New Catweasel Mk IV prob

stainy · 26 December 2007, 00:37

Hi guys....

Got my Catweasel today.... having loads of probs...

Basically this is what happens..

System finds the card on boot!!
I point it to the brand new drivers.
It starts to install and installs the catw2k.sys then as I hit finish my system freezes and my machine reboots!
This will go on all day...
I also have another XP installation... happens on that too ( totally different drive etc )
I`ve even taken my card back to bare bones ( ie. no SID chip and no floppy )

ANy ideas?

RedskullDC · 26 December 2007, 02:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by stainy

Hi guys....

Got my Catweasel today.... having loads of probs...

Basically this is what happens..

System finds the card on boot!!
I point it to the brand new drivers.
It starts to install and installs the catw2k.sys then as I hit finish my system freezes and my machine reboots!
This will go on all day...
I also have another XP installation... happens on that too ( totally different drive etc )
I`ve even taken my card back to bare bones ( ie. no SID chip and no floppy )

ANy ideas?

What version of the drivers are you using?
I had the same problem with one of the earlier versions.

Had to boot up in safe mode, disable the card, reboot to normal, then 'add new hardware'.
Seemed to work ok after that.

Red

stainy · 26 December 2007, 10:30

Well I tried the latest! CWMK42400 and I tried CWMK4020407 both do the same!

EDIT: got it working.. need to check on adf - floppy creation when I get my Amiga setup..

Using Acid64 most tunes slow to a crawl.. if I check or uncheck a box on the main window.. it speeds up again!

??

stainy · 30 December 2007, 00:30

Well I`m at an end.. I ended up putting Xp on a new drive... got video, sound and direct x on there.. nothing else bar getting the pc working..
I installed the latest drivers ( no problems ) all works fine.. until I reboot and I`m getting blue screen reboots!

balls.
Now It`s either a bad card or the catweasel doesn`t like my system somehow..
I have a dual core cpu.. but I was aware that wouldn`t be causing an issue

boooo

Magno Boots · 30 December 2007, 00:57

Stainey,

Sorry to hear about you catweasel woes.

I had exactly the same problem (blue screens if you remember) until I installed 4020407 with imagetool hotfix.

This cured everything, but I had to manually install all the CAT files to System32/drivers beforehand.

Even after this, the next three or four times I turned the PC on it recognised (the same) new hardware and installed a few more components - if that makes sense.

Stick with it. It's a great card which even allows you to play with your amiga joystick using VICE64.

Magno.

stainy · 30 December 2007, 01:23

Yeah.. I had one before.. no probs.. had different hardware then though!
It installs all the stuff in one go on mine.. both joyports, mouse ports, SID, HID stuff.. it all works ok till I reboot.. then it never boots up until I delete/rename catwea2k.sys

Magno Boots · 30 December 2007, 01:28

I don't know bud.

Seems like a conflict between your PC and that particular driver.

Sorry I cannot help any further.

stainy · 30 December 2007, 11:14

Magno! do you have a core duo cpu ?

Forget that

have you used the new imagetool much ? wondering what settings you have it on ..

My driver comes out as 5.25" - unit 0
For the life of me I can`t get it to read 3.5"

The format underneath drive is ok..

Magno Boots · 30 December 2007, 22:53

Screenshot of what my imagetool looks like.

I have no other option apart from 3.5".

I do not have a sid chip onboard.

Maybe your sid chips make the program default to C64 mode or something, although unlikely.

Attachment 15649

stainy · 30 December 2007, 23:14

Yeah I have no other option other than 5.25 !! and drive B.. thought it was meant to use Windows driver letter!... hey.. do you have your floppy connected to your motherboard? ie. the Cw in between the two cables ( going to your floppy and going to your mb ? )

stainy · 03 January 2008, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magno Boots

Screenshot of what my imagetool looks like.

I have no other option apart from 3.5".

I do not have a sid chip onboard.

