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I want to start a dedicated thread to my last project since i got good result since now:

I'm waiting for a new PCB and i'll try to add the writing to floppy (for now, it support only reading images in raw HDM format), then i'll publish the project on my github, as usual.

Quote from: incrediblehark on February 18, 2025, 06:24:20 AM

Quote from: buffi on February 18, 2025, 05:39:45 AM

Quote from: tris72 on November 28, 2020, 12:42:11 AMHi Mez,
thanks for the reply.

Is it possible to add it internally?

thanks

I also wanted to do this, so I made an adapter for it. Wrote up some notes on CZ-500 and SCSI at   
 https://buffis.com/old-hardware/retro-computers/the-x68030-scsi-adventure-part-1/ and  https://buffis.com/old-hardware/retro-computers/the-x68030-scsi-adventure-part-2/

There's links to the KiCad project and gerbers there as well

Awesome, thanks for sharing! If you ever decide to build any extras I'd love to buy one from you. With this internal configuration does the hdd access light work on the front of the 030?

Thanks for reminding me to check this, and the answer is... kindof right now, but there's room for improvement.

If you look at the pics of the board, you notice a HDLED pin at the right.

It looks like this one is active-low, but the HDLED output on the Henkan Banchou is active high, so if just connecting them, things work but the light will be OFF when HDD is busy, so opposite of what you want...

Basically, should just add a NOT-gate for this. Nicest would be to just have the option for either on the SCSI-board, so might make a small tweak for that. Alternatively, just doing it separately aint the end of the world either...

I'll probably have some extras later, but might just try and address the HDLED thing on a new iteration first

Quote from: buffi on February 18, 2025, 05:39:45 AM

Quote from: tris72 on November 28, 2020, 12:42:11 AMHi Mez,
thanks for the reply.

Is it possible to add it internally?

thanks

I also wanted to do this, so I made an adapter for it. Wrote up some notes on CZ-500 and SCSI at   
 https://buffis.com/old-hardware/retro-computers/the-x68030-scsi-adventure-part-1/ and  https://buffis.com/old-hardware/retro-computers/the-x68030-scsi-adventure-part-2/

There's links to the KiCad project and gerbers there as well

Awesome, thanks for sharing! If you ever decide to build any extras I'd love to buy one from you. With this internal configuration does the hdd access light work on the front of the 030?

Quote from: tris72 on November 28, 2020, 12:42:11 AMHi Mez,
thanks for the reply.

Is it possible to add it internally?

thanks

I also wanted to do this, so I made an adapter for it. Wrote up some notes on CZ-500 and SCSI at   
 https://buffis.com/old-hardware/retro-computers/the-x68030-scsi-adventure-part-1/ and  https://buffis.com/old-hardware/retro-computers/the-x68030-scsi-adventure-part-2/

There's links to the KiCad project and gerbers there as well

Quote from: incrediblehark on January 02, 2025, 05:23:43 AMNext major update is to work on reintroducing X68030 support but I have no current timeframe for that right now

I would be very interested in this

I was curious so I did some digging and I do think its possible to boot multiple drives on the X68k Mini...According to their docs (https://www.zuiki.co.jp/x68000z/pdf/Emulator_ver170.pdf) there is a procedure for this on pg10. Basically it means loading the images as separate HDS files from a USB drive. This is apparently only possible if you have downloaded certain files from Zuiki's community page which is only accessible if you've registered. The file name is pscsi.ini and it directs the system to see the various SCSI devices. There is some setup that needs to be done prior to that but you'll have to look at the document for more info. I also think the first bootable drive has to be ID0.

I also stumbled onto a blog that details some of this. https://m.blog.naver.com/saebaryo/223243357931...You would need however to add the multiple drives and have them called out in pscsi.ini. According to the website, you will also need to be on the right firmware. Best of luck.

I went to try this with my UR (all in one) FM Towns and I can't get it to work.   Any tricks or tips?   Using it with a bluescsi v2

There may be a possibility that Zuiki does not support multiple images.
Try with single HDD image v2.31.

Quote from: spectreman on February 15, 2025, 09:42:18 PM@sorimanis

On your Zuiki X68000 Z don't change the default boot order, leave them as incrediblehark configured them.
Example:
ID1=SxSI-SCSI_v301_disk1.hds
ID2=SxSI-SCSI_v301_disk2.hds
ID3=SxSI-SCSI_v301_disk3.hds
ID4=SxSI-SCSI_v301_disk4.hds

Switch.x settings:
BOOT: SCSI1
SCSI_ID: 7
You can also try setting HD_MAX: 4

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@sorimanis

On your Zuiki X68000 Z don't change the default boot order, leave them as incrediblehark configured them.
Example:
ID1=SxSI-SCSI_v301_disk1.hds
ID2=SxSI-SCSI_v301_disk2.hds
ID3=SxSI-SCSI_v301_disk3.hds
ID4=SxSI-SCSI_v301_disk4.hds

Switch.x settings:
BOOT: SCSI1
SCSI_ID: 7
You can also try setting HD_MAX: 4