Napalm - no CD audio via SquirrelSCSI

OldB0y · 14 March 2012, 20:39

Hi,

I've been scratching my head over this for a few days but haven't got it working:-(

I'm using an A1200 with Blizzard 1260, and a CD drive connected via a Squirrel PCMCIA SCSI interface.

For some reason I can't get Napalm to play any of the audio tracks on the CD. Other games e.g. CB's Quake, Foundation etc work fine with the Squirrel interface, as do 'emulated' CD32 games booted from CD for the most part.

Quake appears to use cd.device (the cd.device I have is the one supplied with the Squirrel for CD32 emulation), Foundation I got to work using SquirrelSCSI.device directly.

I've tried both .device's in Napalm's config tool, with the correct unit number and other numbers etc.

The audio tracks themselves are fine, and play perfectly using 'playCd' supplied with OS3.9

I have installed the latest version of Napalm I could find - 1.4, and as far as I can tell the most recent version of the Squirrel SCSI software. Anyone got any suggestions as to how I can get this working? as at the moment I'm

Okay, its not really that bad, but I'd still like to get it working!

PopoCop · 15 March 2012, 10:07

It seems that ClickBoom games with CD audiotracks are quite hard to play

I have an IDE CD-ROM with AsimCDFS and audiotracks from Napalm and T-Zer0 never work. The only way to listen to them during playing a game is to push the Play button on CD-ROM drive.

Toni Wilen · 15 March 2012, 10:41

If I remember correctly, T-Zero uses audio CD commands that have been obsolete for ages.

EDIT: Or it was using SCSI-only CD audio commands (ATAPI spec did not include all less useful old CD audio commands)

OldB0y · 15 March 2012, 22:28

Glad its not just me then. Unfortunately, my cd drive only has an eject button - no play/pause :-(

Napalm appears to use cdplayer.library - maybe thats the problem?

OldB0y · 31 March 2012, 11:49

FIXED!!!

Unbelieveably, I have found the solution to this problem, so no more

The hint was hiding in the Squirrel scsi manual all the time. The manual states that when specifying the tool type in the cd0 device mount icon, it must be specified as DEVICE=squirrelscsi.device, and squirrelscsi.device MUST be entered as all lower case.

I've never known case sensitivity to be a particular issue on the Amiga before, but thought what the hell. I gave the same all lower case device name a try within the Napalm config script, as previously I'd usually typed it as SquirrelSCSI.device, and it actually worked!!

rampartsagain · 23 May 2012, 03:40

hi old boy i have a squirell scsi too but i am having trouble on the config on the external drive config those back scsi drive config and on the software it self can you upload your disk to the zone? an provide me some pictires i think my cable could be bad because some times get on scsi mount software downloaded from net the adf
many thanks

14 March 2012, 20:39	#1
OldB0y Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Letchworth/UK Posts: 83	Napalm - no CD audio via SquirrelSCSI - Now FIXED:-) Hi, I've been scratching my head over this for a few days but haven't got it working:-( I'm using an A1200 with Blizzard 1260, and a CD drive connected via a Squirrel PCMCIA SCSI interface. For some reason I can't get Napalm to play any of the audio tracks on the CD. Other games e.g. CB's Quake, Foundation etc work fine with the Squirrel interface, as do 'emulated' CD32 games booted from CD for the most part. Quake appears to use cd.device (the cd.device I have is the one supplied with the Squirrel for CD32 emulation), Foundation I got to work using SquirrelSCSI.device directly. I've tried both .device's in Napalm's config tool, with the correct unit number and other numbers etc. The audio tracks themselves are fine, and play perfectly using 'playCd' supplied with OS3.9 I have installed the latest version of Napalm I could find - 1.4, and as far as I can tell the most recent version of the Squirrel SCSI software. Anyone got any suggestions as to how I can get this working? as at the moment I'm Okay, its not really that bad, but I'd still like to get it working! Last edited by OldB0y; 01 April 2012 at 19:30. Reason: issue now resolved

15 March 2012, 10:41	#3
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	If I remember correctly, T-Zero uses audio CD commands that have been obsolete for ages. EDIT: Or it was using SCSI-only CD audio commands (ATAPI spec did not include all less useful old CD audio commands) Last edited by Toni Wilen; 15 March 2012 at 11:20.

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15 March 2012, 10:07	#2
PopoCop Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 433	It seems that ClickBoom games with CD audiotracks are quite hard to play I have an IDE CD-ROM with AsimCDFS and audiotracks from Napalm and T-Zer0 never work. The only way to listen to them during playing a game is to push the Play button on CD-ROM drive.

15 March 2012, 22:28	#4
OldB0y Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Letchworth/UK Posts: 83	Glad its not just me then. Unfortunately, my cd drive only has an eject button - no play/pause :-( Napalm appears to use cdplayer.library - maybe thats the problem?

31 March 2012, 11:49	#5
OldB0y Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Letchworth/UK Posts: 83	FIXED!!! Unbelieveably, I have found the solution to this problem, so no more The hint was hiding in the Squirrel scsi manual all the time. The manual states that when specifying the tool type in the cd0 device mount icon, it must be specified as DEVICE=squirrelscsi.device, and squirrelscsi.device MUST be entered as all lower case. I've never known case sensitivity to be a particular issue on the Amiga before, but thought what the hell. I gave the same all lower case device name a try within the Napalm config script, as previously I'd usually typed it as SquirrelSCSI.device, and it actually worked!!

23 May 2012, 03:40	#6
rampartsagain Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Porto/Portugal Posts: 385	hi old boy i have a squirell scsi too but i am having trouble on the config on the external drive config those back scsi drive config and on the software it self can you upload your disk to the zone? an provide me some pictires i think my cable could be bad because some times get on scsi mount software downloaded from net the adf many thanks

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