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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "el macaco" <elmacaco@...>
To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 3:27 PM
Subject: RE: [emax] Re: Can't install Omnniflop Driver on Windows 7 ?


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> Thanks Jammie,
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> It has a floppy cable connector inside, and that's what I connected my old 
> floppy drive to with the old cable.  Could this still have a USB 
> controller instead of a Floppy Hardware IC controller if it has the usual 
> floppy connector?
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> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> From: jammie.emma@...
> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:23:05 +0100
> Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Can't install Omnniflop Driver on Windows 7 ?
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> thats usb mode for floppy drive slot it enables a usb header pin for usb
> floppy and flash drive
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> check to see that your motherboard has a floppy controller see your mother
> board manufacturers site as it might be a usb version and they dont work 
> you
> need a dedicated floppy hardware ic controller as this is what omniflop
> controls
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "el macaco" <elmacaco@...>
> To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 3:16 PM
> Subject: RE: [emax] Re: Can't install Omnniflop Driver on Windows 7 ?
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>> Thanks Jammie & Cowboy,
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>> Good point. I will make sure the floppy is working with the regular
>> driver (I really only need the floppy for the emax so that's all I was
>> testing).
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>> If I can use the floppy with the MS driver to read and write disks is 
>> that
>> an indication that the drive and cable are OK, or should I still swap to
>> see if the omniflop driver will work?
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>> I checked the BIOS, floppy drive was enabled.
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>> This floppy drive has a mode where it enables a 3 card slot mode, I
>> suppose for a Flash card reader with 3 slots. This is disabled by default
>> (called regular floppy mode) would enabling that to test it out hurt
>> anything? I don't think it would help so I won't do it even in
>> desperation, but it might tell something about the motherboard floppy
>> sitation.
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>> I am in contact with the Omniflop guy and I hope to find a solution soon.
>>
>> Thanks
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>> Ed
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>> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>> From: thenewyorkcowboy@...
>> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:00:09 +0000
>> Subject: [emax] Re: Can't install Omnniflop Driver on Windows 7 ?
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>> In my experience there are basic differences sometimes with hardware
>> compatibility. Just because you think your floppy drive from your old
>> hardware is in perfect working condition, doesn't mean your new
>> motherboard will like it the right way. There is like around a 20% chance
>> your present floppy (OR FLOPPY CABLE) is incompatible with your
>> motherboard. I have seen those circumstances and just swapping out the
>> floppy (or cable) with a new one will fix it.
>>
>> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, el macaco <elmacaco@...> wrote:
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>>>
>>> Thanks Kris,
>>>
>>> My motherboard had a floppy connector and I grabbed the floppy from my
>>> old PC. I only use EMXP with my Emax, so that's all the functionality I
>>> need, however, if it is considerable time, I don't blame you if you 
>>> don't
>>> get right on it.
>>>
>>> I've spenty way to long trying the solution on the omniflop website over
>>> and over and it never worked. I'll have a look at some other tests.
>>>
>>> I'd say lets see if Mr. Omniflop has anything to offer before you start
>>> any wasted effort. But if there is no solution, then I would be very
>>> happy to use your old driver.
>>>
>>> Thanks so much man,
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>>> From: esynthesist@...
>>> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:26:06 +0000
>>> Subject: [emax] Re: Can't install Omnniflop Driver on Windows 7 ?
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>>>
>>> Hi Ed,
>>>
>>> I'm not really aware of people using Windows 7 64bit with EMXP and
>>> OmniFlop - I can not say for sure that it works, I don't have a Windows 
>>> 7
>>> system to test it myself.
>>> Most Windows 7 systems are installed on new PC's which don't have any
>>> internal floppy drive anymore, so people using EMXP on such machine are
>>> typically not using the floppy disk functions of EMXP...
>>>
>>> OmniFlop is the only driver that currently can be used by EMXP. I'm
>>> thinking about adding another one (which is also faster), but it needs
>>> some additional programming and testing which will take some time...and
>>> I'm currently in the middle of building version 2.11 with Emulator-I
>>> support.
>>>
>>> As a temporary quick win, I could consider to re-release the very first
>>> 0.9 version of EMXP based on another floppy driver. That could be done
>>> much faster I guess, because the code base was very compact and simple.
