Thanks for the video! I just got a pi1541 and this is very helpful. Can't wait to get it going. I already have an SD2IEC and it is cool but compatibility is pretty limited so the pi seemed like a great alternative.
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Looks great can't wait to receive mine to play with. I already have an SD2IEC adaptor but this one looks more interesting to me. I do have a bunch of drives 1541, 1541-II, 1571, 1581, not to mention spare Amiga and Mac Drives but my goal is to get everything on SD cards and on my server that I have for the C64, 128 and Amiga before the disks give up the ghost. This way I can pass down a bit of history to my children and grandchildren. Damn I have to get more Pi's on order.
Just got one from you today. Pretty cool. I've seem to ran into issues with multi-load on Demos like Wonderland. Have you been able to swap disks and have the program continue?
@@craftsman123456 I haven't tried working with mutiple disk programs but Steve White recommends this video to help with disk swapping ua-cam.com/video/3tIAPX9ziDM/v-deo.html
@@commodore4ever I have seen it. I am currently working at getting an hdmi monitor hooked up to it to test it out. I was hoping to do it by the buttons only.
You don't need to use the file browser to load prgs. If you're in a directory of the sdcard, and not in emulation mode (not inside a .d64), doing a load "$",8 will list the files in the sdcard directory. You can simply load them as though you're in a disk. load "program",8,1. the only thing you have to watch out, whether doing it that way or in the browser, is that because you are not in emulation mode you can't use fastloader cartridges as they do some magic in the 1541 that won't work.
How about an indepth video on setting up the screen. I just received one today I purchased from you and have been working on it for over two hours trying to get the screen to work. This is really frustrating. On comment this,comment that. Nothing seems to work. I can see it on a monitor but not on the red edition pi1541 screen.
Just a note: You're running with an OLED but did not cover those settings in the options.txt file. These are commented out by default and will cause your OLED to show nothing.
I did disable the internal drive or I installed a switch that allows me to change the internal drive device number. I have recently posted a video on doing the device number switch install.
@@commodore4ever Thanks for your video. I’ll give this a try - perhaps I’ll put the switch on the inside of the case though as I’d rarely need to change the inbuilt drive back to device 8. In the meantime, is there a POKE command that can archive the device ID swap in software?
i just tested it on a C128 in 64 mode i dont have jiffydos installed at this time and it worked good for d64 images but not for prg. Files. Can you see if fb64 will load from the root dir with a stock c64 and if it does can you do a short video on the procedure thanks.
@@commodore4ever thanks for your reply. yes i spent a lot of time trying to config the .txt file. including getting the code of working files. i think i need to TS the hat board
Thanks for the video! I just got a pi1541 and this is very helpful. Can't wait to get it going. I already have an SD2IEC and it is cool but compatibility is pretty limited so the pi seemed like a great alternative.
low_e these are so much better than a sd2iec drive. I am really enjoying mine.
where can i get the pi1541 image file?
Hi folks, just a quick shout out to commodore4ever! Excellent technical support, fast friendly communication, excellent products, what more can you ask for? I really appreciate the cause of keeping old 8-bit machines alive and well, as well as new innovations! Please support commodore4ever!
Looks great can't wait to receive mine to play with. I already have an SD2IEC adaptor but this one looks more interesting to me. I do have a bunch of drives 1541, 1541-II, 1571, 1581, not to mention spare Amiga and Mac Drives but my goal is to get everything on SD cards and on my server that I have for the C64, 128 and Amiga before the disks give up the ghost. This way I can pass down a bit of history to my children and grandchildren. Damn I have to get more Pi's on order.
Same here I need more Pi's!!
Just got one from you today. Pretty cool. I've seem to ran into issues with multi-load on Demos like Wonderland. Have you been able to swap disks and have the program continue?
@@craftsman123456 I haven't tried working with mutiple disk programs but Steve White recommends this video to help with disk swapping ua-cam.com/video/3tIAPX9ziDM/v-deo.html
@@commodore4ever I have seen it. I am currently working at getting an hdmi monitor hooked up to it to test it out. I was hoping to do it by the buttons only.
You don't need to use the file browser to load prgs. If you're in a directory of the sdcard, and not in emulation mode (not inside a .d64), doing a load "$",8 will list the files in the sdcard directory. You can simply load them as though you're in a disk. load "program",8,1. the only thing you have to watch out, whether doing it that way or in the browser, is that because you are not in emulation mode you can't use fastloader cartridges as they do some magic in the 1541 that won't work.
How about an indepth video on setting up the screen. I just received one today I purchased from you and have been working on it for over two hours trying to get the screen to work. This is really frustrating. On comment this,comment that. Nothing seems to work. I can see it on a monitor but not on the red edition pi1541 screen.
Now this is what the UK1541 should work like,but it don't
Which is better and why the pi1541 or the SD2IEC and why?
Just a note: You're running with an OLED but did not cover those settings in the options.txt file. These are commented out by default and will cause your OLED to show nothing.
Did you ever figure this out? I have an OLED screen on mine that displays nothing.
@@sirbacharach1 uncomment the option in the text file
That's a very slow way to copy the files to the SD card. You should open the zip file from your hard drive then extract it to the SD card instead.
How’d you get it working with the Commodore 128D? Did you have to disable the C128’s internal drive?
I did disable the internal drive or I installed a switch that allows me to change the internal drive device number. I have recently posted a video on doing the device number switch install.
@@commodore4ever Thanks for your video. I’ll give this a try - perhaps I’ll put the switch on the inside of the case though as I’d rarely need to change the inbuilt drive back to device 8.
In the meantime, is there a POKE command that can archive the device ID swap in software?
have u tested this on a stock C-64? I mean, it's clear u have an accelerator cpu card/cartridge by the animated logo running in the boot screen
Juan Fonseca I have tested these on a basic setup as well as other Commodore computers like a Plus 4 and Vic-20.
i just tested it on a C128 in 64 mode i dont have jiffydos installed at this time and it worked good for d64 images but not for prg. Files. Can you see if fb64 will load from the root dir with a stock c64 and if it does can you do a short video on the procedure thanks.
What does the program drive info do?
James Miller I don’t know. I’ve never looked at that before. I’ll take a peek and see.
i cant' get the oled to work. its driving me mental
Make sure the oled is set up correctly in the options file. If it is then maybe there is an issue with the oled
@@commodore4ever thanks for your reply. yes i spent a lot of time trying to config the .txt file. including getting the code of working files. i think i need to TS the hat board
Which format do you use? FAT32?
yes he did
can it emulate 1571? I mean, can it emulate MFM? You know, for some CP/M fun?
You say file you got from you pi1541 image you downloaded but were?
I found it looking for you name and the eBay were to sell the board. The download link is there: ebay.us/z13gTf
www.dropbox.com/s/55o66x6jr2dkwos/piDrive_RED.zip?dl=0
Can you swnd me your config.txt, please? I think i‘m doing something wrong in there. The display want work. 🤷🏼♂️
Perhaps you have to uncomment the line "LCDName = ssd1306_128x32" in the options.txt file
Do you know does PI1541 works with RASPBERRY PI 3 MODEL A+ ?
lokz according to the firmware developer’s website pi1541.com it does. I have never tried however.
@@commodore4ever Thanks
where can i get the file ?
cbm-pi1541.firebaseapp.com/
author no longer supporting this and is hoarding v1.25
I haven’t talked with him in a good while. I’ll message him and see what’s up. He may be moving toward another project.