On 07.08.2017 15:12, Harry Potter wrote:
> On Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 11:54:46 PM UTC-4, Pekka Takala wrote:
>> The XM1541 cable is just a serial cable, but it attaches into parallel
>> port of the machine. There is four schottky diodes inside, and xm cable
>> is meant to support multitask. It works fine with SC, but not with
>> 64HDD. It will work fine under cbm4linux or opencbm.
>>
> I'm not totally sure what cable I have, but I got it from the maker of 64hdd.

Then it should be OK. What kind of computer are you using with the cable
(laptop, desktop)? Are you using usb -> parallel converter? Is the cable
connected to motherboard LPT or a daughterboard LPT? In what mode the
LPT port is?
>
>> Also 64hdd does not support XM cable. It must be XE cable, that is same
>> as XM but two wires exchanged.
>>
>
>> 64HDD uses number 8 normally. If there is a cbm device with number 8 on
>> line, they will mix each other and wont of course work. So change the
>> 64hdd to device 9 and so on if you want to use standard 1541 on line.
>>
> I'm using device 9 for the connection.
OK. Check also that there is _no_ 64 hdd device on device 8.
>
>> If you want to use SC with the 1541, DISCONNECT the c64 from line. If
>> connected it will not work.
>
> Is turning off the C64C good enough?

It should be, but you are on safe side if you disconnect it.
>

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