>>> Version 0.9 was only capable of reading, writing and formatting Emax
>>> floppy disks, but that's sufficient for you I guess. And the files
>>> created/read by version 0.9 are the EMX files (.EM1, .EMX) which are 
>>> also
>>> used by the current EMXP version.
>>>
>>> But if someone else has successfully used OmniFlop with Windows 7 64bit,
>>> there's little chance I will do the effort :-)
>>>
>>> ///E-Synthesist
>>>
>>> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, el macaco <elmacaco@> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Thanks Jammie,
>>> >
>>> > But I am installing logged in as administrator, at least it lets me go
>>> > through with it and I have other admin access.
>>> >
>>> > There are instructions on the omniflop site that talk about how 64 bit
>>> > windows OS's have some new drivier signing system, and it shows two
>>> > ways to override them. A temporary and a permanent.
>>> > See here:
>>> >
>>> > http://www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniFlop/OmniFlop64.htm#Installation
>>> >
>>> > I have tried both, and I never get a usable omniflop driver. I have
>>> > access to the basic disk systems (emu EOS and Emu ESI) but not emax
>>> > file systems. I can't use it with Omniflop or with EMXP. In fact, on
>>> > that same page it says that the 64 bit omniflop is not guaranteed and
>>> > untested.
>>> >
>>> > I also tried installing the 32 bit driver, but that gives me an error
>>> > before installing saying that it is not designed for this platform.
>>> >
>>> > Is anyone using the 64 bit Omniflop driver successfully? I really just
>>> > need it for EMXP, for my emax, that's it, so if there is another 
>>> > floppy
>>> > driver that will support EMXP and Emax format disks please let me 
>>> > know.
>>> >
>>> > This is somewhat curious, when I install the Omniflop driver and
>>> > reboot, the display in device manager says floppy disk drive with an 
>>> > !,
>>> > but when I look at the details it has the OmniFlop driver info, when I
>>> > roll back the driver to the microsoft one, the display in device
>>> > manager says Omniflop Enhanced Floppy disk drive, even when I reboot,
>>> > and when I look at the driver details it says the microsoft details. I
>>> > wonder why it has the information for the drivers reversed? Maybe that
>>> > can help solve it/ I am going to email the Omniflop guy now too.
>>> >
>>> > Hey Kris,
>>> >
>>> > you must have other 64 bit EMXP users right, do they have omniflop
>>> > installed?
>>> >
>>> > If anyone has success stories or any suggestions I am all earts, I
>>> > don;t really want to use a second computer for EMXP or mess with other
>>> > operating systems etc.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Ed
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>>> > From: jammie.emma@
>>> > Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:12:40 +0100
>>> > Subject: Re: [emax] Can't install Omnniflop Driver on Windows 7 ?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > you need to install it as administrator
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> > From: elmacaco@
>>> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>>> > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 5:40 PM
>>> > Subject: [emax] Can't install Omnniflop Driver on Windows 7 ?
>>> >
>>> > Hey Guys, I have a new windows 7 Home premium 64 bit machine, my
>>> > motherboard has a floppy drive connector and it works with the 
>>> > standard
>>> > Windows driver.
>>> >
>>> > When I try to install the omniflop driver (Ive tried both the 64 bit
>>> > version and the 32 bit driver, which is newer) it goes through the
>>> > motions, but when I start Omniflop ( to make an EIII OS disk for a
>>> > friend) I get an error that the driver isnt installed correctly.
>>> >
>>> > I get the warning
>>> >
>>> > "No OmniFlop Driver"
>>> >
>>> > The Omniflop driver is not installed correctly.
>>> >
>>> > When I look in the device manager at the Floppy Disk Driver details, I
>>> > see the following error.
>>> >
>>> > Windows cannot verify the digital signature for the drivers required
>>> > for this device. A recent hardware or software change might have
>>> > installed a file that is signed incorrectly or damaged, or that might
>>> > be malicious software from an unknown source. (Code 52)
>>> >
>>> > I am trying some solutions now but not having any luck, has anyone
>>> > encountered this or perhaps know of a solution? Is anyone using EMXP
>>> > with the omniflop driver on Windows 7 Home Premium?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Ed
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