MantisBT - Issues

0000024: Always out of stock?

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:22:13 +0000

--So i loved the device but every time i check seems be out of stock with no response when we will ever get one available again, is there a time it will become available again?

Is there a link for the one thats available?

Anyways im still waiting for response when ever you get a chance

0000026: OLED Display not working

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 21:53:02 +0000

I installed an OLED onto V3 and nothing shows up. I even replaced the OLED and still nothing. All other features seem to be working. Also, it would be nice if an external CrystalFontz display can be used like Rev B2.

0000027: ATAPI error "ATAPI Incompatible" in BIOS

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:08:33 +0000

IDE Simulator v3 is detected on motherboard when automatically probed or manually set as CDROM in AMI BIOS. However I get an "ATAPI Incompatible" after saving/exiting the BIOS setup during the drive checking prior to boot.

0000025: 573 Not Reading ISO

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 03:39:06 +0000

When booting with Dip Switch 4 turned off and the security cartridge removed, the ISO is not being read off the root directory of the USB drive

Behavior is to display BootVer 1.95 and Onboard

OR

With Dip 4 enabled, it displays a check screen but hangs at CD-R

I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong that could get into the Install menu for clarity

DDR Extreme Cabinet
Running vanilla original install disk and security cart

Is there additional documentation that explains the install process for a 573?

0000023: Clarification of USB0 and USB1 on V3 IDE Simulator

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:15:45 +0000

The documentation page for the V3 board links to this page: https://issues.tattiebogle.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=mantis:ide_simulator:startup , which states that a USB OTG cable is required on USB0 for maximum speeds. It does not mention an OTG cable in reference to USB1.

This lead me to believe that the micro USB port is USB0, and the USB A port is USB1.

However, the USB A port is the only one that seems to work with storage devices. I have tried multiple OTG cables, including the one linked in the documentation. I'm now questioning whether I have that assumption backwards. Can you clarify which USB port is which, and whether the OTG cable is still needed for high speed USB on the V3 PCB?

Thanks!

0000021: Cannot get IDE Sim working on 573

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:43:17 +0000

I cannot get the IDE sim to work on my 573. I just get a "CD Rom initialization failure" error on the 573, acting like the drive exists, but cannot read CD data. I have tried multiple ISOs over both SD and USB. I have the terminal hooked up.

I have tried changing IDE cables. I don't know how to fix this.

0000014: DOS utility to manage disk images

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:50:52 +0000

A DOS utility is requested to control the IDE simulator from within a host PC.

0000019: Panasonic FZ35S Interactive Media Player hangs during boot.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 20:58:19 +0000

During initialisation of the boot process, communication over the IDE interface seems to be halted. An unknown packed was detected (see screenshot). The FZ35S is a legacy device with a DVD-ROM SR-8586-B.

0000018: Ability to control display brightness of CFA633-TFH-KU module

Tue, 10 May 2022 16:42:42 +0000

Is there a way to control the brightness of an attached CFA633 display module? In addition to just the cosmetic look of the brightness it seems that the CFA633-TFH-KU I purchased has a warning about the LED lifetime...

'For modules with white backlights (CFA633-TFH-Kx and CFA633-TMI-Kx ), we recommend
that the backlight be dimmed or turned off during periods of inactivity to conserve the LEDs’ lifetime'

It seems the module itself supports software controlled brightness/contrast adjustment according to the documentation.

13 (0x0D): Set LCD Contrast
14 (0x0E): Set LCD & Keypad Backlight

0000017: Cannot update firmware IDE SIMULATOR Rev B2 "error reading from serial device"

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:57:53 +0000

Hi Colin, I'm here asking for your help cause I 've got an error while updating firmware 2021-12-23.fw on your IDE SIMULATOR rev b2 card via SD using PUTTY as software thru com3 port.
Given the line input flash upgrade sd:/2021-12-23.fw and upgraded the new firmware then given the line flash reboot a message appear "error reading from serial device". I'm a doing something wrong? Please Help me

0000016: Trouble to use screen or any terminal tattieboggle

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:41:07 +0000

Hello. When I try to connect tattieboggle IDE emulator via screen by command
# screen /dev/ttyUSB0 9600
[Screen is terminated]
# ls /dev/ttyUSB0
ls: cannot access 'ttyUSB0': No such file or directory
I use Knoppix 9.1 Live CD boot from usb flash

What linux I need to work with terminal maybe I've wrong disttibutive for this aim?
Would you like list command to connect it via screen or minicom?