Maybe your sid chips make the program default to C64 mode or something, although unlikely.

Attachment 15649

Hey! could you possible show me your cw_config.ini ? I`ve had to change some stuff to get it to read 3.5" A drive etc... just like to see another one to check against mine

vk4akp · 19 June 2008, 00:58

Hi, Is there a current new batch of Catweasel IV PCI cards available yet?

I keep looking on the net to find suppliers but it's not easy to find.

I'm in Australia so a US supplier would most likely give the best prices.

I saw a MSG a while back where some guy said he was from a place called individual computers and they had them for like US$129.

Anyhow, any suggestions where to get the bast prices and availability of stock etc?

TNX
.-.-.

jabsy · 22 June 2008, 09:54

Yeah I'm wanting some too. One went on ebay last week for over $200US. I emailed Amigakit from their website but didn't get a reply.

Marcuz · 22 June 2008, 11:18

do remember that catweasels don't work on vista or 64 bits environment, because there are and there will not be drivers!

stainy · 22 June 2008, 11:40

Still having problems with mine.. guess I`ll have to wait till I re-install XP... see if something I`ve installed has stopped it working

Marcuz · 22 June 2008, 12:57

well i reread the thread and i cannot help you, sadly: on windows XP i need to reinstall the drivers EACH time i want to use it (that means the whole reinstall tour, the 3 passes for the different drivers) and while it works, joystick and all, the amiga disks i try to import, 80% of the time end in broken adfs, even disks i remember i imported fine with ADFread...

Arnie · 22 June 2008, 15:21

Well if it`s any consolation i have a CW mk3 and it`s the most unreliable piece of kit i`ve ever had.

Anyone wanna buy a CW mk3, keeps you entertained for hours untill the men in the white coats drag you off for a reformat and install

vk4akp · 22 June 2008, 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by marco pedrana

do remember that catweasels don't work on vista or 64 bits environment, because there are and there will not be drivers!

Humm, interesting. I've run into this problem before.

I have a AMD Athlon AM2 4000+ Dual Core.

I stuck with normal old XP 32 Home for the Windoze side.

But on my Linux partition I went for Sabayon (Gentoo) 64Bit edition.

This Catweasel driver issue you speak of is only under Windoze I assume?

Anyhow, looking forward to getting one. I have thousands of C64, Vic-20, & Amiga disks here that need to be archived and passed on b4 they are lost.

.-.-.

Marcuz · 22 June 2008, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by vk4akp

This Catweasel driver issue you speak of is only under Windoze I assume?

i've written months ago to the producer, who explained that the specs on which to write the drivers for Vista are sold by Microsoft and they do not comes cheap, so that it's not economically viable to buy them for catweasel.

so they will simply not happen. i don't know about Linux, but i suggest you to write yourself to him, as he was very prompt in answering.

Toni Wilen · 22 June 2008, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by marco pedrana

i've written months ago to the producer, who explained that the specs on which to write the drivers for Vista are sold by Microsoft and they do not comes cheap, so that it's not economically viable to buy them for catweasel.

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?)

26 December 2007, 00:37	#1
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	New Catweasel Mk IV prob Hi guys.... Got my Catweasel today.... having loads of probs... Basically this is what happens.. System finds the card on boot!! I point it to the brand new drivers. It starts to install and installs the catw2k.sys then as I hit finish my system freezes and my machine reboots! This will go on all day... I also have another XP installation... happens on that too ( totally different drive etc ) I`ve even taken my card back to bare bones ( ie. no SID chip and no floppy ) ANy ideas?

26 December 2007, 10:30	#3
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Well I tried the latest! CWMK42400 and I tried CWMK4020407 both do the same! EDIT: got it working.. need to check on adf - floppy creation when I get my Amiga setup.. Using Acid64 most tunes slow to a crawl.. if I check or uncheck a box on the main window.. it speeds up again! ?? Last edited by stainy; 26 December 2007 at 14:37.

