Formating a CF Card in WinUAE to Use in a real amiga

[musashi5150]

Originally Posted by paulo_becas

What kind of tool? What did you use?

I guess this doesn't matter now, but for reference I used mbrfix. It doesn't actually have an option to delete mbr, so I just used the 'restorembr' function with a random file from my HD. Worked just fine

http://www.sysint.no/nedlasting/mbrfix.htm

http://www.sysint.no/products/Downlo...S/Default.aspx

[paulo_becas]

Originally Posted by thomas

With IDE0 or UAE controller?

With Both, i try it with both IDE0 and UAE and both recognized the HD formated in the amiga

[AlfaRomeo]

Maybe this helps.. here how I installed my CF in WinUAE 2.0 to use Smart File System in my A1200 040 WB3.9:

1- Run WinUAE as administrator
2 -In WinUAE icon properties\general change destiny as follows: "...\WinUAE.exe -disableharddrivesafetycheck". In properties\compatibility\Previlege Level check the" Run this program as administrator" option.
3-Run WinUAE and in Properties go to Hard Drives Options and click in Add Hard Drive button. Select the CF, my is "MultiFlash Reader" then make HD Controller: UAE and check the Read/Write box
3- Run WinUAE with WB 3.1 and Install 3.1 floppy´s in df0: and df1: and unprotect Install floppy.
4- When in WB change the HDToolBox Icon information "SCSI_device_name: = UAEHF.device"
5- Run HDToolBox and follow next steps: Change Drive Type -> Define New -> Read Configuration -> Partition Drive -> FileSystem -> Add Update -> Add New FileSystem -> L:SmartFileSystem

FileSystem: SFS\00
DosType: 53465300
Version: 1
Revision: 279

And now here it´s the parameters to SFS and also to PF3 so data never get corrupted:

SFS:    DosID:      53465300                PF3:  DosID:       53465303
        Mask:       0xFFFFFFFF                    Mask:        0xFFFFFFFF
        MaxTranfer: 0x001FFFE                     MaxTransfer: 0x001FFFE
        BlockSize:  512                           BlockSize:   512
        Buffers:    100                           Buffers:     100

[paulo_becas]

Thank's a lot for the detailed explanation, i can only try this tonight when i get off work. I'll follow your steps to see if it works for me, i can see one or two things that i was making wrong but i'm not sure, i'll tell you later on how it went.

Thank's again

[thomas]

Originally Posted by AlfaRomeo

PF3:  DosID:       53465303

This should be 50465303

50 = P
46 = F
53 = S

[alexh]

Originally Posted by thomas

This should be 50465303

50 = P
46 = F
53 = S

03 = 3

[thomas]

Originally Posted by alexh

03 = 3

Actually 33 = 3.

03 = unprintable character, ASCII defines it as "END OF TEXT" marker.

In relation to the file system identifier you are right of course.

[Stardust]

I have followed AlfaRomeos guidelines. But to get my 8gb cardflash, in usb card reader, recognised I had to set SCSI_DEVICE_NAME for HDToolBox to scsi.device and in WINUAE have the card flash 'hard drive' set to 'IDE0'.

What parameters should I put into this screen? My actual Amiga 1200 has 3.0 ROMS. I read some where I am limited to 4GB max, 2 x 2 GB partitions.

Also I have several different versions of WINUAE on my PC for Amikit, Amiga Player and WINAUE Standalone. Only when I started using WINUAE 2.1 instead of older versions did the cardflash hard disk appear in HDTOOLBOX.



/EDIT: Ahh found the Partitioning tool in HDTOOLBOX. Making more progress now.

[AlfaRomeo]

Originally Posted by paulo_becas

I'll follow your steps to see if it works for meThank's again

My CF it´s a Transcend 133x 4GB and I formated it with 2 SFS partitions(1 with 140MB and the other with 3,6GB).
I tried FFS before but after some weeks data gets corrupted
Tried PFS3 and SFS, as I can remember both worked, but can´t remember why my option was for SFS.

[andreas]

Size: -263246K (-257 Meg)

Awwww.
Overflow alert.
This tool could really need an update, too, methinks...

[paulo_becas]

I just burn my CF card, the power plug was damaged and i didn' t notice. Now i'm gonna have to buy a new one.

[RizThomas]

For a while, I had some troubles perfecting how to prepare a CF card (added as hard drive, go through hdtoolbox, max transfers, SFS, etc).
Now, I have used someone's guide and never failed on me (so this is the process I use now). Make note though that most of the CF I used for my 2-A1200 and A4000 are just 2GB in size. I had bought them (bulk from an Office Supply store - clearance of $2 CDN)
and found them recognized easily in WinUAE.
here is a quick description of the Guide I found in the web.
1. Format the CF as FAT (if not done already)
2. Start WINUAE (reconfigured to boot from Floppy Drive with the WB3.1 Install adf)
3. I also have modified the following:
start WinUAE with '-disableharddrivesafetycheck'
Modified HDinstTools to have Device=uaehf.device
4. Hit F12 and add the CF as a hard drive, using UAE and r/w enabled
5. Restart WInUAE, launch HDInstTools and will display the CF drive
6. Go to Change, Reread configuration, (change filename to ram:junk), hit OK
7. Partition and save
8. Reboot..now you will see the CF drive partitions as NDOS. FORMAT
9. DONE
This one worked for me, I have copied noisy hard drives, or copied preinstalled hdf like CWBs..no problem.
The only thinbg I was worried about is the max transfers = 01x01FE0000. I have not put this in anywhere nor the SFS system. However, since this one works for me, I made it as my standard process. I have bigger CFs but no intention of going beyond.
BTW: The original guy posted a video on youtube on the above steps..

[Stardust]

I found that a WINUAE prepared Workbench on card flash HD did not boot. Just took me to an Amigados CLI window. Googling found a fix. In the CLI window I did this then Workbench would boot

1)Type ed s:startup-sequence
2)Type this in:
loadwb <return>
setpatch quiet <return>
endcli <return>
3) Close the ed editor and reboot