Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Oh yeah baby! I'm getting there... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 OK, I've looked at my Altirra U1MB setup, and I think I have things setup right there. It's just that I don't seem to have a drive setup on the emulated hardware. I'm pretty sure I just don't have things setup properly on the PBI BIOS and Hard Disk screen, and this is where I'm completely lost. Unless someone can give me a quick and dirty training session on this, I think I need to refer back to the U1MB manuals for some details here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, bfollowell said: OK, I've looked at my Altirra U1MB setup, and I think I have things setup right there. It's just that I don't seem to have a drive setup on the emulated hardware. I'm pretty sure I just don't have things setup properly on the PBI BIOS and Hard Disk screen, and this is where I'm completely lost. Unless someone can give me a quick and dirty training session on this, I think I need to refer back to the U1MB manuals for some details here. Here's my settings: Once configured, you still have to use fdisk to partition your CF drive and then you need to use the format command to format your newly partitioned drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Well, it looks like we're setup pretty much the same. I'd tried FDISK, but to no avail. I try to start, then I get this Which continues on for a few seconds before failing and giving me this message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 19 minutes ago, bfollowell said: Well, it looks like we're setup pretty much the same. I'd tried FDISK, but to no avail. I try to start, then I get this Which continues on for a few seconds before failing and giving me this message I don't have my boot drive set up as APT. What happens if you press L on boot, do you see the loader and does it find anything at all? When running fdisk you should see this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, Mazzspeed said: I don't have my boot drive set up as APT. What happens if you press L on boot, do you see the loader and does it find anything at all? When running fdisk you should see this: I changed mine to D1: like you had before I took those screenshots. The results are the same either way. Also, when going into loader I have no device, no media. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the way I setup my vhd file. How did you set yours up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Can anyone see anything wrong with this config.sys? I'm trying to load the drivers needed for VBXE 80 column support on boot. I haven't configured a config.sys since I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, bfollowell said: I changed mine to D1: like you had before I took those screenshots. The results are the same either way. Also, when going into loader I have no device, no media. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the way I setup my vhd file. How did you set yours up? Ah! I know the answer to this, I found it in one of FJC's posts but I can't find the setting in Altirra. You have to untick a box in Altirra which is the same as toggling a switch on the side of the SIDE2 cart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mazzspeed said: Ah! I know the answer to this, I found it in one of FJC's posts but I can't find the setting in Altirra. You have to untick a box in Altirra which is the same as toggling a switch on the side of the SIDE2 cart... Maybe that's part of the problem too. I don't have a SIDE2 setup as a device on mine. I'm using a CF3 drive. Maybe I should try the SIDE2, then I can play with the CF3 later, if I have luck with the SIDE2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Actually. Are you running the latest U1MB and SIDE2 roms from https://atari8.co.uk/firmware/ultimate-1mb/ I was originally running earlier roms and it caused issues regarding CF detection. Also, go to system > console switches and make sure enable sdx cart is disabled. Also check that 'ATR swap button' is enabled in the U1MB BIOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, bfollowell said: Maybe that's part of the problem too. I don't have a SIDE2 setup as a device on mine. I'm using a CF3 drive. Maybe I should try the SIDE2, then I can play with the CF3 later, if I have luck with the SIDE2. That's how I'm doing it, I missed that in your devices configuration. Add a SIDE2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, Mazzspeed said: Can anyone see anything wrong with this config.sys? Seemingly nothing is wrong there, what happens? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, drac030 said: Seemingly nothing is wrong there, what happens? When i entered 'con 80' it stayed in 40 columns. I worked it out, I had to go to system > configure system and disable 'D: patch (Disk SIO)'. For some reason if that option is enabled under Altirra config.sys is ignored. Edited January 23, 2021 by Mazzspeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, bfollowell said: I'm using a CF3 drive. Maybe I should try the SIDE2, then I can play with the CF3 later, if I have luck with the SIDE2. That would help, since the PBI BIOS for the SIDE2 will not drive the XEL-CF. This explains why you're not seeing the HDD. The two devices have registers at completely different addresses. To use the XEL-CF on a non-1088XEL/XLD system, you need to flash the standard U1MB firmware but then apply the XEL plugin, PBI BIOS, and loader. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 42 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: That would help, since the PBI BIOS for the SIDE2 will not drive the XEL-CF. This explains why you're not seeing the HDD. The two devices have registers at completely different addresses. To use the XEL-CF on a non-1088XEL/XLD system, you need to flash the standard U1MB firmware but then apply the XEL plugin, PBI BIOS, and loader. Ah, I see. I'll try to get the SIDE2 ROMs then and add that device, then see if I have any better luck. I just want to setup an emulated system that is fairly close to my 1088XEL setup for tinkering and experimenting before making changes to my real setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, bfollowell said: I'll try to get the SIDE2 ROMs then and add that device, then see if I have any better luck. You don't need the SIDE2 ROMs. As soon as you connect the SIDE2, regardless of what is on the ROM, with the PBI HDD activated, it should just work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) * Deleted content. Worked out my issue. Edited January 23, 2021 by Mazzspeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 OK, this is annoying. Shouldn't I be able to access my VHD file under Windows natively? I copy my VHD to an external HDD, mount it under Windows and get this error: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mazzspeed said: I copy my VHD to an external HDD, mount it under Windows and get this error: Only if you've got that VHD formatted with something Windows understands. FAT/FAT32 and you're golden. APT? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: APT? Nope. Actually APT is a container ("slice" in Unix terminology, if I am not mistaken) which contains Atari partitions and occupies one primary partition slot in IBM-compatible MBR. If another slot is occupied by a FAT16 partition, that one could be linked to from within APT as "external" one, and will be accessible for reads to SDX (using the FATFS drivery). Also this should be directly mountable under Windows. I recall that I once or twice did that and it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: Only if you've got that VHD formatted with something Windows understands. FAT/FAT32 and you're golden. APT? Nope. Ugh. Is there any way I can add a device under Altirra to easily transfer software from the host OS to the emulated machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mazzspeed said: Ugh. Is there any way I can add a device under Altirra to easily transfer software from the host OS to the emulated machine? Altirra can mount any folder on your computer as a virtual drive. I usually drag stuff I want to use to my Windows Desktop, mount the Desktop as D2: or D3:, then just copy what I want using SDX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: Altirra can mount any folder on your computer as a virtual drive. I usually drag stuff I want to use to my Windows Desktop, mount the Desktop as D2: or D3:, then just copy what I want using SDX. At the risk of sounding really stupid, are you able to provide a quick rundown of the process under Altirra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Just now, Mazzspeed said: At the risk of sounding really stupid, are you able to provide a quick rundown of the process under Altirra? Sure. From Altirra, press ALT-D to open the disk window. From there, click the little arrow next to the drive slot you want to use and a context menu will pop up. Select whichever format you might want to use (Atari DOS or SpartaDOS File System) when you mount the folder. Once you click your choice, a standard Windows Explorer window will pop up to let you navigate to the folder you want to use. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: Sure. From Altirra, press ALT-D to open the disk window. From there, click the little arrow next to the drive slot you want to use and a context menu will pop up. Select whichever format you might want to use (Atari DOS or SpartaDOS File System) when you mount the folder. Once you click your choice, a standard Windows Explorer window will pop up to let you navigate to the folder you want to use. You are awesome, I couldn't see that for looking! Thank you so very much, that makes life so much easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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