Does GoTek support copy-protected HFE images?

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Re: Does GoTek support copy-protected HFE images?

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I don't. I'll flash that firmware this evenign and see what sector it fails on.

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Re: Does GoTek support copy-protected HFE images?

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I requested a custom firmware and it has this option enabled:

CONFIG_7SEGMENT_TRACKDISPLAY = yes

All I see is 000 on my GOtek hxc. The last digit flickers but it doesn't seem as though it's actually changing, just flickering 0.

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I'll be upgrading another non=HXC floppy emulator with i2c mod this evening hopefully, which I think also shows track information. I'll hopefully have better information soon.

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Re: Does GoTek support copy-protected HFE images?

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keenerb wrote:
Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:59 am
I requested a custom firmware and it has this option enabled:

CONFIG_7SEGMENT_TRACKDISPLAY = yes

All I see is 000 on my GOtek hxc. The last digit flickers but it doesn't seem as though it's actually changing, just flickering 0.
So this mean it fail on the track 0.

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Re: Does GoTek support copy-protected HFE images?

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i believe that's true. I'm unable to even execute a DIR command currently.

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keenerb wrote:
Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:20 pm
i believe that's true. I'm unable to even execute a DIR command currently.
Is this board supporting HD disks ?

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Re: Does GoTek support copy-protected HFE images?

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Aha no it's 720kb floppy support only :)

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keenerb wrote:
Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:45 pm
Aha no it's 720kb floppy support only :)
PC drive ?

Well anyway the disk is not well imaged. The Apple II section has bad sectors :
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It looks like the drive used to read this disk isn't really compatible with the 12uS Apple II timing. The drive's AGC is disturbed by these long timings : some false pulses generated... (this is the spots outside the 3 bands)

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Pc drive. Tandy 1000 720kb drive. The image was read with a kyroflux and works when written with kyroflux to new disk.

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keenerb wrote:
Fri Feb 21, 2020 1:35 am
Pc drive. Tandy 1000 720kb drive. The image was read with a kyroflux and works when written with kyroflux to new disk.
I doubt that all the disk is working. Have you tried to read the Apple II tracks ?

Anyway if this is a real PC drive, you need to change the interface mode to PC DD on the emulator.
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I have no idea if theres even data in the apple 2 sections.

So I didn't know anything about a dd mode on these devices; what does that affect?

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Changing to DD fixed it! Running like a champ, passed copy protection check and lets me enter apple emulation mode.

Next thing to try is emulating an apple prove disk inserted into the pc floppy drive

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VERY promising start, Jeff!

The copy protected Trackstar application floppy works flawlessly, and I was able to boot into a converted Apple disk image with no problems at all!

Uncertain about disk write support currently. We'll see.
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Nice !

BTW i have updated the software and fixed several issue with the raw kryoflux and apple II format :

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_dri ... t_beta.zip

Can you please try to convert some .do files with this version ?

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Re: Does GoTek support copy-protected HFE images?

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Sure! I'll be converting quite a few in the coming days, I'm sure...

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