an SD card can hold a lot of floppy images.One of the floppy drives doesn’t work and replacement drives are expensive.+ Config can be done in a text editor E-MU EII Emulator II FlashFloppy Gotek Gotek Floppy Emulator OLED SanDisk Ultra FitĮver since I got my EII I’ve been planning to add an HxC Floppy Emulator. + USB stick doesn’t require SD card reader in computer Here’s a summary of the pros of each floppy emulator.

FlashFloppy seems to work just as well for the EII, and it’s free! HxC’s config file is binary and must be edited with the HxC software.Īnother thing – HxC is really mature by now, but it also costs money. The FlashFloppy configuration is file based, just edit the FF.CFG file in your favorite editor (mine is VS Code). One could have objections to the fact that the pen drive sticks out a bit, but there are very compact models available, if sticking out is a problem. Another thing that’s quicker, is the fact that it’s a USB pen drive and not SD card – I no more need to find that SD card reader. DS_Store and Thumbs.db from the computer, are not displayed!Ĭombining the OLED with the potentiometer makes navigation quick. Also, unsupported files and system files, like.

It’s also a lot easier to see what’s a file and what’s a directory. The OLED screen is fantastic – clear and redraws quickly! Smaller than the HxC, but that’s not a problem to me. The Gotek has none of the annoyances I had with HxC – the bad screen, the awkward navigation and the 90’s style Java configuration software. To me, we have a clear winner, and that’s the Gotek. The knob on the rotary should maybe be changed to something more in style of the EII. After the quick update, the Ultra Fit was recognized.įits perfectly in the adapter. Unfortunately the Gotek didn’t seem to discover the Ultra Fit stick.Ī quick browse of the FlashFloppy changelog revealed that problems with Ultra Fit sticks were fixed in 2.14, so I took good old Cruzer stick and updated the Gotek from 2.13 to 2.14. It did however stick out a bit too much, so I got a SanDisk Ultra Fit 16GB USB 3.1 instead, that is way more compact. Gotek FlashFloppy Firmware update to 2.14ĭuring the installation/testing I used a semi-old SanDisk Cruzer 8GB USB 2 stick. To be honest, I don’t remember if I checked if it worked with the HxC. I haven’t checked if the secondary 5.25” drive still works, but I can’t see why it wouldn’t. I got the config from the same thread, FF.CFG.zipīelow is a condensed version to show the settings that I use: # FF.CFG: Example FlashFloppy Configuration File It seemed like the issues has been resolved though. When I researched EII + Gotek + FlashFloppy, I was worried that it wouldn’t work when I found this issue. The Gotek id jumper was already set to S0. This gives access to the screws on the bottom. A tip for opening up the EII, is to place it on two boxes like I did. As soon as the Gotek has the FlashFloppy firmware, it can be updated with USB. I recommend buying a pre-flashed Gotek unless you really want to flash it via serial yourself. It came pre-flashed with FlashFloppy 2.13. Those two mods are a must! There’s also a speaker mod available, but I skipped that – when it comes to sound – only the real deal is good enough! I added the optional OLED display and potentiometer options. I bought mine from Amiga Kit in the UK, but there are other vendors. My Gotek Here’s how the Gotek looks like when I got it from Amiga Kit. So the HxC software nowadays works on non HxC hardware as well. That firmware has been ported to work on Gotek, that’s why a Gotek can run HxC. Yes, the HxC was originally just a hardware floppy emulator running the HxC firmware (doh). The Gotek is also easy to mod with an OLED display and potentiometer! It’s available on eBay or in stores that sell stuff for vintage computers. By flashing it with a custom firmware like FlashFloppy or HxC, it can support other formats. More on that later… The two floppy emulators side by side About the GotekĪ stock Gotek only emulates a PC floppy. After the swap was done, I realized the Gotek was a great replacement and actually suited me and the EII better. I decided to replace the HxC Floppy Emulator with a Gotek Floppy Emulator running FlashFloppy! The primary reason was that I needed the HxC’s more advanced jumper settings in another project. Pretend that the HxC is a Gotek, then use the installation instructions and configuration from this post! Background

If you want to install a Gotek in your EII, go to this post and see how I did all the cabling and mounted a 5.25” adapter. I have decided to replace the HxC I installed five years ago with a Gotek.

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