CD32 (with SX1) problem

Carlos Ace · 16 February 2003, 02:10

A friend of mine has a CD32. Some recent cds doesnt work at all with it, simple doesnt appear nothing on the CD, but if he tryies on a nasty PC with CD it can read. Dont know whats the problem, because it works for me, but i have a A1200 with a CD.
There´s some kind of patch to fix this problem with the CD32 ???

Amiga1992 · 16 February 2003, 05:37

Maybe the lens are dirty?

Carlos Ace · 16 February 2003, 13:20

Quote:

Originally posted by Akira
Maybe the lens are dirty?

Nope, its can read the other cds like CDs for CD32, but this one no.

Amiga1992 · 16 February 2003, 19:25

I don't understand what kind of CD you are inserting in the CD32, really.

th4t1guy · 16 February 2003, 21:17

First of all, make sure it is not a CD-RW, as the CD32 cannot read those. Another thing you can try doing is using a different brand of media. I recommend something with a good printed label on it, like Verbatim or Maxell. If that still doesn't work, try reducing your burn speed to at least 8x.

Good luck!

Carlos Ace · 16 February 2003, 21:31

The CD that i have its a compilation, with lot of stuff for Amiga - its a 700MB CD.
I think it have some kind of Copy Protection.
Does this interfere with it ?

Steve · 16 February 2003, 21:47

Quote:

Originally posted by Carlos Ace
The CD that i have its a compilation, with lot of stuff for Amiga - its a 700MB CD.
I think it have some kind of Copy Protection.
Does this interfere with it ?

When the CD32 reads the CD it searches for the CD32 Boot ROM on the CD. The CD32 can only read CD's which have the CD32 Boot ROM installed. This compilation CD you mention will definitely not have the CD32 Boot ROM installed. If a CD doesn't contain this Commodore CD32 Boot (TM) ROM it simply won't boot. Only proper CD32 games have the Boot ROM which is why other standard CD's don't boot.

Amiga1992 · 16 February 2003, 23:49

Also, I don't know if a normal iso9660 cd could be read just like that? Never had a cd on an Amiga.

th4t1guy · 17 February 2003, 01:42

They've always worked fine for me using Workbench 3.1 on a floppy, cd32 and sx-1.
However, once you install OS3.9, whole lot of other problems come in, such as getting audio cds to work and copying files from Workbench.

16 February 2003, 02:10	#1
Carlos Ace Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lusitania Posts: 455	CD32 (with SX1) problem A friend of mine has a CD32. Some recent cds doesnt work at all with it, simple doesnt appear nothing on the CD, but if he tryies on a nasty PC with CD it can read. Dont know whats the problem, because it works for me, but i have a A1200 with a CD. There´s some kind of patch to fix this problem with the CD32 ???

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16 February 2003, 05:37	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Maybe the lens are dirty?

16 February 2003, 19:25	#4
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I don't understand what kind of CD you are inserting in the CD32, really.

16 February 2003, 21:17	#5
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	First of all, make sure it is not a CD-RW, as the CD32 cannot read those. Another thing you can try doing is using a different brand of media. I recommend something with a good printed label on it, like Verbatim or Maxell. If that still doesn't work, try reducing your burn speed to at least 8x. Good luck!

16 February 2003, 21:31	#6
Carlos Ace Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lusitania Posts: 455	The CD that i have its a compilation, with lot of stuff for Amiga - its a 700MB CD. I think it have some kind of Copy Protection. Does this interfere with it ?

16 February 2003, 23:49	#8
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Also, I don't know if a normal iso9660 cd could be read just like that? Never had a cd on an Amiga.

17 February 2003, 01:42	#9
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	They've always worked fine for me using Workbench 3.1 on a floppy, cd32 and sx-1. However, once you install OS3.9, whole lot of other problems come in, such as getting audio cds to work and copying files from Workbench.

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