External floppy in 0.8.22 R5

Walker · 07 March 2003, 21:20

I'm not sure if this has already been reported, or if it IS a bug...

When you start WinUAE any external floppies are automatically disabled, even if you attach a disk image to them.

If this is a feature, I don't understand it!

EDIT: Looks like I'm the only one that has this problem... I'll reinstall and get back.

Walker · 07 March 2003, 23:39

I've reinstalled WinUAE but I still get the same problem.

07 March 2003, 23:44

DF2 and DF3 are disabled while DF1 is not. I bet it was forgotten this way.

Walker · 07 March 2003, 23:54

Actually, it's like this:

If I load a saved config where one or more external drives are enabled, everything is fine.

If I load a saved config with internal drive only and then add an external drive, only the internal drive works (no track indicators or LEDs are visible).

MethodGit · 08 March 2003, 00:19

You're not alone, Walker! I too experience this unecessary drive-functionality bug. Particularly annoying when I'm manually building up my Virtual Amiga for a quick test where I don't save the config and all.

Maybe Toni is already looking into it as we speak (or type, rather)?

08 March 2003, 01:07

Glad im not the only 1 then with the problem of selecting more floppy drives but still only having 2 working when in emulation part

:hoo

andreas · 08 March 2003, 22:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Walker
If I load a saved config with internal drive only and then add an external drive, only the internal drive works (no track indicators or LEDs are visible).

HUH?

This is not a bug.
Actually, Akira (our real-Amiga fanatic and emulator "disser") should have been able to tell you this before I even had the chance to react.

Do you really think that an external drive hot-plugged into a real Amiga is going to make DF1: show up in no time at all?

No, sir. Reboot is necessary. I think Bernd and Toni just wanted to blueprint the behavior of a real Amiga.
I too would like to have a feature of "hot-plugging" a drive (i. e. enabling drive while WinUAE is running), but it would not be "Amiga".

08 March 2003, 22:20

Is WinUAE that precisely close to a real amiga really? And is it a good thing to emulate unnecessary features such as this?

Walker · 08 March 2003, 23:17

Quote:

Originally posted by andreas
HUH?
This is not a bug.
Actually, Akira (our real-Amiga fanatic and emulator "disser") should have been able to tell you this before I even had the chance to react.

Do you really think that an external drive hot-plugged into a real Amiga is going to make DF1: show up in no time at all?
No, sir. Reboot is necessary. I think Bernd and Toni just wanted to blueprint the behavior of a real Amiga.
I too would like to have a feature of "hot-plugging" a drive (i. e. enabling drive while WinUAE is running), but it would not be "Amiga".

That's not what I meant. I add the drive *before* I start the emulation, but it doesn't show up anyway. However, all drives that are included in the saved config works.

This problem doesn't exist in 0.8.22 R4

IFW · 08 March 2003, 23:47

Confirmed, Toni knows about it by now.
A temporary solution is to enter the emulation menu once started, enable another drive press ok, and so on until you have enough drives. Only the very first change is noticed when pressing ok.

07 March 2003, 21:20	#1
Walker Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 51 Posts: 595	External floppy in 0.8.22 R5 I'm not sure if this has already been reported, or if it IS a bug... When you start WinUAE any external floppies are automatically disabled, even if you attach a disk image to them. If this is a feature, I don't understand it! EDIT: Looks like I'm the only one that has this problem... I'll reinstall and get back. Last edited by Walker; 07 March 2003 at 21:41.

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07 March 2003, 23:39	#2
Walker Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 51 Posts: 595	I've reinstalled WinUAE but I still get the same problem.

07 March 2003, 23:44	#3
oldpx Posts: n/a	DF2 and DF3 are disabled while DF1 is not. I bet it was forgotten this way.

07 March 2003, 23:54	#4
Walker Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 51 Posts: 595	Actually, it's like this: If I load a saved config where one or more external drives are enabled, everything is fine. If I load a saved config with internal drive only and then add an external drive, only the internal drive works (no track indicators or LEDs are visible).

08 March 2003, 00:19	#5
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	You're not alone, Walker! I too experience this unecessary drive-functionality bug. Particularly annoying when I'm manually building up my Virtual Amiga for a quick test where I don't save the config and all. Maybe Toni is already looking into it as we speak (or type, rather)?

08 March 2003, 01:07	#6
kevd Posts: n/a	Glad im not the only 1 then with the problem of selecting more floppy drives but still only having 2 working when in emulation part :hoo

08 March 2003, 22:20	#8
oldpx Posts: n/a	Is WinUAE that precisely close to a real amiga really? And is it a good thing to emulate unnecessary features such as this?

08 March 2003, 23:47	#10
IFW Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Age: 52 Posts: 1,838	Confirmed, Toni knows about it by now. A temporary solution is to enter the emulation menu once started, enable another drive press ok, and so on until you have enough drives. Only the very first change is noticed when pressing ok.

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