PFS3 disks don't work after format?!

emuola · 20 May 2011, 16:03

Ok, this must be something stupid once on again on my side...

Wanted to upgrade to a 8GB CF-HD for my A1200. Here's what I did:

1. Added the 8 GB CF as a new harddrive on Winuae
2. Booted Winuae with Install3.1 floppy, started hdtoolbox (added pfs3-020ds -file before)
3. Made 2 partitions: 500 MB for boot, rest for whdload

4. Changed filesystem to PFS3, set mask, maxtransfer and buffers correctly

5. Partitions were ok.
6. Added a ClassicWB v26 System.hdf as dh0 and booted again. New drives showed up ok as NDOS

7. Ran "format device dh0: name Boot", format finished with a shiny PFS3-info splash
8. Copied everything from the System.hdf to the new Boot in Dopus. All ok.
9. Decided to boot Winuae just for testing from the new PFS3-partition (Boot).
10. Immediate "Software failure"... When Winuae tries to boot.
11. Tried several times all this , always the same result.
12. If I boot from the System.hdf the new PFS3-formatted drives don't show up, although they did before I formatted them?!
12. What's my problem ;D

Toni Wilen · 20 May 2011, 17:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by emuola

pfs3-020ds
Changed filesystem to PFS3

PFS3 is wrong dostype if you use PFS3DS.

thomas · 20 May 2011, 17:41

Did you add pfs3 to the RDB using Add/Update button?

Has the pfs3 file in Add/Update the same identifier as the partitions?

Does HDToolbox still see the partitions ?

Are the changed MaxTransfer values still present (i.e. did you press Enter in the input field before saving) ?

What is the contents of the Software Failure screen?

emuola · 20 May 2011, 17:42

Quote:

Has the pfs3 file in Add/Update the same identifier as the partitions?

Sorry, I really don't know what you mean.

Quote:

Does HDToolbox still see the partitions ?

Actually, no... I did'nt realise to test that before.

Quote:

What is the contents of the Software Failure screen?

Error: 8000 0008 Task: 00210B18

Quote:

PFS3 is wrong dostype if you use PFS3DS.

Ok thanks

Could someone enlighten this matter a bit? What should the dostype be with PFS3DS?

Sorry guys, as you can see, I'm a bit lost here

thomas · 20 May 2011, 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by emuola

Sorry, I really don't know what you mean.

Quote:

Originally Posted by emuola

Sorry guys, as you can see, I'm a bit lost here

After installation of PFS3 there is a guide file in sys:tools/pfs3/docs. Please read it. It is very detailed and probably answers all your questions.

emuola · 20 May 2011, 19:21

Quote:

After installation of PFS3 there is a guide file in sys:tools/pfs3/docs. Please read it. It is very detailed and probably answers all your questions.

Ok, I'll get on with it

Thanks for the input

emuola · 21 May 2011, 12:46

Ok, I read the docs and noticed that I had a wrong dostype

I changed the dostype repartitioned, formatted the boot partition, copied data from System.hdf to the boot partition and was able to boot Winuae with the CF as a "real" hard drive. Everything seemed ok

But... I then formatted the second partition on the CF, everything ok. Decided to boot Winuae once more and guess what, the dreaded Software failure again. If I run hdtoolbox, there are no partitions on the CF anymore?!

BTW, I cannot use pfsformat, I always get "Out of Memory".

Any clues, I though I had done everything as it should. There's obviously something weird happeing here.

*edit*
COuld this problem be related to my other problem...

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=59327

*edit*

emuola · 22 May 2011, 11:47

Ok, I can confirm that after I have formatted the second partition I loose both partitions and I get "Software failure" on boot. Tried with another WINXP machine. So it's not a XP problem.

Is there something that I could have s*rewed up in the hdtoolbox in away that formatting the latter partition somehow erases the partitions?

I'm totally out of clues now

Toni Wilen · 22 May 2011, 11:58

Make sure you use quick format. Pre-3.5 (or 3.9, not sure) "normal" format will have 4G wrap-around problem.

emuola · 22 May 2011, 12:48

Quote:

Make sure you use quick format. Pre-3.5 (or 3.9, not sure) "normal" format will have 4G wrap-around problem.

Thank you soo much Toni

That seems to be the solution

MickJT · 23 May 2011, 04:18

Oh and I was gonna say something like, a missing 68040/60.library or something. I've seen software failures come up due to that.

20 May 2011, 16:03	#1
emuola Registered Whdload user Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Age: 48 Posts: 532	PFS3 disks don't work after format?! [SOLVED] Ok, this must be something stupid once on again on my side... Wanted to upgrade to a 8GB CF-HD for my A1200. Here's what I did: 1. Added the 8 GB CF as a new harddrive on Winuae 2. Booted Winuae with Install3.1 floppy, started hdtoolbox (added pfs3-020ds -file before) 3. Made 2 partitions: 500 MB for boot, rest for whdload 4. Changed filesystem to PFS3, set mask, maxtransfer and buffers correctly 5. Partitions were ok. 6. Added a ClassicWB v26 System.hdf as dh0 and booted again. New drives showed up ok as NDOS 7. Ran "format device dh0: name Boot", format finished with a shiny PFS3-info splash 8. Copied everything from the System.hdf to the new Boot in Dopus. All ok. 9. Decided to boot Winuae just for testing from the new PFS3-partition (Boot). 10. Immediate "Software failure"... When Winuae tries to boot. 11. Tried several times all this , always the same result. 12. If I boot from the System.hdf the new PFS3-formatted drives don't show up, although they did before I formatted them?! 12. What's my problem ;D Last edited by emuola; 22 May 2011 at 19:18. Reason: SOlved

21 May 2011, 12:46	#7
emuola Registered Whdload user Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Age: 48 Posts: 532	Ok, I read the docs and noticed that I had a wrong dostype I changed the dostype repartitioned, formatted the boot partition, copied data from System.hdf to the boot partition and was able to boot Winuae with the CF as a "real" hard drive. Everything seemed ok But... I then formatted the second partition on the CF, everything ok. Decided to boot Winuae once more and guess what, the dreaded Software failure again. If I run hdtoolbox, there are no partitions on the CF anymore?! BTW, I cannot use pfsformat, I always get "Out of Memory". Any clues, I though I had done everything as it should. There's obviously something weird happeing here. edit COuld this problem be related to my other problem... http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=59327 edit Last edited by emuola; 21 May 2011 at 13:46.

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20 May 2011, 17:41	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,002	Did you add pfs3 to the RDB using Add/Update button? Has the pfs3 file in Add/Update the same identifier as the partitions? Does HDToolbox still see the partitions ? Are the changed MaxTransfer values still present (i.e. did you press Enter in the input field before saving) ? What is the contents of the Software Failure screen?

22 May 2011, 11:47	#8
emuola Registered Whdload user Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Age: 48 Posts: 532	Ok, I can confirm that after I have formatted the second partition I loose both partitions and I get "Software failure" on boot. Tried with another WINXP machine. So it's not a XP problem. Is there something that I could have s*rewed up in the hdtoolbox in away that formatting the latter partition somehow erases the partitions? I'm totally out of clues now

22 May 2011, 11:58	#9
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,523	Make sure you use quick format. Pre-3.5 (or 3.9, not sure) "normal" format will have 4G wrap-around problem.

23 May 2011, 04:18	#11
MickJT Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 189	Oh and I was gonna say something like, a missing 68040/60.library or something. I've seen software failures come up due to that.

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