problem at all. If I were you I'd buy another one from AmigaKit and have another go! .-.-.

25 October 2008, 19:59	#26
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	what are you, an Individual Computers' spokeperson? :\|

07 December 2008, 18:10	#27
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Trying to install the new drivers on Vista... I point the program to my catweasel driver dir and Vista says no drivers for this PCI Communications device eh ?

11 December 2008, 10:58	#32
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i would have tryed it, but i have no more Vista 64... thanks for the info though, it will be useful in the future!

13 December 2008, 00:17	#37
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	im sure i have tried this. Will try again in the morning. Thanks :-)

13 December 2008, 00:37	#38
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	Be sure also to have wiped older CW' drivers, and to be sure, check if you are in administrator mode. good luck!

13 December 2008, 00:47	#39
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	I managed to get hold of one of the last Catweasel ISA cards available new. It performed exactly as described and I had no cause for complaint. After this experience, I bought one of the new Catweasel Mk IV cards shortly before the 'Plus' version was released. Since then, I've been so busy that I have never had the time even to take it out of the box. Having read most of the posts in the forums about this card, I'm not sure I was meant to!

15 December 2008, 09:17	#40
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Well.. it seems I`m using an X86 Vista version ! Thats not the 64bit version is it ?? That would make sense... as Toni has mentioned that drivers don`t work .. or have not been released!! pointed it to the driver anyway ( inf file ) still no worky If I`m not admin it would surely say ?? you don`t have admin rights blah blah to do that etc etc right ?? X64 is the 64bit one stupid me.. Back to the drawing board

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