Write of disks on Catweasel MKIV

_ThEcRoW · 19 April 2005, 14:42

Hello to all. Just registered to post some question i have regarding the MKIV.
I have installed it and setup it the driver properly on my xp professional box.
When I try to write a adf back to disk, when i push the write button on the catweasel image tool, the first time it won´t write it properly, so pushing a second time on the write button and the disk will write perfectly. The same about reading back real disks to adf file. have emailed jens and told me that this problem had been reported from various customers and it is related to the diskimage tool, but i am posting here if anyone on this board has encountered similar problems.
I have been writing back adfs to disks for my 500 and i am enjoying this card so much, but solving this problem would be better.
Thanks in advance!!

tin · 20 April 2005, 10:27

I have exactly the same issue and Jens does say it's a bug in the tool. I find you can press write, then cancel, then write again to ensure it's OK, so you don't have to wait for the first write.

Also if you look and listen for the first writing not going correctly (progress bar shoots up while disk doesn't clunk) then you can tell if the write has not worked first time or not.

BippyM · 20 April 2005, 15:18

On a side note (and maybe this should go in that Huuuuggee Catweasel thread) is it really worth the money?

What can it actually do or not do?

_ThEcRoW · 21 April 2005, 01:05

Thanks for the replies. I do the same tricks to get the disks written tin!(i thought mine possibly could be a broken card), but now i know that is a bug in the image tool.

The two tricks works fine for me!

Bippim, the card really is worth the money, i has allowed me to write back to disk my favourite games for my 500, and when the image tool got fixed it would be better!, and it´s a fpga, so a new hardware update could be done via software(i think this option is really interesting in comparation eith the mk3).
See ya and thanks for the replies!!!

tin · 22 April 2005, 19:41

Hmmm. I would say it is worth the money cos I can now download millions of C64 .d64s and write them onto disks. Before now I had no way of doing that.

Nothing else seems to work properly yet. I am intested in having a SID mounted in my PC, and using amiga joystics in emulators, and also I expected to be able to write disks for e.g. Electron etc, but the software won't handle it. So I am a lot dissapointed with that. Using amiga keyboard on the PC might be novelty and might be worth a punt if the cat is supported in future (upgrade ;-)) amithlon, but AFAIK there's none of that sort of thing just yet.

But for some reason I still think it's worth the £90 it cost me!!!

_ThEcRoW · 23 April 2005, 03:26

I want too the other systems support, as the nintendo disk drive, for example.
Still waiting.

Dwyloc · 29 April 2005, 14:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by tin

I am intested in having a SID mounted in my PC, and using amiga joystics in emulators, and also I expected to be able to write disks for e.g. Electron etc, but the software won't handle it.
But for some reason I still think it's worth the £90 it cost me!!!

The linux driver for the joystick ports have now been released so I am hopefull that I will be able to give them a try with E-UAE while I am waiting no the Windows drivers.

As I just received my card yesterday I have not yet had time to use it much so far.

I have just created adf disk images from my original DPaint and WordsWorth disk under Windows XP both of which worked first time.

I have also ordered a second hand C64 to get the SID chip out of but I am still waiting on that arriving so I can’t comment on how well that works.

I also plan to use it to transfer downloaded games from back2roots back to floppy to play on a friends old A600.

I am a bit disappointed that I cant use the joystick ports under windows with WinUAE at this stage but the progress report for the next version sounds promising.

But at this stage I still feel the money I spent on the card is money well spent.

Firthy2002 · 29 April 2005, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwyloc

I have also ordered a second hand C64 to get the SID chip out of but I am still waiting on that arriving so I can’t comment on how well that works.

Not a working one I hope.

Dwyloc · 29 April 2005, 15:30

It dose not have a PSU (as it failed), and the keyboard is apparently a bit dodgy but as I only want one chip out of it, it soot’s my purpose just fine.

