The definitive Macrosystem Casablanca hack thread! - Page 12

davideo · 21 April 2018, 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by retromax

yep definitely NTSC now!
I guess the install disk I got is for the NTSC system not PAL and there doesn't seem to be and option for changing that :-(

Have you contacted Sveta?

retromax · 21 April 2018, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by davideo

Have you contacted Sveta?

currently in the process of

davideo · 21 April 2018, 12:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by retromax

currently in the process of

Failing that perhaps with Jopes help I could create you a new set of install discs.

retromax · 21 April 2018, 12:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by davideo

Failing that perhaps with Jopes help I could create you a new set of install discs.

I would REALLY appreciate that:-)

I don't see any option of changing the TV system, either on install or within the menu.
I think it's just a NTSC install disk but I don't know and hopefully Sveta can help when he gets back to me.

I live in hope!

retromax · 29 April 2018, 10:26

found an old 8mb memory chip and popped it into the spare slot, cant say if it's making any difference but the casablanca still works!

davideo · 29 April 2018, 21:38

Did you sort out the NTSC/PAL issue?

retromax · 01 May 2018, 16:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by davideo

Did you sort out the NTSC/PAL issue?

No, and now i'm 60 EUR out of pocket trying to sort it!

I'm getting very annoyed with this now and feel like taking a hammer to it!!!

davideo · 01 May 2018, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by retromax

No, and now i'm 60 EUR out of pocket trying to sort it!

I'm getting very annoyed with this now and feel like taking a hammer to it!!!

I'll burn you some new discs to try but it won't be until after the weekend.

Drop me a PM with your address details and I'll get them sorted.

retromax · 15 May 2018, 10:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erickem

Don't hold your breath

Uh?

pgovotsos · 23 May 2018, 06:04

Is there still any interest in virgin (new, never installed so not serialized) English floppies? I've got akaba and Monument Titler 1.5 here and have most of the others in the other house.

Is Kryoflux the only tool that can image the floppies? I've got one but of course it's at the other house too and we won't be getting back there for a while. I've got a SuperCard Pro here. It successfully (at least doesn't show any errors) creates a flux image. Can I get anywhere with that or do I just have to wait until I get to the Kryoflux?

Edit: I'll be scanning all of the documentation along with the other stuff I'm scanning when they get to the top of the stack

retromax · 23 May 2018, 07:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by pgovotsos

Is there still any interest in virgin (new, never installed so not serialized) English floppies? I've got akaba and Monument Titler 1.5 here and have most of the others in the other house.

Is Kryoflux the only tool that can image the floppies? I've got one but of course it's at the other house too and we won't be getting back there for a while. I've got a SuperCard Pro here. It successfully (at least doesn't show any errors) creates a flux image. Can I get anywhere with that or do I just have to wait until I get to the Kryoflux?

Edit: I'll be scanning all of the documentation along with the other stuff I'm scanning when they get to the top of the stack

Doesn't the Supercard Pro let you make copies like a Kryoflux does then?
I was reading this:-
Super Card Pro

The ultimate disk archiving hardware! The SuperCard Pro hardware and software gives you the most advanced flux level copier/imager/converter system available today!
Make backup copies of your old 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disks directly to another disk, or store the data as a flux image file (.scp) for later use, including converting to a format that can be used by various computer emulators.
The SuperCard Pro can be driven from a USB port or be a stand alone device, driven by one of its two serial ports. Currently only PC driver software is available.

pgovotsos · 23 May 2018, 08:20

Yes it does but the software doesn't have all the tools that the Kryoflux does. For copying of "normal" disks they are pretty equivalent but when trying to manipulate the way the other users are doing with Kryoflux, I don't think the capability is there yet.

The software isn't completed with all the promised features yet so that may come.

That's why I was asking if anyone has tried doing this with the SuperCard or is it (and it's tools) not up to the task.

Edit: or it's a distinct possibility that I'm too stupid to figure it out

Jope · 23 May 2018, 08:47

If the SCP can write an MFM stream from some container, then it should work for this just fine. I'm afraid I don't have any experience with the tools supplied with it, but there's probably a support forum for it where you can discuss with other owners/users of the product?

I still haven't managed to learn enough to get an authoring tool working for the Amiga, but perhaps some day it'll happen.

voxel · 23 May 2018, 09:01

concerning the casablanca, Macrosystem used a 2 MB 3.5" floppy drive for its system disks.

they think that would be a good "copy protection" for their software at that time as it was not possible to read the disks with an ordinary amiga floppy drive (even the HD version).

and these drives are very hard to find today

Jope · 23 May 2018, 09:43

HD drives are all 2MB unformatted. We had my Casablanca open the other weekend, when I donated my DV module to Zer0-X, but to me the drive didn't look anything special.

