How to flash gotek drive to work with MSX? | MSX Resource Center (Page 1/2)

Prophet (3954)

25-12-2018, 11:08

Apparently (not from experience but from reading other threads and the documentation) you’ll need to install FlashFloppy and set host = msx in FF.CFG

By marcoo

Expert (111)

25-12-2018, 13:02

Look at This

By ali6x944

Master (198)

27-12-2018, 06:26

Thanks a lot to all replays,
I had faced a couple of problems that needed to be tackled:
1.to flash SFR1M44-U100K you need to solder headers to some empty pads near the power connector like so:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJexjNK6lU920xPKDJ0t5bOPdIW...
1a.must connect the UART bridge properly to the gotek TX->RX & RX->TX and ensure that the flash enable jumper is connected to ground.
1b.check before you download the software if you UART bridge has any pull-up resistors or not, if not like in my CP2102 UART bridge you would need to install two pull-up resistors the value doesn't really matter as long as 5K https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qsvIdTNq5mGRXHU_RfUh2flFtpO...
2. software wise it was a bit confusing but the documentation is really helpful, first you get the FLASHER-STM32:
https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/flasher-stm32.html
2a.get the flashfloppy firmware and download it:
https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Downloads
2b.download the CP2102 UART bridge Driver software because apparently, they don't install automatically:
https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers
2c. flow the installation guide in the Github page, by now all errors are resolved :-?

sadly thou I couldn't transfer files to my machine because it had a black screen :(
it was hard enough and now my screen doesn't work LOL ;(
thanks thou for all the help and happy Christmas to all :)

By ali6x944

Master (198)

27-12-2018, 06:27

By sdsnatcher73

Prophet (3954)

27-12-2018, 07:40

Seems you should not have to solder, you can use USB-A to USB-A cable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUOyZB9cro4

By ali6x944

Master (198)

27-12-2018, 10:22

thanks for pointing that out

By barbeque

Supporter (11)

13-01-2019, 08:41

sdsnatcher73 wrote:

Seems you should not have to solder, you can use USB-A to USB-A cable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUOyZB9cro4

On all the Goteks I've ever had, you have to solder the pin headers to the board in order to then jump them to put the device in flash mode, even with the USB-USB cable. It's just empty holes on most eBay Gotek boards.

By Crus

Master (219)

27-02-2019, 14:05

Hi! Just got two gotek units "SFR1M44-U100K" from different sellers from China on ebay and both have "SFRC922D" printed on the boards. The text "SFR1M44-U100K" does not appear anywhere on the board or on the case, only in the packaging. Well, has the same thing happened to someone?

By ali6x944

Master (198)

27-02-2019, 20:25

Crus wrote:

Hi! Just got two gotek units "SFR1M44-U100K" from different sellers from China on ebay and both have "SFRC922D" printed on the boards. The text "SFR1M44-U100K" does not appear anywhere on the board or on the case, only in the packaging. Well, has the same thing happened to someone?

don't worry, if you see the programming header and the correct Pinout on both the programming header and the floppy drive interface, you follow the method that I used, however, be careful from the mistakes I outlined above.
good luck instaling them in the machine.

By ali6x944

Master (198)

27-02-2019, 20:27

Crus wrote:

Hi! Just got two gotek units "SFR1M44-U100K" from different sellers from China on ebay and both have "SFRC922D" printed on the boards. The text "SFR1M44-U100K" does not appear anywhere on the board or on the case, only in the packaging. Well, has the same thing happened to someone?

don't worry, if you see the programming header and the correct Pinout on both the programming header and the floppy drive interface, you follow the method that I used, however, be careful from the mistakes I outlined above.
good luck instaling them in the machine.