0000015: Enclosure for tattieboggle

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:59:06 +0000

Hello. tell me please what material need for 3d print enclosure of tattieboggle IDE Simulator as I understad it is not ABS but what is it I need?

0000013: Option to sort folder and files by name

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 04:46:38 +0000

I'm using the companion LCD control interface to browse and select images, the major benefit being able to store hundreds of cd images on a USB drive.

The default sorting mechanism for browsing files and folder is not intuitive using the control interface. It appears files are sorted by date added descending (oldest files first?).

It would be much easier to browse by name (ascending).

Additionally, it might be better to be able to set the default sorting scheme in the config (using "interface set" or the like)

0000012: Cannot read CD-ROM directory contents regularly in DOS 6.22 or Windows 3.11

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 17:23:02 +0000

Platform:
ESC P5GX-m, Cyrix Media GX 266MHz, 64MB RAM. DOS 6.22/Windows 3.11 for Workgroups
OAKCDROM.SYS, MSCDEX 3.32
firmware: "dos-refactor-fix" (6-18-2021)

Browsing CD-ROM content in File Manager (Windows 3.11) will frequently throw this OS error message:

"Error Reading Directory"
There is no disk in drive D
Insert a disk, and then try again
Retry, Cancel

Clicking "Retry" once or twice and the content will usually appear normally.

Other times this issue seems to manifest itself by displaying empty directory contents in File Manager but when browsing to other folders and returning back all file contents will then be displayed.

This error message is also present during Windows 3.11 gameplay if the game requires frequent CD-ROM access (I tested King's Quest 6). A similar dialog will appear overtop of the game indicating files could not be read. As you can imagine, this makes games like this unplayable.

I've had similar read issues with games in DOS 6.22, namely Albion, when the game will crash and its error.log will contain something like this:

BBDOS Library: DOS_setcurrentdir: unknown error - FILENAME: D:\ALBION - DATA: 0 - OSERROR: 1
Xload: File foes not exist.

I attempted to rectify this issue with the following without success:
Multiple IDE cables, multiple high-speed USB media, multiple dumps of the aforementioned games (in both ISO and BIN/CUE formats)

I have included the final lines "monitor" below after one of these errors occurs.

If it is possible to share the disk images I am using to create these issues, let me know how to share them.

Finally, I absolutely love this product and thank you Colin for all your great efforts to get this going with the MS-DOS community. I certainly want to help make this device the best it can be :)

0000009: ODE not detected on 486 PC, using VLB IO, ESS Audiodrive, or SB16 IDE

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:05:49 +0000

Newly arrived ODE is not detected by either DOS 6.22 (VIDE-CDD.sys or SBIDE.sys) or Windows 95B.
The device does connect over USB using PUTTY with a windows 10 machine. All commands work, so the device is not DOA.

Nothing on the 486 PC can detect the ODE. Using the monitor command, various "unimplemented ATA commands" are reported when config.sys is being processed, and drivers are trying to load. These are reported in additional information. The most prevalent are:

When trying to connect via an IDE port on a soundcard.
"Unimplemented ATA command 0C"

When trying to connect via the VLB IO card:
"Unimplemented ATA command 6C
Unimplemented ATA command 21"

Swapping the IDE cable does not resolve the issue.

0000011: Crystalfontz Display does not initiate on boot - if another USB device is connected.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:29:34 +0000

As indicated in the summary, I am running the CFA633 Crystalfontz display. I am connecting via USB to USB1 on the PCB.

The display and the PCB both have their own 5v power supply from the same PSU.

On boot, the display activates as the power comes on. It shows the Crystalfontz start screen:
"Crystalfontz 633
USB: h2.1,u2v2"

It does not show the Tattiebogle start screen. it does not matter how long I leave it powering up, the start screen is still not shown.

The PCB does detect the Crystalfontz screen. If I putty into USB0 from my PC and run status, I get this:

"USB0: device mode; high speed; driver: CDC serial
USB1: host mode; full speed; driver: Crystalfontz LCD
SD card: Error (1)
Uptime: 37 seconds
Simulated drive: closed
Audio: Idle
- track 1 / disk time 0:00:00
unavailable>"

If I unplug the display from USB1, wait a second or two, and then plug it back in, I get the TB logo, and:
"IDE Simulator
Version 3.10"

the 'status' command still gives me:

"USB0: device mode; high speed; driver: CDC serial
USB1: host mode; full speed; driver: Crystalfontz LCD
SD card: Error (1)
Uptime: 191 seconds
Simulated drive: closed
Audio: Idle
- track 1 / disk time 0:00:00
unavailable>"

The same behaviour can be seen if a USB thumbdrive is connected to USB0 instead of the cable to the PC. It makes no difference if the Crystalfontz is on USB0 or USB1. I have not tried a card in the SD slot.

