VOGONS

My constant confusion with the Gotek emulator

Topic actions

First post, by rarelyonline

Posted on 
User metadata
Rank Newbie
Rank
Newbie

One with jumpers at S1 and JC and the other default. They both worked for a very short time but suddenly refused to work all together. Booting anything before DOS 7 is seemingly impossible and it seems many users experience similar problems. Soft reset doesn’t work.
I’ve tried both factory firmware and the latest stable FlashFloppy firmware.

Different USB sticks give the same results.
Many different computers likewise.
BIOS configured correctly, no errors during POST.

Reply 1 of 3, by fosterwj03

Posted on 
User metadata
Rank Oldbie
Rank
Oldbie

Is there a conflict between the physical jumpers and a FlashFloppy config file on your USB stick? I don't know which takes precedence if the two don't match.

Reply 2 of 3, by rarelyonline

Posted on 
User metadata
Rank Newbie
Rank
Newbie

Of course I forgot the FF file when flashing! Reflashed the Gotek now with only two settings modified from the example: interface = ibmpc & host = pc-dos. Haven’t touched any jumpers.

Booted DOS 5.0 but not 6.22. Full access in DOS, just won’t boot it. Tested several other DOS images in a virtual machine and they boot just fine but never in the Gotek.

Reply 3 of 3, by rarelyonline

Posted on 
User metadata
Rank Newbie
Rank
Newbie
rarelyonline wrote on 2025-06-08, 17:34:

Of course I forgot the FF file when flashing! Reflashed the Gotek now with only two settings modified from the example: interface = ibmpc & host = pc-dos. Haven’t touched any jumpers.

Booted DOS 5.0 but not 6.22. Full access in DOS, just won’t boot it. Tested several other DOS images in a virtual machine and they boot just fine but never in the Gotek.

Update: The buttons stopped working. Any help will be very appreciated since these units are getting expensive with import taxes.

Go to top of page Go to top of page
Back to General Old Hardware
Close window
Close window