Gotek floppy emulator and A1200 Floppy Mod - Page 2

kipper2k · 13 March 2015, 17:15

he last visited 14 Dec so not too regular.

I think what he done was to toggle pin 10 and pin 12 of the floppy cable so that it would cause one of the other to show as DF0:

ali-b · 14 March 2015, 13:15

so basically this?

ali-b · 14 March 2015, 13:16

oh, pin 10 to 12?

Jope · 15 March 2015, 14:00

Pin 10 on all three connectors.

ali-b · 16 March 2015, 13:52

right, so as per my diag? (pin 10 on the amiga end switching to EITHER pin 10 on the floppy OR pin 10 on the gotek)

Phantomz · 16 March 2015, 14:07

It's a shame that nobody is making and selling something like......

http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.co...t.aspx?id=1708

I bet it would come in very handy for everyone with a gotek that wants to connect it up to the external drive port.

Jope · 16 March 2015, 14:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali-b

right, so as per my diag? (pin 10 on the amiga end switching to EITHER pin 10 on the floppy OR pin 10 on the gotek)

Yes.

alexh · 16 March 2015, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantomz

It's a shame that nobody is making and selling something like......

Because it (and the ICD ShuffleBoard) only work with computers with a socketed Gary chip (i.e. A500/A2000/CDTV)

Phantomz · 16 March 2015, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Because it (and the ICD ShuffleBoard) only work with computers with a socketed Gary chip (i.e. A500/A2000/CDTV)

True, but I reckon most people using a gotek are probably Amiga 500 users that can't use internal ide solutions.

I'm no expert, but don't think this would cost to much to make. What I'm trying to say is that if they can make cables to connect a gotek or hxc etc to the external port then why not make these too if they are cheap to make.

It's just nice to have options.

Only a idea!

Jope · 16 March 2015, 21:56

It is very cheap to make indeed.. That is just two sockets, some wire and a dpdt switch.

Jackoland · 16 March 2015, 22:28

Hi wil this cable work for modifications

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=647

Cheers

Jope · 17 March 2015, 07:25

It would work.

If it's "amiga twisted", then the twist should only affect the LED wires, not the drive selects.

ali-b · 19 March 2015, 11:32

Cheers Jobe

Sandancer · 12 October 2018, 15:10

Can someone please show how to do it, or a readme as I am wanting to do this mod to my 1200

Jope · 12 October 2018, 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandancer

Can someone please show how to do it, or a readme as I am wanting to do this mod to my 1200

The modification is to the floppy cable, not the A1200

http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...8&postcount=22

Sandancer · 12 October 2018, 16:48

Thank you Jope so its only a cable and switch i need and alter pin 10

Jope · 12 October 2018, 18:40

Yes, the switch decides which device's pin 10 is connected to pin 10 on the motherboard connector.

desiv · 12 October 2018, 19:23

Yep, I did this (there is a pic on another thread here somewhere) based on Jope's info.
On my A1000, I had this with a Gotek and an internal floppy.
Worked great!

My cable was really messy tho, and before I could clean it up, I got most everything working with the Gotek and just removed the floppy drive, so I haven't gotten back to that project.

I probably will tho before too too long. (My A1000 is having some volume problems, so I'm hoping to fix that first, and if that goes well, I might get back to the switch and put a real drive back in.

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13 March 2015, 17:15	#21
kipper2k Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thunder Bay, Canada Posts: 4,323	he last visited 14 Dec so not too regular. I think what he done was to toggle pin 10 and pin 12 of the floppy cable so that it would cause one of the other to show as DF0:

14 March 2015, 13:15	#22
ali-b Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: hampshire Posts: 67	so basically this?

14 March 2015, 13:16	#23
ali-b Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: hampshire Posts: 67	oh, pin 10 to 12?

15 March 2015, 14:00	#24
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Pin 10 on all three connectors.

16 March 2015, 13:52	#25
ali-b Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: hampshire Posts: 67	right, so as per my diag? (pin 10 on the amiga end switching to EITHER pin 10 on the floppy OR pin 10 on the gotek)

16 March 2015, 14:07	#26
Phantomz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 214	It's a shame that nobody is making and selling something like...... http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.co...t.aspx?id=1708 I bet it would come in very handy for everyone with a gotek that wants to connect it up to the external drive port.

16 March 2015, 21:56	#30
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	It is very cheap to make indeed.. That is just two sockets, some wire and a dpdt switch.

16 March 2015, 22:28	#31
Jackoland Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Leeds Posts: 174	Hi wil this cable work for modifications http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=647 Cheers

17 March 2015, 07:25	#32
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	It would work. If it's "amiga twisted", then the twist should only affect the LED wires, not the drive selects.

19 March 2015, 11:32	#33
ali-b Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: hampshire Posts: 67	Cheers Jobe

12 October 2018, 15:10	#34
Sandancer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Wakefield Posts: 270	Can someone please show how to do it, or a readme as I am wanting to do this mod to my 1200

12 October 2018, 16:48	#36
Sandancer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Wakefield Posts: 270	Thank you Jope so its only a cable and switch i need and alter pin 10

12 October 2018, 18:40	#37
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Yes, the switch decides which device's pin 10 is connected to pin 10 on the motherboard connector.

12 October 2018, 19:23	#38
desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 1,767	Yep, I did this (there is a pic on another thread here somewhere) based on Jope's info. On my A1000, I had this with a Gotek and an internal floppy. Worked great! My cable was really messy tho, and before I could clean it up, I got most everything working with the Gotek and just removed the floppy drive, so I haven't gotten back to that project. I probably will tho before too too long. (My A1000 is having some volume problems, so I'm hoping to fix that first, and if that goes well, I might get back to the switch and put a real drive back in.

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