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jmmijo · 18 March 2005, 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by pxscroll

My floppy light is on all the time. Is this normal? So far I'm not sure how to read/write disks or if it works.

If this is like a standard PC, then no, it's not normal. This means the data cable is backwards, usually needs to be turned 180 on the floppy conntector side

However, since I'm not sure if this is the same or not, you should refer to the dox on this device.

18 March 2005, 20:58

It was because of my old cable. fixed now but still testing. Documents aren't very detailed and I have absolutely no, zero idea how the board is supposed to behave under winuae heh.

18 March 2005, 21:27

Tested SID, works like shit but I knew it so no surprises there.

18 March 2005, 21:56

What do you guys use to get the floppy working under winuae? I used multidisk device solution (for mk3) explained here but the drive is way too slow now. Can anyone attach their dosdriver settings?

Also can winuae not utilize ndos disks? Can I boot from a ndos game disk into winuae somehow?

lensman · 19 March 2005, 00:24

love to know that myself.....i *did* read that the next version of winuae will have mk4 support..i think i saw it on amiga.org msg boards

also i heard from wilfred bos (guy who makes ACID64) will have proper mk4 support soon...hope he hasnt got a fked card as well!!

oh yeah tin...where you brave enough to stick an 6581 in a rev c c64?...listening to a lovely 8580 thru my telly right now ,and id like to see if my 6581s are toast without screwing up my first 64

..those bloody datasettes are a pain in the arse!

19 March 2005, 00:34

In fact I'm beta testing winuae myself and latest beta does support joystick with a single tick in the misc tab but I'm yet to figure out an easier floppy solution and probably a way to use a blocky old amiga mouse because I happened to find a blocky new keyboard that would look excellent with an amiga mouse

tin · 19 March 2005, 10:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by lensman

oh yeah tin...where you brave enough to stick an 6581 in a rev c c64?...listening to a lovely 8580 thru my telly right now ,and id like to see if my 6581s are toast without screwing up my first 64

..those bloody datasettes are a pain in the arse!

Nah I read that 6581 is 12v and 8580 is 9v http://www.explore-technology.com/el...ology_SID.html so I presume it's not clever to bang one into the other's motherboard!

c64s are dirt cheap on ebay anyway and they are much nicer!!! (and that's speaking as an original c64c owner)

Amiga1992 · 19 March 2005, 17:14

You can modify a C64C mobo to accept a 6581. It's easy and it's been done by many.

All I have here are 6581s but if I had to choose, I'd like to pick an 8580.

tin · 19 March 2005, 20:22

really? I always hated the way samples were quieter... but that was just when I only had access to a whole c=64, not when I could piss around with the chips!!

Amiga1992 · 20 March 2005, 03:34

You can modify a C64C mobo to have loud samples with an 8580 too

I personally don't give two shits about samples, and I preffer the 8580 sound, but the mod is feasible and works well, probably its simpler than modding the mobo to accept a 6581.

tin · 21 March 2005, 14:03

hmmmm. me 'av a look at your suggestions ;-)

tin · 23 March 2005, 08:52

RIGHT - back onto Catweasel - can anyone tell me if they've got the passthrough for the floppy drives (where you plug the cat into the PC floppy connector working?

If I connect it, the PC does not recognise the drive.

Anyone else before I contact KDH or Jens to get the SID part fixed?

wlcina · 23 March 2005, 08:54

there are much of troubles with this hw :-/ I cannot say that its worth of it.

23 March 2005, 10:15

It did worth it for me and I hope it's vale will increase with better support from WinUAE. But I've given up on SID which wasn't a reason that made me get the weasel anyway. Do you guys think it can be fixed with drivers or a new acid player? I sense a permanent hardware fault that can't be fixed without redesigning a MK5.

tin · 24 March 2005, 15:05

@pxscroll....

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMC

Me again. I emailed Jens Schoenfeld today and it seems that the SID-Problem has something to do with a faulty DC-DC Converter. He said, everybody who has this kind of problem should get in contact with him so that he is able to sort things out.

26 March 2005, 00:42

Is there anyone who would repost the latest catweasel drivers into the zone? Pretty please!

Rob

wizard66 · 26 March 2005, 08:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbhar

Is there anyone who would repost the latest catweasel drivers into the zone? Pretty please!

Rob

Done

amigakit.com · 03 April 2005, 18:47

Just a friendly reminder to anyone that wants to get a Catweasel MK 4 and is searching for a UK dealer- we are official distributors for Individual Computers, the Catweasel MK4 can be purchased here.

