How should a USB drive be formatted for GoTek?

garyg · 23 January 2024, 19:12

I bought a GoTek and external floppy adapter so I could transfer files between my Amiga4000 (not connected to the Internet) and my MacBook Pro (which is).

When I connect a 4 Gb USB drive to the GoTek/floppy adapter it shows up as an unreadable df2:

How should I format the drive so it will be recognized by my AmiKit installation on my MacBook Pro, in Amiga format, Mac format, or even PC format?

SkulleateR · 23 January 2024, 19:56

Gotek only supports FAT32 IIRC

garyg · 23 January 2024, 19:59

Yes, I formatted the drive FAT32, but the Amiga doesn't recognize it (what's IIRC)?

SkulleateR · 23 January 2024, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyg

Yes, I formatted the drive FAT32, but the Amiga doesn't recognize it (what's IIRC)?

"If I Remember Correctly"

Hmmm ... strange, you got an other USB Stick to try out ?

garyg · 23 January 2024, 21:06

Yes, I do. I wonder what their default formatting is when plugged into a Mac (where I use them).

How should a property-formatted USB drive appear on an OS 3.9 desktop?

Nor Bert · 23 January 2024, 21:07

What firmware does Gotek have? Flashfloppy or HXC ?
Did you download the required files to the flash drive ?
In what mode do you want to access the floppy disk images using GOTEK ?

garyg · 23 January 2024, 21:13

The seller said it had "the latest firmware".
I'm not sure what you mean by "In what mode do you want to access the floppy disk images using GOTEK ?" ADF or the original file format?

Anyway, dziekuge!

SkulleateR · 23 January 2024, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyg

How should a property-formatted USB drive appear on an OS 3.9 desktop?

The USB Stick will not appear on your Desktop, this is not a Harddrive. You can select an ADF/HFE and THAT will appear on your Desktop ...

garyg · 23 January 2024, 21:36

OK, so it's really not even seen as a floppy, although it's
connected to the floppy port. But since there's an ADF on
the USB drive (I don't know what an HFE is) how can I see
it if the drive itself isn't visible?

SkulleateR · 23 January 2024, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyg

OK, so it's really not even seen as a floppy, although it's
connected to the floppy port. But since there's an ADF on
the USB drive (I don't know what an HFE is) how can I see
it if the drive itself isn't visible?

Did you select that ADF ? Do you have a display on gotek ? How do you select those files (if you do) ?

If you got a Gotek with FlashFloppy, you will need AUTOBOOT.HFE and the HXCSDFE.CFG for it to work ... not sure about the HxC one ...

garyg · 25 January 2024, 21:41

Thanks for the information about the two files. I found them on the Internet and copied them to the USB drive. However, when I booted up after inserting the USB drive into the GoTek slot, I still got the same error message, that df2: was unreadable.

23 January 2024, 19:12	#1
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	How should a USB drive be formatted for GoTek? I bought a GoTek and external floppy adapter so I could transfer files between my Amiga4000 (not connected to the Internet) and my MacBook Pro (which is). When I connect a 4 Gb USB drive to the GoTek/floppy adapter it shows up as an unreadable df2: How should I format the drive so it will be recognized by my AmiKit installation on my MacBook Pro, in Amiga format, Mac format, or even PC format?

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23 January 2024, 19:56	#2
SkulleateR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Germany Posts: 341	Gotek only supports FAT32 IIRC

23 January 2024, 19:59	#3
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Yes, I formatted the drive FAT32, but the Amiga doesn't recognize it (what's IIRC)?

23 January 2024, 21:06	#5
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Yes, I do. I wonder what their default formatting is when plugged into a Mac (where I use them). How should a property-formatted USB drive appear on an OS 3.9 desktop?

23 January 2024, 21:07	#6
Nor Bert Norbert Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Poland Posts: 133	What firmware does Gotek have? Flashfloppy or HXC ? Did you download the required files to the flash drive ? In what mode do you want to access the floppy disk images using GOTEK ?

23 January 2024, 21:13	#7
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	The seller said it had "the latest firmware". I'm not sure what you mean by "In what mode do you want to access the floppy disk images using GOTEK ?" ADF or the original file format? Anyway, dziekuge!

23 January 2024, 21:36	#9
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	OK, so it's really not even seen as a floppy, although it's connected to the floppy port. But since there's an ADF on the USB drive (I don't know what an HFE is) how can I see it if the drive itself isn't visible?

25 January 2024, 21:41	#11
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Thanks for the information about the two files. I found them on the Internet and copied them to the USB drive. However, when I booted up after inserting the USB drive into the GoTek slot, I still got the same error message, that df2: was unreadable.

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