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Unable to boot from Gotek

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First post, by Treah

Posted on 2025-09-08, 17:56

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Has anyone else had problems booting from the floppy emulator? I am unable to actually boot images from this device but it does work correctly in windows. I have tried booting my 486 and also my Slot1 intel board using the device and both of them just wont?

I am using the FlashFloppy software and trying it with a 98boot floopy image that I know works.

Reply 1 of 1, by Treah

Posted on 2025-09-08, 18:53

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I actually figured this out. When you first setup FF on your gotek you NEED to include a FF.cfg file and use "interface =ibmpc" or booting wont work. Everything in the documentation for flashfloppy will say this is the default and if you set the jumpers correctly this wont be needed but it is for booting for some reason. Hope this helps someone else out there.

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