DIY QubIDE Parts list

[axeman]

Thanks for all your help so far, especially Pr0f with the A14 tied high tip. Just programmed both the low and high side of the eprom and hey presto!
I originally made this card 4 years ago and couldn't get it working so put it on the shelf. Was a bit of a retro rookie back then and assumed the card was faulty. Recently got another QL which I had to repair and it rekindled some enthusiasm for my old QubIDE project. So the wrong half of the eprom was programmed all this time! what a relief and what a "cotton headed ninny muggins" I've been .

Now to figure out how to get the Compact flash card working.

[axeman]

Thanks for the files Tetroid.

Btw I was using a W27E257.

Unfortunately the RAM still reports 128 using PRINT (PEEK_L(163872)/1024 - 128).

format win1_ responds with read only. So going through the dark art of CF partition/format procedures. Its a Jessop 64Mb CF so not sure if this has been verified previously as compatible.

[Pr0f]

That's a promising screen!

How is your compact flash connected to the Qubide card - I am guessing you have some kind of adapter installed?

For your RAM issue - the only pictures of the board are without a RAM - so what part number is the device - do you have a close up of the chip itself?

[axeman]

Its just ide to cf adapter. win_format 1,4 works then win_disk "CREATE",1,1,64 gives "end of file"

[dex]

Red messages?
Shouldn't they be green?

[Pr0f]

Assuming the Jessops 64MB flash card is the one that Qubide has identied as THNCF064MMA - then this card does support 8 and 16 bit IDE according to the datasheet:

https://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet ... 64MMA.html

I am not sure if this model has a write protect switch - I could not see one mentioned on the datasheet after a quick glance. There is also mention of pin9 being grounded for true IDE mode - I suspect they mean the card pin 9, so maybe worth disconnecting it when it's all off - and checking the adaptor to see if it grounds pin 9.

[Derek_Stewart]

Hi,

Apart from the wrong colours, which maybe video cable problems.

The CF Card is being recognised by the QubATA rom, it has seen a partition, which is not a Qubide partition, so the the WIN device driver can not be linked to partition 1.

The WIN_DISK command is not working, because you have not initialised the disk.

A typlical procedure to format your QubATA drive, with the data from your last message is:

Allow partitioning and formatting Media
WIN_FORMAT 1

Initialize the disk for a new Media
WIN_DISK INIT,1

Create a new partition on new or existing Media
WIN_DISK CREATE,1,1,64

Load the new created partition
WIN_DRIVE 1,1,1

Format the new loaded partition
FORMAT WIN1_HD_Drive

Reset protection
WIN_FORMAT 0

This come from the QubATA manual on the QL Homepage.

I think the ram has to fixed, as the Qubide driver loads the Partition map into ram, without the 512K Ram, you will not be able ru much software.

[axeman]

Get 640k ram now that I've swapped the faulty AS6C4008 ram chip

results below

Allow partitioning and formatting Media
WIN_FORMAT 1
Works or appears to work but drive light does not flash

Initialize the disk for a new Media
WIN_DISK INIT,1
not found

Create a new partition on new or existing Media
WIN_DISK CREATE,1,1,64
not found

Load the new created partition
WIN_DRIVE 1,1,1

Format the new loaded partition
FORMAT WIN1_HD_Drive

Reset protection
WIN_FORMAT 0

This come from the QubATA manual on the QL Homepage.

I think the ram has to fixed, as the Qubide driver loads the Partition map into ram, without the 512K Ram, you will not be able ru much software.

[dilwyn]

For the WIN_DISK command, does the INIT have to be in quotes, as a string?

[axeman]

For the WIN_DISK command, does the INIT have to be in quotes, as a string?

Don't think so dilwyn as I've tried both and get the same result i.e. don't get invalid command or parameter.

BTW whay happened to your site as there are loads of links on QUBIDE pointing to it ?