Although I admit as the keyboard problem is said to be intermittent it may just be a louse connection, but as I am just removing a socked chip I am hardly damaging it beyond later repair if this is the case.

THX1138 · 14 December 2005, 20:40

I have just purchased a Catweasel Mk IV,and i aslo has to press the "write" button twice to create a successfull .adf image on disk !

Was just wondering if there is a newer version of the ImageTool to solve this problem ?

stainy · 14 December 2005, 22:00

No, there`s no updated drivers as yet.. keep an eye here http://siliconsonic.de/t/bin/

Someone said that Jens said the new drivers are in beta atm..
but that was about 2-3 weeks ago now

Avanze · 15 December 2005, 04:11

Such a travesty that the support of the excellent Catweasel MK4 card is downright dreadful.

stainy · 15 December 2005, 08:42

Yes

xalakibaniou · 15 December 2005, 11:56

@ThEcRoW
I do encounter the same problem both writing and reading adf files. I have e-mails jens and the answer was that it is a bug in the imagetools. I am looking forward for the updated drivers and more & more formats to be supported.

_ThEcRoW · 15 December 2005, 12:58

Yeah, hope they fix the diskimage tool soon, and, of course add some formats to the card such as the nintendo disk drive, amstrad floppies etc... Those are systems that i own and i would want to revive old experiences with freshly writed new disks for them hehe.
Checked yesterday the page if new drivers appeared but nothing there.
We need the drivers Jens!!!!!!!

stainy · 15 December 2005, 20:05

haha I check the damn thing every day

stainy · 15 December 2005, 20:13

You guys that hit write/cancel/write to image the floppies.. how quickly or slowly do you do it ? I have tried lots of times.. and I have made 2 disks so far!!!!!!!
Tried hitting cancel then write again, straight afterwards... other times hitting cancel when you see plenty of blue ( transfer status ) still no good

should I try another pc floppy drive you think ?

ElectroBlaster · 18 December 2005, 19:56

Im gutted you guys are getting trouble like this! I have since moved my catweasel into another pc and got worried about the prospect of this disk issue cropping up. So far everythings ok, even writing back to disk is ok (thank f**k)

Im still having issues with re-boots and the odd occasion when the drivers vanish, Im also gutted about the lack of disk formats this thing can do!

stainy · 18 December 2005, 21:13

Yeah reboots are a pain.. just before windows appears, it reboots.. every other reboot for me more or less!!
Thinking about trying another floppy or something

stainy · 02 January 2006, 11:35

Where`s these drivers then Jens?

19 April 2005, 14:42	#1
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Write of disks on Catweasel MKIV Hello to all. Just registered to post some question i have regarding the MKIV. I have installed it and setup it the driver properly on my xp professional box. When I try to write a adf back to disk, when i push the write button on the catweasel image tool, the first time it won´t write it properly, so pushing a second time on the write button and the disk will write perfectly. The same about reading back real disks to adf file. have emailed jens and told me that this problem had been reported from various customers and it is related to the diskimage tool, but i am posting here if anyone on this board has encountered similar problems. I have been writing back adfs to disks for my 500 and i am enjoying this card so much, but solving this problem would be better. Thanks in advance!!

14 December 2005, 22:00	#11
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	yeah crappy No, there`s no updated drivers as yet.. keep an eye here http://siliconsonic.de/t/bin/ Someone said that Jens said the new drivers are in beta atm.. but that was about 2-3 weeks ago now

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20 April 2005, 10:27	#2
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	I have exactly the same issue and Jens does say it's a bug in the tool. I find you can press write, then cancel, then write again to ensure it's OK, so you don't have to wait for the first write. Also if you look and listen for the first writing not going correctly (progress bar shoots up while disk doesn't clunk) then you can tell if the write has not worked first time or not.

20 April 2005, 15:18	#3
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	On a side note (and maybe this should go in that Huuuuggee Catweasel thread) is it really worth the money? What can it actually do or not do?

