WinUAE v2.6.1 - problems using FFS HDFs with Workbench 1.3

[SedrynTyros]

When v2.6.0 was released,my old OFS Workbench 1.3 HDF volumes wouldn't mount anymore. That discussion and resolution can be found in this thread:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=69265

Anyway, I decided to convert all my OFS volumes to FFS and after being converted they all boot correctly with WinUAE v2.6.0. Now with WinUAE v2.6.1, I'm seeing a different "Not a DOS disc in Unit 0" error come up when Workbench attempts to boot from these same FFS HDFs.

Has anyone else come across this yet? I can add logs if needed. It's just weird that this worked fine in v2.6.0 and then broke in v2.6.1! I noticed that if I remove "fastfilesystem" from my ROMs folder and use my old OFS volumes those boot fine in v2.6.1.

[thomas]

My hint in the linked thread is still valid: use RDB mode, then file system and geometry are stored in the HDF and you don't need to care about WinUAE config. Furthermore you can use VHD files which take up only that space on your Windows HDD which is used for Amiga files.

[Toni Wilen]

Include logs from both versions (working and non-working)

[SedrynTyros]

Okay, I'm attaching the logs for both v2.6.0 (working) and v2.6.1 (not working). I can see some differences in the logging when it gets to the part where it mounts the volume but I don't know enough about the emulator to understand why. Maybe I didn't correctly format the new volumes for FFS?

[SedrynTyros]

Originally Posted by thomas

My hint in the linked thread is still valid: use RDB mode, then file system and geometry are stored in the HDF and you don't need to care about WinUAE config. Furthermore you can use VHD files which take up only that space on your Windows HDD which is used for Amiga files.

I tried that with one of the HDF volumes and it boot to the 1> prompt but not further.

[thomas]

A fresh HDF/VHD in RDB mode is not bootable. You have to initialize it with HDInstTools, just like a real harddrive.

[SedrynTyros]

Originally Posted by thomas

A fresh HDF/VHD in RDB mode is not bootable. You have to initialize it with HDInstTools, just like a real harddrive.

Gotcha. Well, I'd like to see what Toni comes back with. I'm not opposed to recreating these volumes again but I want to make sure I get it right this time.

[Toni Wilen]

It is a bug (quite stupid even) when mounting plain hardfiles. http://www.winuae.net/files/b/winuae.zip should fix it. (If not, attach log again, only winuaelog.txt is needed)

[SedrynTyros]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

It is a bug (quite stupid even) when mounting plain hardfiles. http://www.winuae.net/files/b/winuae.zip should fix it. (If not, attach log again, only winuaelog.txt is needed)

Hi, Toni.

Unfortunately, I still see the same error message: Not a DOS disk in Unit 0.

Log files are attached.

EDIT: Oops; attached both log files. Habit I guess.

[Toni Wilen]

Redownload and test again. (check file date to confirm new version)

[SedrynTyros]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Redownload and test again. (check file date to confirm new version)

Okay, that did the trick, Toni. It now works like it did in WinUAE v2.6.0.

Thanks for the fix, my good man!

[Toni Wilen]

Great. OFS special case test accepted also FFS variants..