What DOES make a difference is if the ONLY USB device attached is the Crystalfontz display. If it is the only thing connected (to either USB0 or USB1), the display will boot with the CF message, and then cycle to the TB splash screen, and then the normal operating screen. At that point you can connect the USB thumbdrive, and you are off to the races.

So, what seems to be happening is that if there are TWO USB devices attached, the CF display is not initiated by the PCB on first boot. With the current firmware there are only two solutions:

Unplug and replug the CF display into the PC after boot
Don't start the PCB with a USB drive attached.

Neither are ideal, as I want to mount the whole system inside a case, with USB access at the rear.

0000010: Hot disc swap in DOS isn't recognized until disconnecting, accessing the disk, then disk select

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 05:10:37 +0000

Using DOS 7.1 (Native DOS)
both MSCDEX and SHSUCDX.COM tested
OAKCDROM, VIDE, XCDROM.SYS all tested

Issue: Mount a CD, run DIR on that CD, Works.
run 'disk disconnect' on IDESim
then 'disk select new.iso' on IDESim
cd D: on dos machine
run 'dir' and it is still the old cd contents

same process, run 'disk disconnect' on IDESim, then on DOS machine run 'd:' and run a 'dir', let it fail (abort)
then on IDESim 'disk select new.iso' and everything works as expected.

0000006: Unable to detect ODE on a 386 DX40

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 01:21:37 +0000

I am using a 386 DX40 with MSDOS.
I have hooked up the ODE alone to the IDE controller.
I have tried over 26 different CD-ROM drivers and none detect it.
I have tried a FreeDOS boot disk and it does not detect it.
I have tried the HDAT2 utility and it does not detect it.
I tested booting up to the SB16 CD-ROM controller and I cannot detect it.
I have tested on 3 different IDE controllers with none of them detecting it.
Connecting to the ODE over serial shows it is powered on and working, I have a SDCARD in the slot and I can DIR and view the ISO file.
I can hook up a IDE CD-ROM drive and the IDE controllers detect and install drivers for it.
I can hook up a IDE to SDCARD adapter and the IDE controller detects it and uses it as a normal HD.

0000008: Had some trouble Installing Serial port on Win7x64

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 22:49:42 +0000

I had some trouble installing the correct Serial Port driver on Windows 7 x64 to talk to the IDE Simulator.

Its all good now, I used SDI - Snappy Driver to download a compatible driver based on the PID and VID when connecting to USB1 with a micro-USB to USB-A cable to my PC.

I couldn't use Snappy Driver all the way however because the driver refused to install.

I opened up and extracted the NXP from the DP_Misc_19010.7z file and manually installed the device driver from the Device Manager using the Add Legacy Hardware option. Then Have disk option and pointed it at the extracted driver directory.

That present three options:

LPC USB VCom Port Version: 1.0.0 (9/12/2013)
LPC USB VCom Port Version: 2.0.0 (11/21/2014)
LPC-LinkII UCom Port

But it through up a Warning dialog the driver was not signed, do you wish to proceed. I did and it created
> LPC USB VCom Port (COM22)

Putty > Serial > COM22

And hit the neter key and got "unavailable" in text
Typed "help" and got a slew of possible commands.

A typical run through on the Wiki for "First Timers" would be helpful.

(Also) that the board is USB powered and doesn't need a Molex power supply while testing or familarizing.

The NXP chip on top gets really hot, really fast.. so had to put a USB powered router fan aimed at it to keep it cool.

The Lattice chip on the bottom also gets warm, but not as fast.

Really happy to get one, and start Exploring!

0000007: ODE works fine on system 573 digital games but not 573 analog games.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 07:10:51 +0000

SYSTEM 573 ANALOG trying to boot but fail at CDR check immediately and reboot.

status and monitor logs are provided in additional info.

0000004: IDE Simulator Issue

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:05:55 +0000

Hello,

I wasn't sure whether to post this here or on the ATAPI/IDE ODE Testing on Arcade Projects, but I recently purchased the IDE Simulator from you. I for the life of me cannot get my 246b system to boot without the green dots. I've attached 2 pictures of the USBs I've tried using and no luck. I didn't see anything mentioned on the forums about how the drive needed to be formatted, but I've tried several NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT all to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Chase Trammel

0000002: Konami '80s Arcade doesn't function correctly

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 20:15:52 +0000

It will report "Now loading" and eventually "hardware error" despite booting successfully