HxC Floppy Emulator Manager V3.5 released (http://norecess.cpcscene.net/news/hxc-floppy-emulator-manager-v35-released)
15 October 2017, 3:25 pm
A new version is available (http://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_drive_emulator/SDCard_HxC_Floppy_Emulator_Manager.zip) !
As a reminder, the HxC Floppy Emulator (http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/) is a device allowing your software library to be stored on a USB/SD card (DSK + HFE disc image formats) for usage on a real Amstrad CPC machine.
This news is about the Manager for Amstrad CPC (the program to select disc images on the HxC Floppy Emulator's slots).
End-user can now select .DSK files (when using latest firmware for Gotek USB). Memory footprint has been improved (memory above &8800 is not used, which means users with tons of installed ROMs will not experience crashes anymore). As usual, a ROM version is also provided. Finally, the sources are now available online on GitHub (https://github.com/norecess464/HxCFloppyEmulatorManager_AmstradCPC).
Feel free to download latest software by clicking here (http://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_drive_emulator/SDCard_HxC_Floppy_Emulator_Manager.zip) !
Source: NoRecess - News (http://norecess.cpcscene.net/news)
very good for the cpc 8)
the link for sources do not work ...
anyone has downloaded already and can repost sources ?
thanks in advance
Try this, maybe not the last version, page of the author :
http://norecess.cpcscene.net/hxc-floppy-emulator-manager.html
Great news. I thought there were to be no more updates.
Pity they haven't change the font though. Can be hard work to read!
I'm getting the error code HXCERROR_READCONFIGFILEERROR on startup now, not sure what has changed...
EDIT: Fixed, I backed up the contents on the USB stick, reformatted and then copied back. Now working fine....
Actually no longer working fine. I tried recopying the config as I kept getting 'Disc missing' after using the navigation buttons on the front of the drive.
Now getting the 'HXCERROR_FLOPPYACCESSERROR'.
Rapidly losing my patience with this P.O.S....
I think the problem is that the Drive B:>A cable hack is no longer working. I used to flick a switch and the HXC would work as Drive A:, this works until I try and press the GoTek buttons, at which point the drive no longer works as A:.
Has something changed with the latest HxC firmware for GoTek that is preventing this?
Quote from: Skunkfish on 21:12, 04 March 18
I think the problem is that the Drive B:>A cable hack is no longer working. I used to flick a switch and the HXC would work as Drive A:, this works until I try and press the GoTek buttons, at which point the drive no longer works as A:.
Has something changed with the latest HxC firmware for GoTek that is preventing this?
I was having similar problems with my new Gotek drive and HxC and my Gotek has the Flash Floppy firmware. I was getting the config errors and drive errors in the end i just took HXC off and used it in native mode and it works - I have sent of for an OLED screen so i can at least see what i am looking at 010 doesn't really cut it.
I'm not sure what is going on the DDI-3 i have is updated to 3.1.1.0a and that works fine with HXC35
I've had that message a few times i think normally caused by some sort of issue on the usb. Try reformat the memory to fat32, then copy the files back across from a clean copy. There is a newer firmware or 3.1.16.1a which seems to work ok, give that a try. Also try a complete power cycle.
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Quote from: Skunkfish on 21:12, 04 March 18
I think the problem is that the Drive B:>A cable hack is no longer working. I used to flick a switch and the HXC would work as Drive A:, this works until I try and press the GoTek buttons, at which point the drive no longer works as A:.
Has something changed with the latest HxC firmware for GoTek that is preventing this?
No.
When you are moving files to another stick or reformating it,
you must use a fresh and clean HXCSDFE.CFG ! - Don't keep your old CFG file !
For CPC, if you want to use the selector, you must use the one present in /Config_Files/Autoboot_mode/CPC in the firmware archive :
http://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_drive_emulator/HXCFEUSB_HFE_beta_firmware.zip
I've taken the firmware back to v3.0.8.2a combined with Emulator Manager v3.1 which seems to behave much better.
With the latest firmware, no matter what I tried, I couldn't get the face buttons to successfully change the disk with the drive A: switch applied...
Quote from: Skunkfish on 18:20, 05 March 18
I've taken the firmware back to v3.0.8.2a combined with Emulator Manager v3.1 which seems to behave much better.
With the latest firmware, no matter what I tried, I couldn't get the face buttons to successfully change the disk with the drive A: switch applied...
Anybody else with the latest firmware (3.1.16.3a) and the manager v3.5 confirm the issue ?
Just tested again with v3.1.16.3a + HXC Manager 3.5 with DSK and HFE files, but i don't reproduce your issue. :-|