Hi, unfortunately your question contains the answer "it depends on the way a stock CF card is formatted" - if you format it with Windows (XP) then no MBR is created, but I've also found no sure fire way to create the MBR every time (I'm sure an older Windows 95 or 98 or even Linux OS might do it all the time).
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do I need any other software to be able to read CF's on a PCMCIA adaptor
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http://www.aminet.net/package/disk/misc/cfd of course getting these files onto an Amiga format floppy in the first place can be a hassle - though they're small enough to fit on a DOS formatted disk, so if you've got an A600 or A1200 you should already have crossDOS so you can read the IBM formatted disk - unpack the files and follow the installation instructions. |
CF card in PCMCIA slot on Amiga 1200
Thougs this could be of general interest...
I use a PCMCIA to CF card adapter on A1200 and a 2GB card (with cfd and fat95 from Aminet). This works great for transferring files from my laptop to the Amiga, and a *lot* faster than transferring over the network with PCMCIA network cards on the 1200 (it only has chip ram and starting Miami eats most of that!)... |
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Well, I've purchased the same Vivanco 5 in 1 PCMCIA Card for 12€ instead of the 21€ of the Amiga auction.
When I receive it, I'll post the results :) |
I've received the Vivanco 5 in 1 PCMCIA Card and it works!! (kudos to the german seller for the hyper fast delivery)
I've tried a 128 MB SmartMedia Card and a 16 MB SD card and both worked flawlessly on my A1200 after installing fat95 and cfd. I had to reinsert the pcmcia card a couple of times but other than that, I haven't found any problems. I'll test the card on my A600 but I think it should work. edit: I tried a 1GB SD card and it works! |
@A600
AWSOME!!!!!! your bravery has paid off!!!!! fantastic... this opens up a HUGE ammount of possibilites :D (especially with my pocket PC mobile phone :D) excelent news indeed!!!!!!!! whats the access speed like using SD? |
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I'm playing some whdload games and the read speed seems good to me. |
sysinfo, thats a good one...
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Sysinfo Speed Test:
Card ------------------ Speed in Bytes/Sec 1GB SD --------------- 1,432,480 16MB SD -------------- 1,422,119 128MB SM ------------ 1,435,094 |
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The pcmcia card must be reinserted everytime you plug the SD card, otherwise it isn't recognized. edit: I've edited CF0 and changed Flags = 0 to Flags = 2 and now works! |
Tested and working on my A600 :great
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Good to hear :)
Now I'm tempted to get one of these... |
Clearly Awsome!
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I've done more tests with the A600 and it's slow as a crawl :( I would say that's more more slower than a floppy.
Any advice? Anyone tried the CF pcmcia on the A600? edit: SysInfo Speed Test: 5,155 Bytes/Sec :D |
On my A600, I am using the pcmcia as a port for the fast ram..... i really need to test the internal ide.
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also the chipmem slows it down, a bit of fast ram goes a very long way with a 68000 chip :)
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