What are your experiences when swapping drives into the Casablanca? If you use a HD drive and match the same drive select as the original drive, it should at least attempt to boot from it?

retromax · 23 May 2018, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jope

HD drives are all 2MB unformatted. We had my Casablanca open the other weekend, when I donated my DV module to Zer0-X, but to me the drive didn't look anything special.

What are your experiences when swapping drives into the Casablanca? If you use a HD drive and match the same drive select as the original drive, it should at least attempt to boot from it?

I tried 3 Teac drives the other day that were the same as the one in my Casablanca but with a black bezel, all of them came up with the message 'Not a Casablanca Disk' when I tried putting a floppy disk in.
Maybe they had a special firmware?
Just weird I had the same problem with them all

davideo · 23 May 2018, 21:00

There seems to be some sort of interface fitted to the back of my Casablanca floppy drive between it and the ribbon.

I've no idea what it's supposed to do.

retromax · 23 May 2018, 22:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by davideo

There seems to be some sort of interface fitted to the back of my Casablanca floppy drive between it and the ribbon.

I've no idea what it's supposed to do.

Mine doesn’t have anything like that

retromax · 24 May 2018, 18:43

well... thanks to davideo my Casablanca is now in English and PAL!!!!!!

Well chuffed!

pgovotsos · 24 May 2018, 20:51

I've started uploading English manuals for Casablanca and software. More coming when I get the boxes out of storage. They are in /software/MacroSystem/Casablanca in my upload folder. When I get to the Kryoflux I'll start uploading images of virgin floppies.

23 May 2018, 06:04	#230
pgovotsos Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: US Posts: 284	Is there still any interest in virgin (new, never installed so not serialized) English floppies? I've got akaba and Monument Titler 1.5 here and have most of the others in the other house. Is Kryoflux the only tool that can image the floppies? I've got one but of course it's at the other house too and we won't be getting back there for a while. I've got a SuperCard Pro here. It successfully (at least doesn't show any errors) creates a flux image. Can I get anywhere with that or do I just have to wait until I get to the Kryoflux? Edit: I'll be scanning all of the documentation along with the other stuff I'm scanning when they get to the top of the stack Last edited by pgovotsos; 23 May 2018 at 06:24.

23 May 2018, 21:00	#237
davideo Amiga Tomcat Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Lincs Posts: 1,500	There seems to be some sort of interface fitted to the back of my Casablanca floppy drive between it and the ribbon. I've no idea what it's supposed to do. Last edited by davideo; 23 May 2018 at 21:00. Reason: Typo

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29 April 2018, 10:26	#225
retromax Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 78	found an old 8mb memory chip and popped it into the spare slot, cant say if it's making any difference but the casablanca still works!

29 April 2018, 21:38	#226
davideo Amiga Tomcat Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Lincs Posts: 1,500	Did you sort out the NTSC/PAL issue?

23 May 2018, 08:20	#232
pgovotsos Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: US Posts: 284	Yes it does but the software doesn't have all the tools that the Kryoflux does. For copying of "normal" disks they are pretty equivalent but when trying to manipulate the way the other users are doing with Kryoflux, I don't think the capability is there yet. The software isn't completed with all the promised features yet so that may come. That's why I was asking if anyone has tried doing this with the SuperCard or is it (and it's tools) not up to the task. Edit: or it's a distinct possibility that I'm too stupid to figure it out

23 May 2018, 08:47	#233
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	If the SCP can write an MFM stream from some container, then it should work for this just fine. I'm afraid I don't have any experience with the tools supplied with it, but there's probably a support forum for it where you can discuss with other owners/users of the product? I still haven't managed to learn enough to get an authoring tool working for the Amiga, but perhaps some day it'll happen.

23 May 2018, 09:01	#234
voxel Amiga Nuts! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Le Mayet d'Ecole, 03800, FRANCE Posts: 176	concerning the casablanca, Macrosystem used a 2 MB 3.5" floppy drive for its system disks. they think that would be a good "copy protection" for their software at that time as it was not possible to read the disks with an ordinary amiga floppy drive (even the HD version). and these drives are very hard to find today

23 May 2018, 09:43	#235
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	HD drives are all 2MB unformatted. We had my Casablanca open the other weekend, when I donated my DV module to Zer0-X, but to me the drive didn't look anything special. What are your experiences when swapping drives into the Casablanca? If you use a HD drive and match the same drive select as the original drive, it should at least attempt to boot from it?

24 May 2018, 18:43	#239
retromax Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 78	well... thanks to davideo my Casablanca is now in English and PAL!!!!!! Well chuffed!

24 May 2018, 20:51	#240
pgovotsos Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: US Posts: 284	I've started uploading English manuals for Casablanca and software. More coming when I get the boxes out of storage. They are in /software/MacroSystem/Casablanca in my upload folder. When I get to the Kryoflux I'll start uploading images of virgin floppies.

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