Df1: P R O B L E M ?!?!?

[ElCharro]

Hello,

I opened my desktop A1200 and I wanted to connect external

CD-Rom with IdeFix Express. I hooked Idefix Express to an

external Cd-Rom with its own power supply. I have an internal

HD of 2.5 too but when I have

to install IdeFix put Install 3.1 into df0: and Ifefix

disk into DF1: but DF1: do not appear. I tried several

external FDD but always DF1: do not appear.

Thinking that was a lack of Power I powered and AmigaKid

DF1: with its own power supply and hocked this secon drive

to a dual FDD cable. But same problem DF1: won't appear.


How can I do to make DF1: work ??????????


Because I cannot install idefix express floppy because it

requires Install 3.1 and then go to write datas of the

disks and the disk become full!!!!



I need 2 Floppy Disk Drivers to do the installation!

What can I do?


Please help me!!!

Many Thanks

[fc.studio]

I had a problem like you with an external floppy drive not detected. Unfortunately it was a damaged drive.

However you usually don't need a second drive for an installation procedure. When you have to install something from a not bootable disk (IdeFix Express? I don't have it) I use standard bootable Workbench disk (perhaps WB Install 3.1 works too) and then I replace it (in the internal drive only) with the disk above containing the software to install. Click on the icons to install software and if Amiga doesn't find some files in the actual disk then it will ask again for the removed WB disk. Sometime several disk swaps could be required.

At the moment I have not here the Install 3.1 disk, but I bet you can delete several not required files to free space on the disk (Language scripts? HDToolBox? ...). Obviously TRY THIS ON A BACKUP INSTALL 3.1 DISK.

[mrodfr]

hello,

the floppy df1: work just before the idefix installation ????

you should install a small 2 1/2 HDD on your amiga IMHO
or a CF to IDE adapter with a CF card (CF: compactflash card).

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=35798