Hi!
Is this kind of Gotek supported by the HxC2001 firmware? This type doesn’t come with the 34 pin fdd header but an USB plug.
Thank you
Gotek UFA1M44
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
No it is not.
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
Thank you.
And is there any remote possibility that it will ever be? The chipset seems the same.
Anyway, thanks for your great product!
And is there any remote possibility that it will ever be? The chipset seems the same.
Anyway, thanks for your great product!
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
Sure ? Which "chipset" is it ?
Why do you need this usb version ?
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
Look at the pictures. there are 2 "chipsets". I need the USB version for an HP Thin Client that I use as a retro-computer with MSDOS 6.22 and it lacks the FDD port.
The J3,J4, etc is exactly the same. In fact, I was able to "communicate" with the "Flash Loader Demostrator" from ST
The J3,J4, etc is exactly the same. In fact, I was able to "communicate" with the "Flash Loader Demostrator" from ST
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
Ok dual MCU. interesting beast !
But no the hxc firmware definitively don't support this.
But anyway are you sure that MSDOS can work with these USB drives ? This is emulated by the machine bios ?
But no the hxc firmware definitively don't support this.
But anyway are you sure that MSDOS can work with these USB drives ? This is emulated by the machine bios ?
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
What a pitty. Should be a perfect candidate for your firmware. Nothing can be done?
Check this video : https://youtu.be/GmtNeYpbGzI
Check this video : https://youtu.be/GmtNeYpbGzI
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
Lot of things can be done, but if this need some hundred of hours of work for just ~10 users ( 100 euros ), i think i prefer to do something else.
Here 2 firmwares are needed :
- One on the main MCU to handle the USB stick, which is more or less what is done on the current firmware.
- One on the secondary MCU to emulate the USB Floppy drive.
i bet that both MCUs are interconnected with an SPI link.
I have a question : Why do you want to change the original firmwares ?
If the answer is "to support special floppy formats", this is anyway not supported by the USB specification nor the machine BIOS so...
I am not sure about the "added value" of a custom firmware(s) here.
Yes. But the BIOS need to support the floppy drive over USB for this.
And when it does, you can generally just format an usb stick and install MSDOS 6.22 on it with all your software and boot from the stick. (see https://rufus.ie/)
That's why i am not sure that these floppy emulators are really needed here.
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
I see your point and if there’s a lot of work to do I wouldn’t do it either.
With your firmware I would be able to throw the disk images directly to the usb pendrive, organise the in folders, not to mention the easy of use with an oled screen...
Anyway, thank you for your helpful explanation and we can close this thread
With your firmware I would be able to throw the disk images directly to the usb pendrive, organise the in folders, not to mention the easy of use with an oled screen...
Anyway, thank you for your helpful explanation and we can close this thread
Re: Gotek UFA1M44
If it has an USB support what is the point of using a hardware floppy drive emulator? If, for whatever reason, you want to use a floppy image on a USB stick, you can just mount it in the OS. There is a Virtual Floppy Drive software for Windows, and under Linux, you can do this just "out of the box".