How to use a Gotek/DDI5

[nicf82]

Hi


I recently found my old CPC in the loft, and been playing around with it ever since. I decided that the tape drive has become too unreliable, so i decided to purchase a DDI5 thinking it would be an easy way to load and save .dsk images.


This is the one i got https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/36061


So i plugged the think in and loaded a FAT32 USB stick with two images, which I can see are detected on the little LCD display, and i can also switch between the image and the other button says its 'Ejected' an image. There a are two toggle switches also - no idea what these do but they seem to cause the computer to display some memory corruption on the monitor sometimes if i switch them. Also another button which seems to reset the machine.


Im just wondering if anyone can help me with the purpose of the toggle switches, and also how to use the thing to load a disk image?


I have tried:


CAT - just asks me to press play then any key
RUN"DISC - just asks me to press play then any key

|DISC - says Unknown command

Not really sure where to turn next - hope its not my connections on the back of the machine that are knackered!

Thanks
Nic

[xesrjb]

The connection from the CPC to DDI5 is not good. Please remove your DDI5, clean the carde edge connector with a rubber from both sides (top and bottom). Add the DDI5 again and it will run. Perhaps you can change the position of your DDI5 a little bit..


xesrjb

[nicf82]

Great thanks, will give that a try!


Once i have a good connection, should the commands i tried work? Or were they not correct either?

[xesrjb]

Cat will be the command to try at first. Connection to your DDI5 will show you the catalog of your disc (image).


If the connection is not given, the CPC will give you a catalog from your cassette...


xesrjb

[nicf82]

Worked perfectly! Thanks!


Still wondering what the toggle switches are for - if anyone is able to help!

Also one other thing - how can i SAVE to a disc image? Sorry if this is all documented somewhere - have been unable to find it.

Cheers
Nic

[GUNHED]

save"file"


But use 8 charactes max

[nicf82]

Thanks Gunhed ill give that a go!

[nicf82]

Works great thanks!


What i did was copy and rename one of my existing .dsk files so i had an image i could use, then used |drive to delete the existing files (game). That meant i had a blank .dsk to put my stuff in. Maybe there is an easier way to create a blank .dsk?


Also wondering if there is a way to load my programs from a tape when i have the DDI5 plugged in? So i can then save them on to the .disk image?


Cheers!
Nic

[nicf82]

Sorry had a brain wave, |disc  and |tape can switch devices i see