hard drive setup

lambrettadave · 17 November 2010, 07:43

I have a 30gb toshiba mk3021gas 2.5 hardisk i currently have classicwb_full installed on it I have patched scsi devise and installed SFS,

however when looking in hdtoolbox all i see is 8gb this is split into 3 partions workbench is in the first part of about 500mb and 2 partions are aprox 4gb each is there any way i can add more partions to this drive thanks Dave

thomas · 17 November 2010, 08:05

You need to patch scsi.device *before* you initialize the hdd for the first time.

Now that you have done it wrong, you can use this: http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/fixhddsize

lambrettadave · 17 November 2010, 08:14

ok thomas i will have a look at that

Cheers Dave

lambrettadave · 17 November 2010, 09:22

ok Thomas your smart tool fixed the problem for me.

thank you for your time to answer my problem

korruptor · 17 November 2010, 17:29

Doh, I've done exactly the same thing. Thanks for that link!

lambrettadave · 17 November 2010, 20:31

well from the amount of downloads from aminet for this file we are not alone in doing this foolish mishap lol

Matt020 · 18 November 2010, 11:09

Just on this, if a SCSI device is used where the device driver is something other than scsi.device, say gvpscsi.device or dkbscsi.device, can the patch still be used?

thomas · 18 November 2010, 12:51

Which patch?

FixHddSize ist not a patch. It can be used on every device driver.

The scsi.device patch is for scsi.device only. And not every scsi.device but only the one which is contained in the Kickstart (i.e. the driver for the onboard IDE or SCSI controllers of some Amiga models).

Matt020 · 18 November 2010, 12:59

Reference to patch is made to this post:

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

You need to patch scsi.device *before* you initialize the hdd for the first time.

Now that you have done it wrong, you can use this: http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/fixhddsize

Cheers.

thomas · 18 November 2010, 16:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt020

Reference to patch is made to this post:

Which in turn refers to this section:

Quote:

Originally Posted by lambrettadave

i currently have classicwb_full installed on it I have patched scsi devise and installed SFS,

Matt020 · 19 November 2010, 08:58

Yes, and hence my reason for asking the question...

If a SCSI device is used where the device driver is something other than scsi.device, say gvpscsi.device or dkbscsi.device, can the patch still be used?

lambrettadave · 19 November 2010, 10:02

hi matt i think some wires are crossed here.

the device name for my IDE interface is SCSI.DEVICE

Where I think you are looking to patch a real SCSI device is that correct

Dave

thomas · 19 November 2010, 10:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt020

Yes, and hence my reason for asking the question...

If a SCSI device is used where the device driver is something other than scsi.device, say gvpscsi.device or dkbscsi.device, can the patch still be used?

I already said it: no, it cannot even be used for every scsi.device. It's only for Kickstart-contained scsi.device. The scsi.device in Kickstart is the hardware driver for the IDE and SCSI controllers Commodore used on their motherboards. It does not work with any other hardware. There are third-party controllers like Buddha or FastATA which also use the name scsi.device but for different hardware. These cannot be patched.

"The patch" is not really a patch but rather a new version of the Commodore scsi.device. It fixes bugs and adds new features.

For third-party controllers you need to find a specific patch. Ususally it means to replace the firmware ROM, for example by the GuruROM for GVP controllers. The AlphaPower IDE controller can be updated by installing Oktapussy on the HDD, without replacing the actual EPROM.

Real SCSI host adapters usually support HD_SCSICMD and can be made to support large harddrives by using a Direct-SCSI filesystem (for example FFSTD64, PFS3ds or SFS up to version 1.87) or by NSDPatch.