21 April 2005, 01:05	#4
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Thanks for the replies. I do the same tricks to get the disks written tin!(i thought mine possibly could be a broken card), but now i know that is a bug in the image tool. The two tricks works fine for me! Bippim, the card really is worth the money, i has allowed me to write back to disk my favourite games for my 500, and when the image tool got fixed it would be better!, and it´s a fpga, so a new hardware update could be done via software(i think this option is really interesting in comparation eith the mk3). See ya and thanks for the replies!!!

22 April 2005, 19:41	#5
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	Hmmm. I would say it is worth the money cos I can now download millions of C64 .d64s and write them onto disks. Before now I had no way of doing that. Nothing else seems to work properly yet. I am intested in having a SID mounted in my PC, and using amiga joystics in emulators, and also I expected to be able to write disks for e.g. Electron etc, but the software won't handle it. So I am a lot dissapointed with that. Using amiga keyboard on the PC might be novelty and might be worth a punt if the cat is supported in future (upgrade ;-)) amithlon, but AFAIK there's none of that sort of thing just yet. But for some reason I still think it's worth the £90 it cost me!!!

23 April 2005, 03:26	#6
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	I want too the other systems support, as the nintendo disk drive, for example. Still waiting.

29 April 2005, 15:30	#9
Dwyloc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Age: 47 Posts: 81	It dose not have a PSU (as it failed), and the keyboard is apparently a bit dodgy but as I only want one chip out of it, it soot’s my purpose just fine. Although I admit as the keyboard problem is said to be intermittent it may just be a louse connection, but as I am just removing a socked chip I am hardly damaging it beyond later repair if this is the case.

14 December 2005, 20:40	#10
THX1138 Amiga Centurai Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 526	I have just purchased a Catweasel Mk IV,and i aslo has to press the "write" button twice to create a successfull .adf image on disk ! Was just wondering if there is a newer version of the ImageTool to solve this problem ?

15 December 2005, 04:11	#12
Avanze Amiga User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 47 Posts: 562	Such a travesty that the support of the excellent Catweasel MK4 card is downright dreadful.

15 December 2005, 08:42	#13
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Yes

15 December 2005, 11:56	#14
xalakibaniou Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Athens Greece Age: 44 Posts: 99	@ThEcRoW I do encounter the same problem both writing and reading adf files. I have e-mails jens and the answer was that it is a bug in the imagetools. I am looking forward for the updated drivers and more & more formats to be supported.

15 December 2005, 12:58	#15
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Yeah, hope they fix the diskimage tool soon, and, of course add some formats to the card such as the nintendo disk drive, amstrad floppies etc... Those are systems that i own and i would want to revive old experiences with freshly writed new disks for them hehe. Checked yesterday the page if new drivers appeared but nothing there. We need the drivers Jens!!!!!!!

15 December 2005, 20:05	#16
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	haha I check the damn thing every day

15 December 2005, 20:13	#17
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	You guys that hit write/cancel/write to image the floppies.. how quickly or slowly do you do it ? I have tried lots of times.. and I have made 2 disks so far!!!!!!! Tried hitting cancel then write again, straight afterwards... other times hitting cancel when you see plenty of blue ( transfer status ) still no good should I try another pc floppy drive you think ?

18 December 2005, 19:56	#18
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	Im gutted you guys are getting trouble like this! I have since moved my catweasel into another pc and got worried about the prospect of this disk issue cropping up. So far everythings ok, even writing back to disk is ok (thank f**k) Im still having issues with re-boots and the odd occasion when the drivers vanish, Im also gutted about the lack of disk formats this thing can do!

18 December 2005, 21:13	#19
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Yeah reboots are a pain.. just before windows appears, it reboots.. every other reboot for me more or less!! Thinking about trying another floppy or something

02 January 2006, 11:35	#20
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Where`s these drivers then Jens?

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