Raspberry PI as a real Amiga Floppy Drive - Page 11

Amiga1992 · 14 April 2016, 18:42

Yeah, things like accessing files from a samba share instead of USB would have been great.

tomcat666 · 14 April 2016, 19:10

It's a real shame, since the PiDrive was much better than Gotek's firmwares (imho) ... loved the boing ball selector and everything. Hopefully the author will change his mind and release the sources.

It is strange though since he was very enthusiastic about releasing the new version with directory support and several other things (which he said was done and just needed testing), then just *pufff* he stopped posting everywhere...

Amiga1992 · 14 April 2016, 21:31

I hope he is ok

tgca · 04 October 2016, 16:12

Hi.

See attachments for running Amiga RPI drive with Raspberry PI zero.

TGCA & Nemesis.

PS: Thanks to Maurizio for Amiga RPI drive.

tomcat666 · 04 October 2016, 16:16

So, is this a recompile of the PiDrive code for the zero? Is the source available ? What is going on ?

Franchute13 · 04 October 2016, 16:28

Thank tgca and Maurizio!!!

tgca · 04 October 2016, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomcat666

So, is this a recompile of the PiDrive code for the zero? Is the source available ? What is going on ?

No, we don't have compiled the sources: they're still not availables.

That's what we did:
1 - get the binaries (from Maurizio's original link)
2 - remove unnecessary files
3 - update "bootcode.bin" and "start.elf" with most recent versions from Raspbian
4 - edit "config.txt" to change "force_turbo=1" in "force_turbo=0"

That's all.

TGCA & Nemesis.

Amiga1992 · 22 March 2017, 15:10

Man, I wish someone would do this again, with Raspberry Pi Zeros, we can really have a nice and tiny Amiga floppy replacement unit which could have other added functionality!

I'm gonna try whatever is available and see how far it works.

Bastich · 22 March 2017, 15:39

That would be awesome and tiny

I've still got an orginal Pi model B (which I need to shift). It was intended for the original version of this project but I missed the opportunity at the time

Amiga1992 · 22 March 2017, 17:06

I mean, you can still get the files for this and build your interface, since I don't think kipper cares to sell these anymore since he got involve with Vampire. I think I will give it a try, although with a zero's shape, getting the card out the floppy slot might be a bit of a challenge.

Wish this project supported USB storage too! Anyway so many things to wish for

djukon · 04 April 2017, 08:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

getting the card out the floppy slot might be a bit of a challenge.

An SD card extension cable might help.

13 July 2017, 10:44

unfortunatly, Kipper and mram disapeared from all the forums / web sites they were contributing. So it looks like this project is dead. But, I have been able to make a working rpi drive for my A500 !
If anyone has the source code, then it will be appreciated o post it here...

Amiga1992 · 13 July 2017, 15:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by didifart

unfortunatly, Kipper and mram disapeared from all the forums / web sites they were contributing.

kipper was posting here recently. Seems like he chooses carefully where to post at, and also seems he is fed up with the Amiga scene and making hardware for it (can't blame him).

13 July 2017, 17:11

too bad :-(
Thanks for the info anyway

Methanoid · 25 June 2018, 20:07

I wonder... are ALL the GPIO pins on a Pi being used by PiDrive? If not then you could use the Pi also as a USB host for say... a proper USB mouse...

Look at this YouTube Video for doing so on Atari ST (was easy enough)... [ Show youtube player ]

If you are going to fit a Pi inside your Amiga might as well make maximum use of it!!!

Ratteler · 04 October 2023, 07:14

Finally got a PiZero and these thing are nonexistent now. I really wanted to use one to emulate 4 floppy drives. Anyone know where I can buy an assembled board in 2023?

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14 April 2016, 18:42	#201
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Yeah, things like accessing files from a samba share instead of USB would have been great.

14 April 2016, 19:10	#202
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,647	It's a real shame, since the PiDrive was much better than Gotek's firmwares (imho) ... loved the boing ball selector and everything. Hopefully the author will change his mind and release the sources. It is strange though since he was very enthusiastic about releasing the new version with directory support and several other things (which he said was done and just needed testing), then just pufff he stopped posting everywhere...

14 April 2016, 21:31	#203
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I hope he is ok

04 October 2016, 16:16	#205
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,647	So, is this a recompile of the PiDrive code for the zero? Is the source available ? What is going on ?

04 October 2016, 16:28	#206
Franchute13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Argentina Posts: 281	Thank tgca and Maurizio!!!

22 March 2017, 15:10	#208
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Man, I wish someone would do this again, with Raspberry Pi Zeros, we can really have a nice and tiny Amiga floppy replacement unit which could have other added functionality! I'm gonna try whatever is available and see how far it works.

22 March 2017, 15:39	#209
Bastich Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Posts: 341	That would be awesome and tiny I've still got an orginal Pi model B (which I need to shift). It was intended for the original version of this project but I missed the opportunity at the time

22 March 2017, 17:06	#210
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I mean, you can still get the files for this and build your interface, since I don't think kipper cares to sell these anymore since he got involve with Vampire. I think I will give it a try, although with a zero's shape, getting the card out the floppy slot might be a bit of a challenge. Wish this project supported USB storage too! Anyway so many things to wish for

13 July 2017, 10:44	#212
didifart Posts: n/a	unfortunatly, Kipper and mram disapeared from all the forums / web sites they were contributing. So it looks like this project is dead. But, I have been able to make a working rpi drive for my A500 ! If anyone has the source code, then it will be appreciated o post it here...

13 July 2017, 17:11	#214
didifart Posts: n/a	too bad :-( Thanks for the info anyway

25 June 2018, 20:07	#215
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	I wonder... are ALL the GPIO pins on a Pi being used by PiDrive? If not then you could use the Pi also as a USB host for say... a proper USB mouse... Look at this YouTube Video for doing so on Atari ST (was easy enough)... [ Show youtube player ] If you are going to fit a Pi inside your Amiga might as well make maximum use of it!!!

04 October 2023, 07:14	#216
Ratteler Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Bronx Posts: 167	Finally got a PiZero and these thing are nonexistent now. I really wanted to use one to emulate 4 floppy drives. Anyone know where I can buy an assembled board in 2023?

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