HDD advice please

[fitzsteve]

Hi PZ,

Sorry I missed updates in this thread.

Cosmic is saying that when you add the drive you should choose IDE0 instead of UAE for the SCSI driver, its in the drop down box when you are picking the drive, this way you don't need to edit HDToolBox, the drive will be treated just like a real Amiga would and should show up in HDToolBox just fine

The file system needs to be applied when you are partitioning, if you want an easy life for now you can just stick with the default FFS file system and just keep everything inside the first 4gb of the drive and keep your partitions smaller than 2gb, for example:

DH0 - Workbench = 200mb
DH1 - Work = 1400mb
DH2 - Games = 1700mb

This is a little less than 4gb so should keep you trouble free and for this setup you don't need any special file systems. You can always go back and do the SFS or another file system when you feel more confident, thats what I done

Hope this helps, the more you set these drives up the easier it becomes and before you know it you'll be the expert helping the next guy

Steve.

[pubzombie]

HI Steve, Frog & co
Ok - so as long as I keep the partitions less than 4gig total I don't need to apply the ffs at all?
If i do need to apply it how do i write the file-path in WB?
I have the ffs in the virtual drive on my lappy desktop in the folder called work.

is it Work:L:fastfilesystem ???
not sure whether I should be using / or :
[work is dh2 in winuae????} my brain
cheers
PZ

[ajk]

On the Amiga paths are like this:

volume:directory/subdirectory/file

Hard drives have both a device name (eg. DH2) and a volume name (eg. Work); either can be used to refer to the same thing.

There are also assigns (links or "shortcuts") to most of the system directories, eg. SYS: is always the drive you booted from, C: points to SYS:C and so on. You can also add your own (eg. Games: might point to Work:Games).

[fitzsteve]

Hey PZ,

I didn't need to do any of that mate, AFAIK you only need to go down that road if you want >4gb support.

And if you're going to do that, might as well go with SFS or PFS as then you can use partitions over 4gb too (except for boot partition which must always be inside the first 4gb and ideally small)

All the best.

Steve.

[pubzombie]

Hey thanks guys - gonna give it a go
pz

[pubzombie]

Yay done it.
Thanks
Managed to install WB3.1 on
DH0 Workbench
than have other partitions as
DH1 Work
DH2 Games
I have set up a virtual directory called Work on Windows to copy WHDload and the installer, and a folder of WHDLoad Games packs to the amiga hard disk.
next silly question plz
Which are the best directories to install WHDload?, and do copy the folder of whdload games and whd load key to the same? & do I use the installer for this?
cheers for the help
pz

[TCD]

Originally Posted by pubzombie

Which are the best directories to install WHDload?, and do copy the folder of whdload games and whd load key to the same? & do I use the installer for this?

The readme explains the bit about the key Put it in the 's' folder of your 'Workbench' partition. For WHDLoad it's best if you use the provided installer. If you want to manually install it, just copy the folders inside the archive to your 'Workbench' partition (so that WHDLoad is in 'Workbench:c' for example).

[pubzombie]

Done it
cheers all for your help

[TCD]

Enjoy the ride mate

[fitzsteve]

Glad its working for you mate

You'll be the expert soon

Steve.

[pubzombie]

Hey,
Its a learning curve but thanx to u guys i got there.
Just got to put the files in the right places for whdload and i'm sorted.
My AkigaKit FCdrive for my expanded miggy has just turned up too

cheers
pz

[pubzombie]

Hi all,
just installed my FCard HD from amigakit
I have installed workbench on fine but seem to have a problem picking up my flash card in the card adapter in the side of the 1200. Transfering files is possible because i can boot in WB lite on floppy to copy files -sure i am missing something simples again.
cheers
PZ
edit - in short what do i need to do to get WB to detect my flashcard when i put it in the pcmcia adapter