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Conrad
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 833 |
Need help on using XM1541 cable
Hi.
I'm having huge problems trying to get loads of wares from real 1541 disks to my PC via a XM1541 parallel cable (so that i can put them on this site!)
Basically a while back I ordered the cable plus the DOS software to make the transfer work as I also have a real C64 plus 5 boxes of wares where some have not been put CSDb yet (they were from this unknown UK group called RUBIDIUM, which I can also add info about that group on CSDb aswell.)
The main problem is my PC has Windows XP installed >P Windows XP is absolutely useless for DOS programs, and I searched everywhere to try and find a WinXP plugin for the transfer software, but no luck :'(
Any suggestions on getting this problem to work will be a great help! My opinion on the problem is that its the dam OS, I'll probably need Win98/95 or even just MS-DOS for this to work. |
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maestro
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 716 |
youll probably have to use cbm4win and the gui for it to get things to work CRD or you try star commander but thats a pain aswell
best bet use cbm4win and the gui as thats what im using
http://www.jammingsignal.com/gui4cbm4win/ |
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Graham
Account closed
Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 990 |
You can use software like DirectIO to allows DOS programs to do hardware accesses to the LPT/COM ports.
http://www.direct-io.com/ |
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Conrad
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 833 |
I thought so!!!...
Dam Microsoft are going too "INTERACTIVE" :( Theyre trying to drag us young people away from the HARD STUFF of computers. Well, they aint gonna stop me! XD XD
Anyway... can anyone give me a small tutor on how to set up configurations on an older machine (I do have an older PC with only MS-DOS, but need to configure the parralell port card etc.) I'd also like to use Star Commander, if anyone can give me a proper tutor on that, regarding the XM-1541 cable ofcoz!
Cheers. |
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Conrad
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 833 |
@Graham
Would Direct I/O work on Windows XP, or will I need to use DOS or an older OS? |
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maestro
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 716 |
crd!! cbm4win and the gui work great!!!
try them and see
http://www.trikaliotis.net/cbm4win download 0.4.0
and then http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=122047 the guicbm4win 0.4.1 from there
bobs your uncle |
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Conrad
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 833 |
GREAT! Got it working with CBM4WIN as you suggested Maestro.
After so many f***ing months of trying to work it out and now it works!
bob's your uncle indeed! :LOL:
Cheers for your help! :) |
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maestro
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 716 |
no problem at all
have fun and lets see all them new uploads
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Danzig
Registered: Jun 2002
Posts: 429 |
Downgrading Userport in Bios, install UserPort (part of
the starcommander package i downloaded) and that even
works with X1541-Kabel but with some "glitches" under XP.
(f.e. "Reconfigure" UserPort after boot)
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SECRET MAN
Account closed
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 336 |
If you want to use Star Commander:Dont forget to transfer in warp mode |
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wix
Registered: Nov 2005
Posts: 9 |
As mentioned earlier, cbm4win would be the way to go. |
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