Need help creating a 4GB SFS HDF

Konrad · 25 January 2011, 14:46

I'm running WinUAE 2.3.1 with Workbench 3.1. I installed the SFS file system.
I now want to create a 4GB SFS HDF. My problem is that I can't make the HDF appear in HDToolBox.
I somewhere read that I have to select "Enable RDB mode" and "IDE0", but that didn't help.
So, what's the trick ?

thomas · 25 January 2011, 14:55

IDE0 only works if Chipset Extra and KS ROM match and are for an Amiga with IDE controller.

Anyway, check HDToolbox icon information. In the tooltypes there is one reading SCSI_DEVICE_NAME=scsi.device. For IDE0 this should be scsi.device, for UAE it needs to be changed to uaehf.device.

In OS 3.9 you can also add the tooltype ASKDEVICE, then you get a list of available drivers when you run HDToolbox. Or run HDToolbox from the emergency disk, it has ASKDEVICE set already.

Konrad · 25 January 2011, 15:40

My settings in WinUAE for the hdf:

Code:

Enable RDB mode
HD-Controller: UAE
Boot priority: 0
Surfaces: 0
Reserved: 0
Sectors: 0
Block size: 512

The info line shows "3050MB ........ [0000000000000000]"

I changed the tooltype to uaehf.device. Now the hdf is at least recognized.
It shows:

Code:

Interface: SCSI
Address: 0
LUN: 0
Status: Unknown

When I select "Change drive type" and select "Edit Old..." it shows 163 Meg.
In the guide of SFS it says under 2):

Code:

Start your Harddisk installation tool, ... go to the screen which allows you to add a filesystem to the disk.

I can't find that option in hd toolbox. Which tool is meant here ?

Sorry about those questions

. I never had problems with that on my real Amiga. Didn't use SFS there, though.

thomas · 25 January 2011, 16:22

In HDToolbox go to "change drive type", then click on "define new", on "read configuration" and two times on "ok". Now the "partition drive" button can be clicked.

In the partition menu you should activate the "advanced options" checkbox, then you see the buttons "add/update" which can be used to add file systems to the hard drive and "change..." which is used to change the file system of one partition. "Change..." needs to be repeated for each partition which should be changed.

The same steps need to be done for every new hard drive, no matter if it is on a real Amiga or in emulation. The only difference is that the add/update and change things are preconfigured for FFS. "Change drive type" needs to be done anyway.

Konrad · 25 January 2011, 16:50

Thanks alot Thomas. That did the trick

.

25 January 2011, 14:46	#1
Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 742	Need help creating a 4GB SFS HDF I'm running WinUAE 2.3.1 with Workbench 3.1. I installed the SFS file system. I now want to create a 4GB SFS HDF. My problem is that I can't make the HDF appear in HDToolBox. I somewhere read that I have to select "Enable RDB mode" and "IDE0", but that didn't help. So, what's the trick ?

25 January 2011, 15:40	#3
Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 742	My settings in WinUAE for the hdf: Code: Enable RDB mode HD-Controller: UAE Boot priority: 0 Surfaces: 0 Reserved: 0 Sectors: 0 Block size: 512 The info line shows "3050MB ........ [0000000000000000]" I changed the tooltype to uaehf.device. Now the hdf is at least recognized. It shows: Code: Interface: SCSI Address: 0 LUN: 0 Status: Unknown When I select "Change drive type" and select "Edit Old..." it shows 163 Meg. In the guide of SFS it says under 2): Code: Start your Harddisk installation tool, ... go to the screen which allows you to add a filesystem to the disk. I can't find that option in hd toolbox. Which tool is meant here ? Sorry about those questions . I never had problems with that on my real Amiga. Didn't use SFS there, though.

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25 January 2011, 14:55	#2
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,002	IDE0 only works if Chipset Extra and KS ROM match and are for an Amiga with IDE controller. Anyway, check HDToolbox icon information. In the tooltypes there is one reading SCSI_DEVICE_NAME=scsi.device. For IDE0 this should be scsi.device, for UAE it needs to be changed to uaehf.device. In OS 3.9 you can also add the tooltype ASKDEVICE, then you get a list of available drivers when you run HDToolbox. Or run HDToolbox from the emergency disk, it has ASKDEVICE set already.

25 January 2011, 16:22	#4
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,002	In HDToolbox go to "change drive type", then click on "define new", on "read configuration" and two times on "ok". Now the "partition drive" button can be clicked. In the partition menu you should activate the "advanced options" checkbox, then you see the buttons "add/update" which can be used to add file systems to the hard drive and "change..." which is used to change the file system of one partition. "Change..." needs to be repeated for each partition which should be changed. The same steps need to be done for every new hard drive, no matter if it is on a real Amiga or in emulation. The only difference is that the add/update and change things are preconfigured for FFS. "Change drive type" needs to be done anyway.

25 January 2011, 16:50	#5
Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 742	Thanks alot Thomas. That did the trick .

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