English Amiga Board - View Single Post - CF won't boot A1200

AmigaJules · 27 June 2016, 17:54

I used fitzsteve's [ Show youtube player ] to setup a 1 GB CF card via WinUAE for use in my A1200 (excellent easy to follow tutorial, BTW).

I partitioned the disk using HDtoolbox on the original WB 3.1 floppy. It gave me the error type 7 mentioned in this thread but otherwise allowed me to proceed with partitioning, setting max transfer, etc.

After installing CWB in Win UAE, I moved the card to my A1200 and it won't boot. Though I do see the activity light flashing on the CF adapter as mentioned in the thread above.

After reading a few threads in the board, I _think_ I have to use the patched hdtoolbox instead of the original?

What's the best path forward so I don't have to re-do all of the work?

Make a backup of the CF using WinUAE, then re-partition the CF using patched HDtoolbox, then restore the CF backup?

I can't just modify the partition using the patched HDtoolbox without it destroying the data already installed, right?

Any insight is appreciated! I'm new to the Amiga.

27 June 2016, 17:54	#1
AmigaJules Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Texas USA Posts: 27	CF won't boot A1200 - best path forward? I used fitzsteve's [ Show youtube player ] to setup a 1 GB CF card via WinUAE for use in my A1200 (excellent easy to follow tutorial, BTW). I partitioned the disk using HDtoolbox on the original WB 3.1 floppy. It gave me the error type 7 mentioned in this thread but otherwise allowed me to proceed with partitioning, setting max transfer, etc. After installing CWB in Win UAE, I moved the card to my A1200 and it won't boot. Though I do see the activity light flashing on the CF adapter as mentioned in the thread above. After reading a few threads in the board, I _think_ I have to use the patched hdtoolbox instead of the original? What's the best path forward so I don't have to re-do all of the work? Make a backup of the CF using WinUAE, then re-partition the CF using patched HDtoolbox, then restore the CF backup? I can't just modify the partition using the patched HDtoolbox without it destroying the data already installed, right? Any insight is appreciated! I'm new to the Amiga.