A500IDE works!

[Generale]

I tried Ralph Babel's driver. Either there's something I'm overlooking (most likely), or the babelcdromfs and ide.device don't like each other. I'm not sure. I can't get it to work  :-(

[Generale]

The Xetec drivers can use the ide.driver it seems. The only problem is that I cant actually use it because it complains that the version isn't official. I dumped across the files.
After that, I tried putting the ADF onto floppy. Well, It looks like 1.3 doesn't know how to cope with the format of the disk. Help!!!

[Generale]

I'll have a look at the driver soon.

Babel almost works. It keeps tormenting me when I try to mount with a dialog telling me volume is read only. with retry and cancel as the options. So I hit cancel and then it just moans about it not being a dos disk.

Is my pressing cancel saying "Hey, I won't load the driver now?".

Okay then. Next!

How do I mount an FFS formatted floppy in wb1.3? I found an old thread here but it just doesn't work for me. I just want to give the Xetec drivers a try, and the floppy is in FFS format!

[Generale]

Heh. I know it'll never be remotely up to date. But theres nothing wrong with updating a little. I enjoy strangling every last bit out of everything I have. I like a challenge.

I tried IDEFix. It didn't want to play with me. Ah well. Thanks for that.

As for FFS on a floppy in 1.3. I thought it was possible, just that it involves a bit of tinkering with the mountlist.
Its actually a little frustrating. I know Xetecs drivers will work for me on 1.3, but I can't use them because of the ffs floppy issue.
I have to admit, right now FFS has a couple of meanings to me. I just keep hitting dead ends!
Thanks for the input though. Much appreciated!

[Generale]

Hehe. Thanks.
It could have been tidied a little more, but given my construction error rate I was happy with the way it was, because it worked. I made sooo many mistakes. Fixed them all though.

I actually made some wires a tad too short. I had a lot of trouble plugging in the ICs as a result.

I think spending a few minutes trying to arrange the components for optimal fit before I started soldering paid off. I'm not sure but it seemed to have benefited the signal/noise ratio. I can use a standard IDE cable error free!