How to read discs on a 1541-II drive with ZoomFloppy?

[podzoid]

Hi Everyone,
I'm new here, but a C64 user since 1985. After many years, I went to read more C64 discs, this time from C64's Easy Script. My 1541 drive had sat too long and was bad, so I acquired another, a 1541-II C64 "tested" drive. And I have it hooked to ZoomFloppy with a C64 CCS64 V3.10 emulator.

The drive looks good in the emulator, and ZoomFloppy in Device Manager is good. But I cannot load EasyScript; it just doesn't do anything. The drive seems to be working as "On" by the emulator & drive's power light. But it will not spin or light the drive's active light.

I wondered whether anybody could help with this? I'd really appreciate it, as may others...

Thank you sincerely for any help!

 

[ClassicHasClass]

How do you have it configured in CCS64? I've only used ZoomFloppy-type devices in VICE, which may work better for you anyway.

 

[rittwage]

What you are asking makes no sense. You can't use a real disk drive with CCS64.
What you are describing could be done with VICE, but it is not the best way to accomplish anything.

 

[podzoid]

How do you have it configured in CCS64? I've only used ZoomFloppy-type devices in VICE, which may work better for you anyway.

Thanks for the referral to VICE. I changed the emulators to it. Still haven't gotten very far. I do see, though, now, that besides the power light. The activity light briefly lights up, and as it does, I can hear it start to spin, then those go out, but the power light stays on. So this drive, a 1541-II, seems to be working and not the problem. I'm stumped for the time being. The VICE emulator is set to the default. And I cannot read or load discs from it so far. Thanks for any further help/insights

 

[MiaM]

Unless the disk has some non standard formatting (like copy protection stuff or whatnot) I'd recommend doing an image copy of it to a .d64 and then use the .d64 in your emulator.

 

[ClassicHasClass]

Thanks for the referral to VICE. I changed the emulators to it. Still haven't gotten very far. I do see, though, now, that besides the power light. The activity light briefly lights up, and as it does, I can hear it start to spin, then those go out, but the power light stays on. So this drive, a 1541-II, seems to be working and not the problem. I'm stumped for the time being. The VICE emulator is set to the default. And I cannot read or load discs from it so far. Thanks for any further help/insights

By default, VICE assumes you are working with a disk image, not a real disk drive. Under Settings, Peripheral devices, Drive, and Drive 8, what choices do you have for Virtual backend? Does it detect your ZoomFloppy?

I do agree with the others that it is easier to make a disk image and use that, but VICE should work with your setup to run from a real floppy drive (and if that works, then you can definitely create an image of the disk).