Author Topic: Alpha 2 Thumb Drive install (Read 5565 times)

Border01 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 15, 2019, 02:49:07 PM »

It's really sounding that way. I am going to try a new approach tonight that might work. If it doesn't, than I will transfer to the CF card.

Border01 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 16, 2019, 08:46:46 AM »

Idesign would this be the correct wiring procedure?

idesign · « **Reply #22 on:** April 16, 2019, 09:00:28 AM »

Looks correct, see pic attached for connection to the switch. The top yellow/black goes to the jumper connector and the other yellow goes to the logic door switch.

Border01 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 16, 2019, 09:04:23 AM »

Thank you. I appreciate your patience.

James

rickhunter · « **Reply #24 on:** April 16, 2019, 09:57:49 AM »

I just cut out the wires that go to the logic door switch, or move the middle wire on the logic door switch to the bottom tab, that way the only switch that matters is the one close to the connector. I use a thumb twist lock to open/close logic door. A lot easier than pulling the mpu off and on to install the jumper.

Also a note to consider, if your USB thumb drive was inserted into a windows 10 or mac osx machine, they will write some information on the thumb drive and the installer will not let you install from it because it finds unauthorized content on the drive. So you need to remove the directories and files that are not supposed to be there (only the .img files are supposed to be in the drive, nothing else). The only way I know to remove these directories if the usb drive is formatted NTFS is to plug it into a linux environment and remove them that from a shell or cli prompt, windows will not let you remove the "System Volume Information" directory.

RVC · « **Reply #25 on:** April 16, 2019, 07:39:32 PM »

I always install from the USB without problems, always says that the folder "System Volume Information" was ignored
only the files in the root directory are considered

Border01 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 17, 2019, 10:07:02 AM »

Does the cf door micro switch only have 2 wires?

idesign · « **Reply #27 on:** April 17, 2019, 10:09:45 AM »

yes, usually wrapped in black plastic as it goes to the switch so it looks like a single bundle

Border01 · « **Reply #28 on:** April 17, 2019, 10:13:22 AM »

Just wanted to confirm. I will give it a go tonight.

Border01 · « **Reply #29 on:** April 17, 2019, 05:15:50 PM »

Do I need to use the install CF card with the USB Game

idesign · « **Reply #30 on:** April 17, 2019, 05:57:03 PM »

Yes, you do.....what game are you trying to install this way?

Border01 · « **Reply #31 on:** April 17, 2019, 06:15:11 PM »

Trying to load hot shot twin fire. I removed the original jumper that had the yellow/black and grey wires tied together. Rewired the machine as per your diagrams taped both micro switches closed and get the same message
Boot splash:status on console 0 changed to off
System halting

idesign · « **Reply #32 on:** April 17, 2019, 06:20:12 PM »

Is install card in the top CF slot and USB in the last remaining USB port?

Border01 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 17, 2019, 06:30:17 PM »

Yes sir it is. When I rewired it I plugged the jumper back in wired like your picture.

idesign · « **Reply #34 on:** April 18, 2019, 05:34:20 AM »

Quote from: Border01 on April 17, 2019, 06:15:11 PM

Trying to load hot shot twin fire. I removed the original jumper that had the yellow/black and grey wires tied together. Rewired the machine as per your diagrams taped both micro switches closed and get the same message
Boot splash:status on console 0 changed to off
System halting

So you get that same message when the original jumper was installed? Wish you would have provided that info before all this back and forth. I don't think this has anything to do with the jumper although you still would have to change the wiring to install from a thumb drive.

Put the jumper back in that you removed (yellow/black and grey wired together) and just put an install CF card into the top slot and boot up to confirm that the machine is seeing the card in the top slot. It should boot up and go to the white screen. Then try to install a different game from a CF card. Don't worry about the wiring that you hooked up because the jumper bypasses it all.

Border01 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 18, 2019, 06:44:15 AM »

With the jumper in CF cards no problem.

idesign · « **Reply #36 on:** April 18, 2019, 07:12:17 AM »

Quote from: Border01 on April 18, 2019, 06:44:15 AM

With the jumper in CF cards no problem.

Are you speaking from previous experience or did you just try it?

Border01 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 18, 2019, 07:21:23 AM »

Previous experience. I'll redo it tonight and let you know

James

Border01 · « **Reply #38 on:** April 18, 2019, 05:15:32 PM »

Put the jumper back in and loaded game (ZZ top live from Texas) from CF Cards no problem

Border01 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 20, 2019, 04:02:17 PM »

Anyone know what I did wrong?

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