17 November 2010, 07:43	#1
lambrettadave Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: south shields Posts: 132	hard drive setup I have a 30gb toshiba mk3021gas 2.5 hardisk i currently have classicwb_full installed on it I have patched scsi devise and installed SFS, however when looking in hdtoolbox all i see is 8gb this is split into 3 partions workbench is in the first part of about 500mb and 2 partions are aprox 4gb each is there any way i can add more partions to this drive thanks Dave __________________ i curently have :- A600 standard, A600 2mb + harddrive, A1200 standard, a1200 with 2gb harddrive 68030 40mhz, a1200 eyetech tower 30gb hardrive appolo 68040 40mhz ide 4 way interface cd romdrive and a clock port serial port attached

17 November 2010, 08:05	#2
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 3,900	You need to patch scsi.device before you initialize the hdd for the first time. Now that you have done it wrong, you can use this: http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/fixhddsize __________________ Home: thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de Email: thomas-rapp@web.de

17 November 2010, 08:14	#3
lambrettadave Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: south shields Posts: 132	ok thomas i will have a look at that Cheers Dave __________________ i curently have :- A600 standard, A600 2mb + harddrive, A1200 standard, a1200 with 2gb harddrive 68030 40mhz, a1200 eyetech tower 30gb hardrive appolo 68040 40mhz ide 4 way interface cd romdrive and a clock port serial port attached

17 November 2010, 09:22	#4
lambrettadave Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: south shields Posts: 132	ok Thomas your smart tool fixed the problem for me. thank you for your time to answer my problem __________________ i curently have :- A600 standard, A600 2mb + harddrive, A1200 standard, a1200 with 2gb harddrive 68030 40mhz, a1200 eyetech tower 30gb hardrive appolo 68040 40mhz ide 4 way interface cd romdrive and a clock port serial port attached

17 November 2010, 20:31	#6
lambrettadave Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: south shields Posts: 132	well from the amount of downloads from aminet for this file we are not alone in doing this foolish mishap lol __________________ i curently have :- A600 standard, A600 2mb + harddrive, A1200 standard, a1200 with 2gb harddrive 68030 40mhz, a1200 eyetech tower 30gb hardrive appolo 68040 40mhz ide 4 way interface cd romdrive and a clock port serial port attached

17 November 2010, 17:29	#5
korruptor TDI Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DUNDEE Posts: 121	Doh, I've done exactly the same thing. Thanks for that link!

18 November 2010, 11:09	#7
Matt020 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Australia Age: 29 Posts: 160	Just on this, if a SCSI device is used where the device driver is something other than scsi.device, say gvpscsi.device or dkbscsi.device, can the patch still be used? __________________ Amiga 500 - 68k - 512k chip - 512k slow - A1010 Amiga 500 - 68k - 1mb chip - 2mb fast - A590 - 4gb hdd Amiga 1200 - 020 - 2mb chip - 8mb fast - 2.5gb hdd Amiga 1200 - 030 - 2mb chip - 32mb fast - 40gb hdd - DKB SCSI - CDRW Amiga 2000 - 030 - 1mb chip - 32mb fast - 9.1gb hdd - CDRW

18 November 2010, 12:51	#8
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 3,900	Which patch? FixHddSize ist not a patch. It can be used on every device driver. The scsi.device patch is for scsi.device only. And not every scsi.device but only the one which is contained in the Kickstart (i.e. the driver for the onboard IDE or SCSI controllers of some Amiga models). __________________ Home: thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de Email: thomas-rapp@web.de

19 November 2010, 08:58	#11
Matt020 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Australia Age: 29 Posts: 160	Yes, and hence my reason for asking the question... If a SCSI device is used where the device driver is something other than scsi.device, say gvpscsi.device or dkbscsi.device, can the patch still be used? __________________ Amiga 500 - 68k - 512k chip - 512k slow - A1010 Amiga 500 - 68k - 1mb chip - 2mb fast - A590 - 4gb hdd Amiga 1200 - 020 - 2mb chip - 8mb fast - 2.5gb hdd Amiga 1200 - 030 - 2mb chip - 32mb fast - 40gb hdd - DKB SCSI - CDRW Amiga 2000 - 030 - 1mb chip - 32mb fast - 9.1gb hdd - CDRW

19 November 2010, 10:02	#12
lambrettadave Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: south shields Posts: 132	hi matt i think some wires are crossed here. the device name for my IDE interface is SCSI.DEVICE Where I think you are looking to patch a real SCSI device is that correct Dave __________________ i curently have :- A600 standard, A600 2mb + harddrive, A1200 standard, a1200 with 2gb harddrive 68030 40mhz, a1200 eyetech tower 30gb hardrive appolo 68040 40mhz ide 4 way interface cd romdrive and a clock port serial port attached

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