30 December 2007, 11:14	#8
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Magno! do you have a core duo cpu ? Forget that have you used the new imagetool much ? wondering what settings you have it on .. My driver comes out as 5.25" - unit 0 For the life of me I can`t get it to read 3.5" The format underneath drive is ok.. Last edited by stainy; 30 December 2007 at 21:15.

30 December 2007, 22:53	#9
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	Screenshot of what my imagetool looks like. I have no other option apart from 3.5". I do not have a sid chip onboard. Maybe your sid chips make the program default to C64 mode or something, although unlikely. Attachment 15649 Last edited by Magno Boots; 29 February 2008 at 23:25.

19 June 2008, 00:58	#12
vk4akp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ipswich / Queensland / Australia Posts: 56	WTB: Catweasel IV Hi, Is there a current new batch of Catweasel IV PCI cards available yet? I keep looking on the net to find suppliers but it's not easy to find. I'm in Australia so a US supplier would most likely give the best prices. I saw a MSG a while back where some guy said he was from a place called individual computers and they had them for like US$129. Anyhow, any suggestions where to get the bast prices and availability of stock etc? TNX .-.-.

30 December 2007, 00:30	#4
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Well I`m at an end.. I ended up putting Xp on a new drive... got video, sound and direct x on there.. nothing else bar getting the pc working.. I installed the latest drivers ( no problems ) all works fine.. until I reboot and I`m getting blue screen reboots! balls. Now It`s either a bad card or the catweasel doesn`t like my system somehow.. I have a dual core cpu.. but I was aware that wouldn`t be causing an issue boooo

30 December 2007, 00:57	#5
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	Stainey, Sorry to hear about you catweasel woes. I had exactly the same problem (blue screens if you remember) until I installed 4020407 with imagetool hotfix. This cured everything, but I had to manually install all the CAT files to System32/drivers beforehand. Even after this, the next three or four times I turned the PC on it recognised (the same) new hardware and installed a few more components - if that makes sense. Stick with it. It's a great card which even allows you to play with your amiga joystick using VICE64. Magno.

30 December 2007, 01:23	#6
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Yeah.. I had one before.. no probs.. had different hardware then though! It installs all the stuff in one go on mine.. both joyports, mouse ports, SID, HID stuff.. it all works ok till I reboot.. then it never boots up until I delete/rename catwea2k.sys

30 December 2007, 01:28	#7
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	I don't know bud. Seems like a conflict between your PC and that particular driver. Sorry I cannot help any further.

30 December 2007, 23:14	#10
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Yeah I have no other option other than 5.25 !! and drive B.. thought it was meant to use Windows driver letter!... hey.. do you have your floppy connected to your motherboard? ie. the Cw in between the two cables ( going to your floppy and going to your mb ? )

22 June 2008, 09:54	#13
jabsy Yeah Hup! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 54 Posts: 345	Yeah I'm wanting some too. One went on ebay last week for over $200US. I emailed Amigakit from their website but didn't get a reply.

22 June 2008, 11:18	#14
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	do remember that catweasels don't work on vista or 64 bits environment, because there are and there will not be drivers!

22 June 2008, 11:40	#15
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Still having problems with mine.. guess I`ll have to wait till I re-install XP... see if something I`ve installed has stopped it working

22 June 2008, 12:57	#16
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	well i reread the thread and i cannot help you, sadly: on windows XP i need to reinstall the drivers EACH time i want to use it (that means the whole reinstall tour, the 3 passes for the different drivers) and while it works, joystick and all, the amiga disks i try to import, 80% of the time end in broken adfs, even disks i remember i imported fine with ADFread...

22 June 2008, 15:21	#17
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Well if it`s any consolation i have a CW mk3 and it`s the most unreliable piece of kit i`ve ever had. Anyone wanna buy a CW mk3, keeps you entertained for hours untill the men in the white coats drag you off for a reformat and install

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