how to swap disc c64

[giubbe de Giubbix]

requirements

a) working mouse in vice gui
b) RetroK_KP_PLUS button assigned to the joypad
c) physical keyboard (for symbol ")

procedure (tested with two disks)

1. start disc 1
2. activate the Vice GUI
3. to select "attach to fliplist"
4. in DF8 select disc 2
5. press "resume" in Vice GUI (the emulator restart)
6. activate the Vice GUI
7. in DF8 select disc 1
8. press "resume"
9. write load"*",8,1
10. start the game
11. when you need to change the disk, press retrok_kp_plus
    each press of retrok_kp_plus swap the disk

[chacs]

@giubbe-de-giubbix said in how to swap disc c64:

requirements

a) working mouse in vice gui
b) RetroK_KP_PLUS button assigned to the joypad
c) physical keyboard (for symbol ")

procedure (tested with two disks)

1. start disc 1
2. activate the Vice GUI
3. to select "attach to fliplist"
4. in DF8 select disc 2
5. press "resume" in Vice GUI (the emulator restart)
6. activate the Vice GUI
7. in DF8 select disc 1
8. press "resume"
9. write load"*",8,1
10. start the game
11. when you need to change the disk, press retrok_kp_plus
    each press of retrok_kp_plus swap the disk

i have tried with Winter Games (2 disc games) but that doesn't work.
i start the game from recalbox, while the game is loading, i activate the Vice GUI.
i select "attach to fliplist", i select Winter Games side B file in DF8, i press "resume".
the emulator restart. i activate again the Vice GUI. The "attach to fliplist" check button is still selected. I select Winter Games side A file in DF8 and i press "resume".
The emulator restart. I write load"*",8,1 and i press return but the message "file is not found" is displayed.

Do you think i made a mistake ?

[giubbe de Giubbix]

@chacs
I just tried it and it works.
disc1 -> "winter games disc1"
disc2 -> "winter games disc2"

Sorry, I could not replicate the problem
With other games, "file is not found" error message appears when the disk type is incorrect.

[chacs]

@giubbe-de-giubbix said in how to swap disc c64:

@chacs
I just tried it and it works.
disc1 -> "winter games disc1"
disc2 -> "winter games disc2"

Sorry, I could not replicate the problem
With other games, "file is not found" error message appears when the disk type is incorrect.

That works ! i used zip file instead of d64 file. Thank you for your help

Do you think there is a way to create once the fliplist to avoid reselecting it each time before playing a game ?

[giubbe de Giubbix]

@chacs

I happy that it works.
I tried to save the settings, but I could not.

I hope the next version supports multi-disc zip

[ekilla]

THAAAANKS a lot !

[giubbe de Giubbix]

With recalbox 6 it is easier to solve using m3u files.
https://github.com/libretro/vice-libretro (M3U Support and Disk control)

[twh_pi]

@giubbe-de-giubbix said in how to swap disc c64:

With recalbox 6 it is easier to solve using m3u files.
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So how exactly is this supposed to work with m3u? could you please post an example ?

[twh_pi]

@giubbe-de-giubbix Let's say with "Pirates".

Pirates! (Disk1).D64
Pirates! (Disk2).D64

Pirates!.m3u
(containing to lines with
Pirates! (Disk1).D64
Pirates! (Disk2).D64)

Is this supposed to appear in the gameslist.xml?

[giubbe de Giubbix]

@twh_pi
You have to do a manual search for the name m3u. Then hide the games Pirates! (Disk1).D64 e Pirates! (Disk2).D64