john_q_atari

My current cable is about 5 feet. If I stick the Jaguar directly on top of the PC tower case I could probably get away with an 18 inch cable... maybe that will be this afternoon's project...

So I was able to make progress by installing a quarter century old operating system on my computer. Once I had win98 installed I was able to successfully transfer colors.jag with "lo_inp colors.jag" I tried "lo_inp -8 colors.jag" but after the transfer nothing happened. Should that have worked? I tried transferring a 2 MB cart image but the transfer hung at 98% Maybe that is too big to use for bjl? I have also finally made some progress with bjl_dump: I got a similar error after 1KB with cybermorph. The carts load and play in the jag. Any idea what is causing this? Does this indicate some sort of problem with the cable?

I tried all of the above, the .reg the lo_inp, and the transfer and I wasn't able to transfer anything. Should I have the parallel port set as SPP or EPP? Also I verified the pinout yet again but just to be sure this is how I have wired my cable: DB15 pin 1 shorted to DE15 male pin 10 DB25 male pin 23 shorted to DE15 male pin 9 Is my cable wired correctly? Luckily my PC motherboard has a single ISA slot so just in case my motherboard's parallel port is shot, I ordered a new ISA parallel port card: Kouwell KW-508D v1.5 16-bit ISA single parallel port card SPP/EPP/ECP irq, io address, and SPP/EPP/ECP mode can be set with jumpers. I assume this sort of a card should work in my winxp system. I should get the card in a few days. I really want to get this to work...

If the pin numbering in the wiring diagram is correct then I am beginning to think maybe it is my printer port. The jag power light lights up dim and goes out multiple times during computer bootup. If I disable the LPT1 port in winxp then the light goes out when jag is not turned on. Very strange. If my cable is wired incorrectly then the pinout diagram pins are numbered incorrectly...

Is there a guide or instructions somewhere detailing how to do that?

I tested each pin of the cable at both ends for shorts and for continuity matching the diagram in my post. If the pins in that diagram are numbered correctly then I wired it correctly. I changed the bios setting to EPP 1.7 and plugged in the cable and powered on the computer. Interestingly the jag led glowed faintly at first and then dimmed out as the computer booted and maybe the epp1.7 settings took effect? Now, unlike before, I can turn on the jag when the cable is plugged into the printer port. I tried running "bjl_dump aliens.bin 0 800000 0" with am alien vs predator cart plugged in and now I get the first line "Jaguar cartridge dumper through BJL cable by Zerosquare - version 1.02" but nothing else displayed after that.

I tested each pin of the cable at both ends for shorts and for continuity matching the diagram in my post. If the pins in that diagram are numbered correctly then I wired it correctly. I changed the bios setting to EPP 1.7 and plugged in the cable and powered on the computer. Interestingly the jag led glowed faintly at first and then dimmed out as the computer booted and maybe the epp1.7 settings took effect? Now, unlike before, I can turn on the jag when the cable is plugged into the printer port. I tried running "bjl_dump aliens.bin 0 800000 0" with am alien vs predator cart plugged in and now I get the first line "Jaguar cartridge dumper through BJL cable by Zerosquare - version 1.02" but nothing else displayed after that.

It is set to EPP. I can set it to EPP v1.7 instead of EPP v1.9. I guess one question I had, is if everything worked, what are the requirements, and what is the exact sequence of actions to take. For example, maybe dependencies are jag with BJL rom installed, bjl cable, and computer with parallel port set to 378, EPP v1.7, and then there is a sequence of commands like connect cable, turn on jag, turn on computer, run these commands in command shell, etc.

I'll double check the pinout connections tonight. I am trying to use bjl_dump.exe on windows XP sp2 in a command prompt window to dump a cart image to use on my laptop with BigPemu. I see there is a < 1kB bjl_dump.bin. do I need to transfer that to the jag first with the bjl cable somehow and then run bjl_dump.exe?

My motherboard is 20+ year old Abit KT7A-raid: http://abit.ws/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php@pMODEL_NAME=KT7A-RAID&fMTYPE=Socket+A&DEFTITLE=Y Is there a certain address and IRQ it needs to be set to?

I recently got a jaguar (serial number begins with an M) and I modified it to run the BJL 1.06.1 rom. The ROM appears to run properly as I get the register dump screen, the built in games, and can launch a cartridge game. I also built a BJL cable using this schematic: I tested the connections pin by pin with a continuity tester and the cable seems to test good. In addition to connecting pin23 of the centronics to pin 9 of the jaguar, I also connected it to the DE15 shield/shroud since that connection had a ground symbol on it in the above diagram. I notice that if I have the cable connected to both the jaguar and PC before starting up the jaguar, I don't get the BJL rom screen. If I power up the jaguar first I get the BJL screen and then I can plug in the cable and I can still use the BJL rom built in games. I also notice that if I have the jaguar off and plug the JBL cable into the jaguar and the PC, the power LED of the jaguar glows dimly. Is that supposed to happen? My PC has a motherboard with parallel (printer) port integrated into the motherboard itself. I have other questions, but first I wanted to try and verify that I can get the BJL cable to work with my BJL modded jaguar. Thanks for any help!

I just finished watching the whole video. Thanks for posting it! Rich seems to be an amazing guy and I loved hearing the little bits of technical depth that he included in his talk. I hope he overcomes all his health issues. I only recently started using BigPEmu but I am loving using it so far.

If they mail me one free that sounds good. Otherwise if you have a link i can try writing am image to a flash drive assuming that is what your link enables.

Thanks for letting me know. I've had it boxed up for at least a year I think. Maybe 2? If I end up getting stuck I'll be sure to reach out.

Anyone know how A.R.T.I. plays on the VCS? I might just have to unbox my vcs...

Nice box!👍

Yes

I just checked the Atari preorder page and it now states a December release date.

I just saw the news. I bought a spare one awhile back just in case as I thought the $80AUD I think I paid was a very reasonable cost for what was being offered. At least the posted notice indicates he is open to developing an equivalent product in the future.

Thanks for the heads up. I just ordered the iPlay Mega Atari Adapter to add to the billions and trillions and quadrillions of atari joystick adapters I already have. 😁 If I can dig up the 8bitdo I bought years ago then I can give this combination a try.

You freaked me out a little with this comment so I hopped onto Ebay and checked. There is no shortage of either cartridge on Ebay as of today at least with Pitfall II currently available for around $27 after shipping in the US and Pitfall for around $12 after shipping. Going from memory I think the prices on both have been stable for years.

That picture is soo fake! <puts on nerd hat> By my rough calculations the coffee alone in that cup would weigh over 800 pounds. </still a nerd>

If anyone was worried that things might be changing on the forums in the immediate future at AtariAge with the recent acquisition by Atari, reading through the large number of off-topic posts in this thread should be ample proof that this is not the case!

If the 2600+ fully supported the game and it was advertised on the atari site purchasable with the 2600+ I think it would sell pretty well.