Re: [Dorset] USB floppy drive controller
On 05/11/2021 19:42, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty wrote: Yeah, I'd need a case w/ a PSU or something for a 5.25" drive. That would be fun. Gotta love old power supplies :/ I might not do it, but it's a nice idea for future posterity - these drives aren't gonna get any more common. And it's better than using a 486 PC or something because it can read more formats. So the fluxengine software works with the Greaseweazle okay too then? Yes: https://cowlark.com/fluxengine/doc/greaseweazle.html I haven't got a case for the drive to go in, that's far too posh. Actually there are some 3D printable ones to fit a both drive and Greaseweazle board, but they are larger than I can print. It might be possible to get a small 5V + 12V PSU (rather than an old ATX one) - the current draw isn't going to be huge. Or perhaps a second USB cable with a USB-PD module in 12V mode for super-modern-ness! The Fluxengine is software, hardware and firmware - although the hardware is a dev board only programmable from Windows, so that's of no interest. Greaseweazle is also software, hardware and firmware. I use the Greaseweazle hardware with both Fluxengine and Greaseweazle software, depending on what I'm doing. Fluexngine for reading, Greaseweazle for everything else. 'gw clean' is useful. It moves the head back and forwards a few times. -- Andrew. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2021-12-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] USB floppy drive controller
On 05/11/2021 18:21, Andrew wrote: Yes, it was me. Another link for you: https://github.com/keirf/Greaseweazle It cost me a whole £21 for a Greaseweazle: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/zeroflux/m.html Plus about 50p for a 3D-printed case for it. I already had floppy drives, floppy cables, cleaning disks and IPA. I've also got cotton buds in case I wear out the cleaning disk. I think it might be possible to get a power cable to power a 90mm floppy drive from the Greaseweazle, but I don't have one of them, I put together a PSU from some 5V plug-in PSU I had and soldered a floppy connector on to it which I cut off of an old PC PSU. The 5.25"inch drives also need 12V. I think the 8"inch drives need 24V, but I've only ever seen one of them ever. I should probably do more data recovery, I can read so many formats of disk now. (But not 250 MB Zip disks, of which I have one. I have no idea where it came from or what's on it!) Yeah, I'd need a case w/ a PSU or something for a 5.25" drive. That would be fun. Gotta love old power supplies :/ I might not do it, but it's a nice idea for future posterity - these drives aren't gonna get any more common. And it's better than using a 486 PC or something because it can read more formats. So the fluxengine software works with the Greaseweazle okay too then? Hamish OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2021-12-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] USB floppy drive controller
Yes, it was me. Another link for you: https://github.com/keirf/Greaseweazle It cost me a whole £21 for a Greaseweazle: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/zeroflux/m.html Plus about 50p for a 3D-printed case for it. I already had floppy drives, floppy cables, cleaning disks and IPA. I've also got cotton buds in case I wear out the cleaning disk. I think it might be possible to get a power cable to power a 90mm floppy drive from the Greaseweazle, but I don't have one of them, I put together a PSU from some 5V plug-in PSU I had and soldered a floppy connector on to it which I cut off of an old PC PSU. The 5.25"inch drives also need 12V. I think the 8"inch drives need 24V, but I've only ever seen one of them ever. I should probably do more data recovery, I can read so many formats of disk now. (But not 250 MB Zip disks, of which I have one. I have no idea where it came from or what's on it!) -- Andrew. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2021-12-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
[Dorset] USB floppy drive controller
Who was it who sent me this link: http://cowlark.com/fluxengine/doc/disk-macintosh.html and was recovering data from old floppies? Was it you, Andrew? I'm wondering how much the setup cost - I would like to set up this with a 5.25" disk drive for future use, especially if eventually I do manage to start offering data recovery services (some legal issues need resolving first). Hamish OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2021-12-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk