28 June 2018, 21:22 | #1 |
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PFS3aio and GVP A2000 HC+8 Series II
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I am having some difficulty setting up PFS3 on my Amiga 2000. I have recently set it up on both my A1200 without issue (with CF cards), but on the 2000 the partitions simply won't mount. I've tried using both HDinstTool and HDtoolbox, using both PDS\3 AND PFS\3, with 0x7FFFFFFe and 0xFFFFFE as masks, with 0x1FE00 as max transfer, made sure "automount" is checked but no partitions are mounted. The A2000 has 3.1 roms and I am using 3.1 floppies. The scsi-controller has 8mb of ram and a 4.6gb HDD. I am attempting to create two partitions. One 1.3gb and one for the rest of the drive. What am I missing? All suggestions are greatly appreciated! Last edited by Overmann; 28 June 2018 at 21:33. |
28 June 2018, 23:08 | #2 |
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Are mask & max transfer not different for SCSI, for some reason I thinking 0xFFFFFFFF & 0x7FFFFFFF (mask & max). Might be wrong, its been a while!
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28 June 2018, 23:15 | #3 |
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The manual says nothing about max transfer as far as i can tell, but the mask numbers are lifted from the manual. As always I might have misunderstood and they might be wrong, but I can't find any other numbers.
I'll try your numbers EDIT: Sadly, no partitions are mounted with those numbers either. Could there be something with the gvpscsi.device? Last edited by Overmann; 28 June 2018 at 23:25. |
29 June 2018, 07:24 | #4 |
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What version is your gvpscsi.device? You can find out by looking at what is printed on the sticker on top of the ROM or by typing in 'version gvpscsi.device' (without quotes).
Latest version is 4.15. I would guess that earlier versions would fail on drives that are even smaller than the OS 3.1 limit of 4GB. |
29 June 2018, 08:02 | #5 |
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Did you add the file system in the partitioning program?
Did you give the file system the right identifier? Both the file system and the partition must have the same identifier because the identifier is the connection between filesystem and partition. Do not mix HDInstTools with other programs. HDInstTools will destroy the partiion table if you run it after another program. I'd suggest to stay with HDToolbox. Read the PFS manual, too. It's in the PFS3_53 archive. MaxTransfer can be set to 0x1fe00 everywhere, it does not really matter. Mask should be taken from the GVP manual. A wrong mask can lead to performance issues. Neither Mask nor MaxTransfer can cause that the partitions are not mounted. With the PDS\3 variant the version of the driver should not matter unless it's so old that HD_SCSICMD is not supported. Run this and attach the report here: http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.../hddreport.lha |
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Here is the result from hddreport: Code:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report generated by HDDReport version 1.29 on Friday, 29-Jun-18 at 12:00:05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview: Drive Volume Capacity Type Boot Device Unit Loc. Check DH0 Workbench3.1 1196 MB PDS3 0 gvpscsi 0 ok DF0 PFS3 880 KB DOS0 5< trackdisk 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report generated by HDDReport version 1.29 on Friday, 29-Jun-18 at 12:00:05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- System information: Kickstart 3.1 40.63 exec.library 40.10 dos.library 40.3 expansion.library 40.2 icon.library 40.1 graphics.library 40.24 intuition.library 40.85 utility.library 40.1 CPU: 68000 FPU: none Memory: Name Address Size Used Free Attributes expansion memory $00200020 8192 KB 500 KB 7692 KB PUBLIC, FAST, 24BITDMA, KICK chip memory $00000420 1023 KB 114 KB 909 KB PUBLIC, CHIP, LOCAL, 24BITDMA, KICK Expansion boards: Bus Board Serial Start Size Product Vendor Z2 2017/11 $EEEEEEEE $00E90000 64 KB SeriesII/HC8+ SCSI | I/O Ex... Great Valley Products Z2 2017/10 $EEEEEEEE $00200000 8 MB SeriesII RAM Great Valley Products -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report generated by HDDReport version 1.29 on Friday, 29-Jun-18 at 12:00:05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File Systems: DOS type Name Size Version Features PDS3 0x50445303 pfs3_aio.handler 64752 18.5 (Res) TD64, NSD, SCSI DOS0 0x444F5300 ** no version tag found ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report generated by HDDReport version 1.29 on Friday, 29-Jun-18 at 12:00:05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exec Devices: clipboard.device Version 38.8 (not a disk) console.device Version 40.2 (not a disk) gameport.device Version 40.1 (not a disk) input.device Version 40.1 (not a disk) keyboard.device Version 40.1 (not a disk) mfm.device Version 40.9 (not scanned) parallel.device Version 40.1 (not a disk) printer.device Version 39.6 (not a disk) ramdrive.device Version 39.35 (not scanned) serial.device Version 37.4 (not a disk) timer.device Version 39.4 (not a disk) gvpscsi.device Unit 0 Version 3.7 SCSI TD_READ64 check failed with error -3 (command not supported by device) NSDCMD_TD_READ64 check failed with error -3 (command not supported by device) SCSI: Vendor : HP Product : 4.26GB B 68-5520 Revision : 5520 DeviceType : Direct Access Removable : no BlockAddress : 8330542 BlockLength : 512 Capacity : 4068 MB RDSK: Flags: Vendor : HP Last = no Product : 4.26GB B 68-5520 Last LUN = yes Revision : 5520 Last TID = no Cylinders : 8330 Reselect = yes Sectors : 200 Disk ID = valid Heads : 5 Controller ID = valid CylBlocks : 1000 Synch = yes BlockBytes : 512 Capacity : 4067 MB FSHD: PDS3 pfs3_aio.handler Version 18.5 Size 69388 Bytes last readable block using CMD_READ: 8330542 (4068 MB) last readable block using HD_SCSICMD: 8330542 (4068 MB) last block contained in a DOS device: 2449999 (1196 MB) gvpscsi.device Unit 2 Version 3.7 (none) NSDCMD_TD_READ64 check failed with error -3 (command not supported by device) SCSI: Vendor : PLEXTOR Product : CD-ROM PX-40TS Revision : 1.05 DeviceType : CD-ROM Removable : yes trackdisk.device Unit 0 Version 40.1 (none) Geometry: SectorSize : 512 TotalSectors : 1760 Cylinders : 80 CylSectors : 22 Heads : 2 TrackSectors : 11 BufMemType : PUBLIC DeviceType : Direct Access Flags : REMOVABLE Capacity : 880 KB last block contained in a DOS device: 1759 ( 880 KB) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report generated by HDDReport version 1.29 on Friday, 29-Jun-18 at 12:00:05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Partitions: DH0: Device = gvpscsi.device Flags: Unit = 0 Bootable = yes Flags = 0 Mount = yes SectorSize = 512 Surfaces = 5 SectorsPerBlock = 1 /* 512 bytes */ SectorsPerTrack = 200 Reserved = 2 PreAlloc = 0 Interleave = 0 LowCyl = 1 HighCyl = 2449 /* block 2449999 */ Buffers = 30 BufMemType = 0 /* ANY */ MaxTransfer = 0x0001FE00 Mask = 0x00FFFFFE BootPri = 0 DosType = 0x50445303 /* PDS3 */ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report generated by HDDReport version 1.29 on Friday, 29-Jun-18 at 12:00:05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOS Devices: DH0: /* Workbench3.1 */ Device = gvpscsi.device Unit = 0 Flags = 0 SectorSize = 512 Surfaces = 5 SectorsPerBlock = 1 /* 512 bytes */ SectorsPerTrack = 200 Reserved = 2 PreAlloc = 0 Interleave = 0 LowCyl = 1 HighCyl = 2449 /* block 2449999 */ Buffers = 30 BufMemType = 0 /* ANY */ MaxTransfer = 0x0001FE00 Mask = 0x00FFFFFE BootPri = 0 DosType = 0x50445303 /* PDS3 */ DF0: /* PFS3 */ Device = trackdisk.device Unit = 0 Flags = 0 SectorSize = 512 Surfaces = 2 SectorsPerBlock = 1 /* 512 bytes */ SectorsPerTrack = 11 Reserved = 2 PreAlloc = 0 Interleave = 0 LowCyl = 0 HighCyl = 79 /* block 1759 */ Buffers = 5 BufMemType = 1 /* PUBLIC */ MaxTransfer = 0x00200000 Mask = 0x7FFFFFFE BootPri = 5 DosType = 0x444F5300 /* DOS0 */ Baud = 0 Control = 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last edited by Overmann; 29 June 2018 at 13:36. |
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30 June 2018, 07:44 | #7 |
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The report shows one 1.2 GB partition which is mounted and formatted.
Does this mean your new attempt was successful? Or what else do you miss? |
30 June 2018, 10:47 | #8 |
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No still 100% unsuccessfull.
Nothing is getting mounted, and I have not formatted anything. Ihave not named a partition "Workbench 3.1". When I try to use pfsformat to format DH0: It tells me that it's unable to, or some such. I am booting from 3.1 install and workbench here, and the only things on the desktop are the floppies and ram disk. |
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What happens if you remove all floppy disks and reboot?
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30 June 2018, 13:10 | #10 |
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At first the HDD light blinks steadily (about twice pr sec) for about 10 seconds, then the floppy drive starts steadily burping (about twice pr sec). It's been burping for a while now, but the screen is dark and unchanged.
EDIT: I tried booting from Install3.1 now, instead of Workbench3.1, and running hddreport. The resulting report is the same as far as i can tell except that DH0: is now called "install3.1". So it names DH0: after the floppy it booted from it seems, Last edited by Overmann; 30 June 2018 at 13:31. |
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Well, then run this program: http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online...ds/killrdb.lha
from a shell window like this: killrdb gvpscsi.device 0 run it multiple time until it says "RDB not found". It will change the RDSK identifier to RDSX so that the partition table cannot be found any more. If you reboot now it should show the insert disk animation. You can then start with HDtoolbox from scratch. |
30 June 2018, 13:57 | #12 |
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Correct me if I'm wrong. HDtoolbox should install new filesystem to RDB? It seems to be a problem many cases. It is easily identified if you make a FFS partition for a boot partition and copy PFS to DH0:L\ everything should work now, but if you boot without startup-sequence only boot partition is accessable. <- that has been situation for me many cases.
I don't use SFS or PFS any more. FFS has lots of problems compared to SFS or PFS, but they are always solvable, when SFS or PFS problems are not. |
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Ok, I've done that now, but it still never mounts DH0:. It appears that I run into exactly the same problems as before. I'm running the process again now from scratch and will try using HDinttool instead. I suspect it will not make a difference but it's worth a shot. @utri007 I am not sure I understand you completely. Are you saying I should make a boot partition with FFS and then make a different partition with PFS to see if that works? This is actually the first time I've had difficulties with PFS3. It has worked wonderfully for me before. Could all this be because of my GVPSCSI.DEVICE 3.7? I've ordered new eproms and will install 4.15 when they arrive. Last edited by Overmann; 30 June 2018 at 16:37. |
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Filesystem in L: has nothing to do with RDB installed filesystem and/or harddrive autobooting.
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I tested v3.7 GVP Series II ROM (thanks Overmann) in emulation and it seems to have broken RDB filesystem support.
Snipped from volume data (UAE debugger) with 3.7 (hangs): 00210300: Type=0 Port=00000000 Lock=00000000 'UDH0' - H=00000000 Stack= 600 Pri=10 Start=00210330 Seg=00000000 GV=00000000 gvpscsi.device:0 000840d0 With 3.15 (boots normally): 00210c48: Type=0 Port=00202cfc Lock=00000000 'UDH0' - H=00000000 Stack= 600 Pri=10 Start=00210c78 Seg=00210e4c GV=ffffffff gvpscsi.device:0 00084322 Important difference is filesystem seglist pointer which is zero when using 3.7. (Tested with RDB hardfile, has one PFS3 partition) |
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Yeah, ROM update should fix it.
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Wow, brilliant! It worked! I now have two partitions of PFS3 up and running smoothly.
I do however get 100% cpu usage when reading and writing to disks. This is a mask issue, right? I don't understand mask or maxtransfer but i tried using 0xffffff and 0xfffff7. The first one did not improve things and the second gave me an error when booting. Can anyone give me some tips as to what to use for this controller? The manual doesn't give it away. I have it set up with 8mb of ram and my A2000 has 1mb of chip ram. EDIT: Actually, come to think of it, I have owned scsi-controllers in the past and I don't think I've ever set one up correctly as I don't think I've ever used an amiga where the CPU didn't crawl while copying files or reading directories. Last edited by Overmann; 16 July 2018 at 23:59. Reason: Brainfart |
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