An External Gotek with a Boot Selector

RetroManCave · 19 October 2017, 14:00

Hello!

Here's a little video I made about reusing an external floppy case with a Gotek, and using a boot selector to make it DF0. Perhaps others will find it useful

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I understand there are numerous upgrades and firmware extras for the Gotek which I'm looking into now to enable things like write support. Great little device.

25 March 2019, 06:16

I can't get any Bubble Bobble rom to work with this sort of configuration (but I am using FlashFloppy v1.0 instead of cortex firmware). Can someone else please confirm?

UberFreak · 26 March 2019, 17:58

I'm surprised the old Cortex firmware is still in use, as it is buggy and not maintained for years now.

zodiac · 28 March 2019, 08:18

If you purchase an ACA500Plus, you can do this in the setup boot menu. I don’t know it does it without modifying the CIA chip, but it does. I wish I would have known this before I purchased the df0 boot selector, ruined an original CIA chip during the install, bought another, purchased a different boot selector with better pin outs, etc....

And the ACA500Plus does so so much more. I would advise everyone to purchase it and not to waste any time with a boot selector mod!

19 October 2017, 14:00	#1
RetroManCave Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: UK Posts: 11	An External Gotek with a Boot Selector Hello! Here's a little video I made about reusing an external floppy case with a Gotek, and using a boot selector to make it DF0. Perhaps others will find it useful [ Show youtube player ] I understand there are numerous upgrades and firmware extras for the Gotek which I'm looking into now to enable things like write support. Great little device.

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25 March 2019, 06:16	#2
Lomax Posts: n/a	I can't get any Bubble Bobble rom to work with this sort of configuration (but I am using FlashFloppy v1.0 instead of cortex firmware). Can someone else please confirm?

26 March 2019, 17:58	#3
UberFreak Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: the world Posts: 439	I'm surprised the old Cortex firmware is still in use, as it is buggy and not maintained for years now.

28 March 2019, 08:18	#4
zodiac Registered User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: USA Posts: 167	If you purchase an ACA500Plus, you can do this in the setup boot menu. I don’t know it does it without modifying the CIA chip, but it does. I wish I would have known this before I purchased the df0 boot selector, ruined an original CIA chip during the install, bought another, purchased a different boot selector with better pin outs, etc.... And the ACA500Plus does so so much more. I would advise everyone to purchase it and not to waste any time with a boot selector mod!

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