Gotek on a Trinity Plus - updates and other questions...

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syevad
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Gotek on a Trinity Plus - updates and other questions...

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I've successfully installed a Gotek more than a year ago (thanks for your help). I'm considering an upgrade to Trinity Plus V3 (it involves installing a Moss board for extra functionality and sounds) and having a few doubts about how to load an OS on the Trinity Plus - right now, I'm using the Imgage-Less mode (for normal data transfer usage) which if I'm not mistaken; won't allow me to install the trinity's OS (originally it involved 2 floppies) - there is still the old discussion about it in this forum. If I remember well, I did install the trinity OS using the indexed method (DSKA0000.IMG and DSKA0001.IMG) for the 2 floppies (this method involves turning off and on the Trinity while pressing a few buttons)....and maybe (maybe) the way my Gotek is already set to accept the indexed mode.
I regret I've lost some step by step notes I've jotted in a txt file and now I have to recollect all the notions learned more than a year ago.

These are my questions:
the image-less mode as for sure is working...do I need the hidden menu to set the Indexed method? Does this automatically de-select the Image-Less method?
If I do upgrade my Trinity Plus to Version 3 - does this mean I need to change the firmware in my Gotek?
I can see there are newer version available - my firmware is 3-5-1.2a (about September 2020) - is updating the firmware free? What kind of improvements can I expect?
By using a GPT partition one can have up to 128 floppy partitions on a USB - how can I create these 128 partitions? Do I need a new PC with a new Bios? And maybe some low level formatting software? (I have used so far a prepared IMG with 16 partitions...very useful but a lot of space left in the USB).

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Re: Gotek on a Trinity Plus - updates and other questions...

Post by Jeff »

Hello,

I think that you can find some responses in the online documentation :

https://hxc2001.com/docs/gotek-floppy-e ... pdate.html

https://hxc2001.com/docs/gotek-floppy-e ... ode-anchor

https://hxc2001.com/docs/gotek-floppy-e ... ition.html
If I do upgrade my Trinity Plus to Version 3 - does this mean I need to change the firmware in my Gotek?
no

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