How to add additional USB driver(s)?

[Dan Gahlinger]

When I installed opencbm I installed with the xum1541 (zoomfloppy) driver only

and I've been using 1541s with zoomfloppy successfully for a very long time.

Now I need to use a 1571 drive, but none of the commands work with the 1571 with zoomfloppy, not nibread, cbmctrl dir, nothing.

I bought a XU1541 adapter which is a tiny USB to IEC adapter but it doesn't work with my current setup.

So I'm wondering how to install the xu1541 (and maybe I'll add the rest as well, just in case, like the XA1541, etc)

when I try to run instcbm (or install.cmd) I get this error for the xu1541 driver:

The following configuration is used:

INSTCBM version: 0.4.99.104 (Development)
Driver version:  COULD NOT DETERMINE VERSION
Driver path:     C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\cbm4wdm.sys
DLL version:     0.4.99.104 (Development)
DLL path:        C:\Program Files\opencbm\opencbm.dll

There are mixed versions, THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED!

Driver configuration:
  Default port: ........ LPT1
  Driver start mode: ... auto (2)
  LPT port locking: .... yes
  Cable type: .......... auto (-1)

*** There were errors in the current configuration.
*** Please fix them before trying to use the driver!
Installation of plugin 'xa1541' failed!

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Greetings from somewhere in the space-time continuum,

Dan.

[Spiro Trikaliotis]

Hello Dan,

* On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 05:00:13PM -0400 Dan Gahlinger wrote:
> When I installed opencbm I installed with the xum1541 (zoomfloppy) driver only
> and I've been using 1541s with zoomfloppy successfully for a very long time.
>
> Now I need to use a 1571 drive, but none of the commands work with the 1571
> with zoomfloppy, not nibread, cbmctrl dir, nothing.

Are you sure that the ZoomFloppy still runs correctly with your 1541?
On the driver side side of the PC, there is no difference between 1541
and 1571!

So, if it does not work with the 1571, we must find out if it either

- works with the 1541, or
- does not work with the 1541.

The steps to work from there differ, depending upon what is going on!

> I bought a XU1541 adapter which is a tiny USB to IEC adapter but it doesn't
> work with my current setup.
>
> So I'm wondering how to install the xu1541 (and maybe I'll add the rest as
> well, just in case, like the XA1541, etc)

Run "install xu1541" to instal the xu1541 driver. Note that default will
still be the xum1541. You can change the default by editing
\Windows\System32\opencbm.conf, or you can specify which cable to use by
giving the "adapter" on the command-line.

For example,

cbmctrl -@xu1541 dir 8

will output the directory of drive #8 on the xu1541, while

cbmctrl -@xum1541 dir 10

will output the directory of drive #10 on the xum1541/ZoomFloppya

> The following configuration is used:
>
> INSTCBM version: 0.4.99.104 (Development)
> Driver version:  COULD NOT DETERMINE VERSION
> Driver path:     C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\cbm4wdm.sys
> DLL version:     0.4.99.104 (Development)
> DLL path:        C:\Program Files\opencbm\opencbm.dll
>
> There are mixed versions, THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED!

This is not a problem, because instcbm tries to look what the xa1541
adapter (parallel port) is doing. As you do not have installed it, this
error message is the normal outcome.

> *** There were errors in the current configuration.
> *** Please fix them before trying to use the driver!
> Installation of plugin 'xa1541' failed!

This is to be expected, too.

Regards,
Spiro

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Spiro R. Trikaliotis
https://spiro.trikaliotis.net/

[Dan Gahlinger]

I should clarify

My 2541 I've been using has a parallel cable which I plug into the zoomfloppy

That's what I've always used and always worked

It still works with the 1541 parallel, since you asked.

And to clarify my 1571 doesn't have parallel

Strictly serial iec cable

Whatever I did messing up the install commands the 1571 and xu1541 now works but by god is it slow.

After that and seeing how limited it was I decided to go bsck to try zoomfloppy with my 1571 using iec only

I'm happy to announce it works, and at a much faster speed. It's nor parallel but it's way faster than the xu1541 adapter

I was able to use cbcmctrl and waa able to make a bunch of nib images using nibread

Note on why I abandoned the xu1541

Imgcopy would not work with it with my 1571

Thought it worked with 1571 and zoomfloppy

I'm now just waiting for my 1571 to get fixed it has a parallel cable and I'll be able to use that with the zoomfloppy with full functionality 

From what i read the xu1541 adapter was abandoned, now I know why

But its nice to have as analternative foe limited use cases.

Now I just have yo figure our where I put my sd2iec and get my pi1541 going and my setup will be complete

Thanks Spiro!

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