Partition 80GB HDD over the 4GB limit...

8bitbubsy · 09 March 2010, 21:19

Hey guys,
Got my new A1200 and I have an 30GB IDE HDD in it. Kick 3.1 and WB 3.1.

I want SFS on it, and to have one System partition with 2GB, then one with at least 10GB!

How can I do this..? If I partition 2x 4GB, none of the disks appear. If I partition 4x 2GB, only the two first (4GB) disks appear...

So how do I properly install the SCSI NSD what-ever-it-is patches..? Oh, and I'm doing this on the A1200 itself with a WB 3.1 bootdisk (edited with SmartFileSystem installed in L) as I have no 2.5" IDE to 3.5" IDE to USB...

I do have a catweasel though, so transferring stuff to floppies is no prob.

th4t1guy · 11 March 2010, 00:07

I think you have to copy the new scsi.device over to your devs drawer, then add "c:loadmodule devs:scsi.device" to your startup-sequence.

Or you could use an OS3.5 or 3.9 bootdisk.

8bitbubsy · 11 March 2010, 01:00

I actually solved this by installing Amiga OS 3.9, IDEFix 97 + NSDPatch

I first made an SFS partition under 4GB, then installed 3.9, then I used 3.9's HDToolBox and made two partition on 10GB each.

Kitty · 11 March 2010, 05:26

Where did yot get the 80gb hd from? Is it a laptop hd?

cosmicfrog · 12 March 2010, 15:53

I`ve done similar but used wb 3.5

8bitbubsy · 12 March 2010, 19:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitty

Where did yot get the 80gb hd from? Is it a laptop hd?

It's a 30GB one, I didn't think correctly when I wrote the post.

It's a laptop HDD yes

From an old iBook I upgraded.

09 March 2010, 21:19	#1
8bitbubsy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1,711	Partition 80GB HDD over the 4GB limit... Hey guys, Got my new A1200 and I have an 30GB IDE HDD in it. Kick 3.1 and WB 3.1. I want SFS on it, and to have one System partition with 2GB, then one with at least 10GB! How can I do this..? If I partition 2x 4GB, none of the disks appear. If I partition 4x 2GB, only the two first (4GB) disks appear... So how do I properly install the SCSI NSD what-ever-it-is patches..? Oh, and I'm doing this on the A1200 itself with a WB 3.1 bootdisk (edited with SmartFileSystem installed in L) as I have no 2.5" IDE to 3.5" IDE to USB... I do have a catweasel though, so transferring stuff to floppies is no prob. Last edited by 8bitbubsy; 12 March 2010 at 19:38.

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11 March 2010, 00:07	#2
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	I think you have to copy the new scsi.device over to your devs drawer, then add "c:loadmodule devs:scsi.device" to your startup-sequence. Or you could use an OS3.5 or 3.9 bootdisk.

11 March 2010, 01:00	#3
8bitbubsy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1,711	I actually solved this by installing Amiga OS 3.9, IDEFix 97 + NSDPatch I first made an SFS partition under 4GB, then installed 3.9, then I used 3.9's HDToolBox and made two partition on 10GB each.

11 March 2010, 05:26	#4
Kitty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 1,532	Where did yot get the 80gb hd from? Is it a laptop hd?

12 March 2010, 15:53	#5
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