[Howto] Use OpenCBM (a.k.a. cbm4win) with WinVICE

The information in this article applies to the following versions of VICE:

all Windows versions starting from 1.16

PROBLEMEXPOSITION

Starting with VICE 1.16, there is support for OpenCBM. That is, you can connect a real CBM drive to your PC using OpenCBM. You want to enable this feature.

NOTE

cbm4win and cbm4linux have re-joined. The new version is called OpenCBM now. Thus, this article has been changed to refer to OpenCBM now.

SOLUTION

Download OpenCBM and install it onto your machine.
If you want to use OpenCBM inside of an emulator (for example, x64), then go into the menu Settings/Peripheral Settings. There, you must choose "Use IEC device" for the drive you want to use, and then select "Real IEC device".
If you want to use OpenCBM with c1541, start it with c1541 /dev/cbm.

STATUS

This document is for information purpose only. The behaviour reported is intentional in the VICE versions listed at the beginning of this article.

REVISION

August 26, 2007: Renamed cbm4win to the new name OpenCBM
March 31, 2005: Original release of this document

Last Reviewed: March 31, 2005