AmigaKit.com - the online Amiga store

03 April 2005, 18:59

Something I don't understand. Why doesn't kdh, amigakit or the other dealers "deal" with individual computers directly and have the sid problem fixed for all the cards at once? It'll be easier than sending it back from another country.

jmmijo · 03 April 2005, 20:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by pxscroll

Something I don't understand. Why doesn't kdh, amigakit or the other dealers "deal" with individual computers directly and have the sid problem fixed for all the cards at once? It'll be easier than sending it back from another country.

Exactly, and the fact they would rather spam this informational thread makes me wonder what their real motives are, oh, wait, that's right,

MONEY

18 March 2005, 21:56	#64
oldpx Posts: n/a	What do you guys use to get the floppy working under winuae? I used multidisk device solution (for mk3) explained here but the drive is way too slow now. Can anyone attach their dosdriver settings? Also can winuae not utilize ndos disks? Can I boot from a ndos game disk into winuae somehow? Last edited by oldpx; 18 March 2005 at 22:14.

26 March 2005, 00:42	#76
robbhar Posts: n/a	Can anyone repost the drivers? Is there anyone who would repost the latest catweasel drivers into the zone? Pretty please! Rob

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18 March 2005, 20:58	#62
oldpx Posts: n/a	It was because of my old cable. fixed now but still testing. Documents aren't very detailed and I have absolutely no, zero idea how the board is supposed to behave under winuae heh.

18 March 2005, 21:27	#63
oldpx Posts: n/a	Tested SID, works like shit but I knew it so no surprises there.

19 March 2005, 00:24	#65
lensman Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: liverpool Age: 45 Posts: 14	love to know that myself.....i did read that the next version of winuae will have mk4 support..i think i saw it on amiga.org msg boards also i heard from wilfred bos (guy who makes ACID64) will have proper mk4 support soon...hope he hasnt got a fked card as well!! oh yeah tin...where you brave enough to stick an 6581 in a rev c c64?...listening to a lovely 8580 thru my telly right now ,and id like to see if my 6581s are toast without screwing up my first 64 ..those bloody datasettes are a pain in the arse!

19 March 2005, 00:34	#66
oldpx Posts: n/a	In fact I'm beta testing winuae myself and latest beta does support joystick with a single tick in the misc tab but I'm yet to figure out an easier floppy solution and probably a way to use a blocky old amiga mouse because I happened to find a blocky new keyboard that would look excellent with an amiga mouse

19 March 2005, 17:14	#68
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	You can modify a C64C mobo to accept a 6581. It's easy and it's been done by many. All I have here are 6581s but if I had to choose, I'd like to pick an 8580.

19 March 2005, 20:22	#69
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	really? I always hated the way samples were quieter... but that was just when I only had access to a whole c=64, not when I could piss around with the chips!!

20 March 2005, 03:34	#70
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	You can modify a C64C mobo to have loud samples with an 8580 too I personally don't give two shits about samples, and I preffer the 8580 sound, but the mod is feasible and works well, probably its simpler than modding the mobo to accept a 6581.

21 March 2005, 14:03	#71
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	hmmmm. me 'av a look at your suggestions ;-)

23 March 2005, 08:52	#72
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	RIGHT - back onto Catweasel - can anyone tell me if they've got the passthrough for the floppy drives (where you plug the cat into the PC floppy connector working? If I connect it, the PC does not recognise the drive. Anyone else before I contact KDH or Jens to get the SID part fixed?

23 March 2005, 08:54	#73
wlcina Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Czech republic Posts: 580	there are much of troubles with this hw :-/ I cannot say that its worth of it.

23 March 2005, 10:15	#74
oldpx Posts: n/a	It did worth it for me and I hope it's vale will increase with better support from WinUAE. But I've given up on SID which wasn't a reason that made me get the weasel anyway. Do you guys think it can be fixed with drivers or a new acid player? I sense a permanent hardware fault that can't be fixed without redesigning a MK5.

03 April 2005, 18:47	#78
amigakit.com Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.amigakit.com Posts: 2,026	Just a friendly reminder to anyone that wants to get a Catweasel MK 4 and is searching for a UK dealer- we are official distributors for Individual Computers, the Catweasel MK4 can be purchased here. AmigaKit.com - the online Amiga store

03 April 2005, 18:59	#79
oldpx Posts: n/a	Something I don't understand. Why doesn't kdh, amigakit or the other dealers "deal" with individual computers directly and have the sid problem fixed for all the cards at once? It'll be easier than sending it back from another country.

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