CompactFlash cards that work on Buddha - Page 2

alexh · 14 August 2008, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyyeb

Not tried that. How do you do it?

Erm???

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

1. Mount the CF as a primary master IDE. (Connect to primary IDE of your PC using CF->IDE adapter set to master)
2. Boot from a floppy with the tool on the floppy.
3. Make sure the BIOS see the CF.
4. Issue atcfwchg /p /f

tonyyeb · 14 August 2008, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Erm???

Yes thanks Alex. In my eagerness to try it I had skipped over the bit about booting from a DOS floppy. Something I can't do at home as I don't have a floppy drive in my PC!

alexh · 14 August 2008, 22:54

It doesn't have to be a floppy drive, it could be a USB stick if your PC supports booting from USB stick, just something other than IDE/SATA

tonyyeb · 14 August 2008, 23:38

My bloody PC is too smart for it's own good. Booted from USB into DOS. Ran the prog it tried to make the change on my SATA HD. Disconnected that. Tried again Error #20. Looked in the BIOS, my PATA IDE channel is IDE channel 4 (SATA being 0,1,2,3). Tried to disable SATA but the CF card would not budge. Only got one PATA IDE socket on my mobo so it will have to wait until tomorrow when I can give it a go on an older PC that has no SATA. This is proving a lot harder than I thought it would be!

alexh · 14 August 2008, 23:40

Where did you get your SanDisk card from?

I bought five this week from the same place and 2 of them are cheap Chinese fakes but 3 were authentic.

tonyyeb · 14 August 2008, 23:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Where did you get your SanDisk card from?

I bought five this week from the same place and 2 of them are cheap Chinese fakes but 3 were authentic.

Some UK shop on ebay. How can you spot a fake? It says SanDisk in the BIOS on my PC.

alexh · 14 August 2008, 23:54

Mine were easy because I had a mixture of original and fake.

http://martybugs.net/articles/fakesandisk.cgi

The packaging (particularly the manual) which gave it away for me.... the fakes work ok on the PC but I'm going take them back!

tonyyeb · 15 August 2008, 12:58

Finally executed atcfwchg /p /f and got a 'PASS'. So hopefully it will work when I get home tonight.

tonyyeb · 15 August 2008, 17:27

Woop woop! It worked! Alex you are a star

alexh · 15 August 2008, 17:27

I thought that might be it... good to know for sure.

tonyyeb · 15 August 2008, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

I thought that might be it... good to know for sure.

Certainly is. After being back on the Amiga scene with some real Amiga hardware for only a couple of weeks, i've picked up quite a few little nuggets!

MagerValp · 15 August 2008, 20:11

After flashing my Buddha, everything works! My Amiga 2000 is booting from the SanDisk Extreme IV CF card, after having the firmware ID set to fixed with atcfwchg /p /f. Joy!

tonyyeb · 15 August 2008, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagerValp

After flashing my Buddha, everything works! My Amiga 2000 is booting from the SanDisk Extreme IV CF card, after having the firmware ID set to fixed with atcfwchg /p /f. Joy!

Great news. Glad it is working. Shame I ordered a SD-IDE adapter when I couldn't get the CF-IDE to work! Never mind, it will make a nice spare, plus I can try to see if it works with the Buddha for future reference.

davideo · 15 August 2008, 22:42

Isn't life funny at times

Last night I couldn't get my Buddha or Tandem card to see my backplate CF IDE adaptor.

Tried again earlier and still no joy. So I thought bugger it and disconnected my CD drive from the internal IDE and plugged in the adaptor.

Card was found, initialised, partitioned and formated. Dumped a load of stuff on it to check it was saving and loading ok. All ok without problems.

Now I've just reconnected it to my Tandem and it's there - all intact and working a treat.

Going to try the Buddha again later tonight if I get chance.

Dave G

tonyyeb · 16 August 2008, 14:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyyeb

Shame I ordered a SD-IDE adapter when I couldn't get the CF-IDE to work! Never mind, it will make a nice spare, plus I can try to see if it works with the Buddha for future reference.

Well it doesn't work it seems. I guess it is suffering from the Fixed Disk vs Removeable media that the CF card had. Anyone know how to change this on an SD Card (Viking branded)?

alexh · 16 August 2008, 14:57

There is no such thing. SD cards are not IDE. (CF cards are IDE devices, adapters are just wires).

You would need to change the setting within the IDE->SD adapter itself. If such a setting exists. What make is it?

tonyyeb · 16 August 2008, 15:34

No brand shown. Only things on are:

MM-IDE to SD-01HN02
S/N: 080321GS0723029
S/N: 18803496

On the chips are:

KTC
GP
FC1306T
FRY040205 -FU

SST
MPF
39SF010
90-4C-NH
0052152-D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=320283051265

alexh · 16 August 2008, 16:02

Nothing... I am afraid you'll have to use it with the PC.

tonyyeb · 16 August 2008, 16:28

Ill stick to CF then. Cheers.

davideo · 17 August 2008, 17:19

I've just finished trying again with my Buddha Flash and backplate CF IDE converter.

Still no joy.

So I'm going to stick with my Tandem. It works a treat and as I don't need to boot up with the CF card - that will do me.

So I've now got a spare Buddha Flash

Dave G

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14 August 2008, 22:54	#23
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,330	It doesn't have to be a floppy drive, it could be a USB stick if your PC supports booting from USB stick, just something other than IDE/SATA

14 August 2008, 23:38	#24
tonyyeb Has the Amiga bug again Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hull, UK Age: 43 Posts: 791	My bloody PC is too smart for it's own good. Booted from USB into DOS. Ran the prog it tried to make the change on my SATA HD. Disconnected that. Tried again Error #20. Looked in the BIOS, my PATA IDE channel is IDE channel 4 (SATA being 0,1,2,3). Tried to disable SATA but the CF card would not budge. Only got one PATA IDE socket on my mobo so it will have to wait until tomorrow when I can give it a go on an older PC that has no SATA. This is proving a lot harder than I thought it would be!

14 August 2008, 23:40	#25
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,330	Where did you get your SanDisk card from? I bought five this week from the same place and 2 of them are cheap Chinese fakes but 3 were authentic.

14 August 2008, 23:54	#27
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,330	Mine were easy because I had a mixture of original and fake. http://martybugs.net/articles/fakesandisk.cgi The packaging (particularly the manual) which gave it away for me.... the fakes work ok on the PC but I'm going take them back!

15 August 2008, 12:58	#28
tonyyeb Has the Amiga bug again Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hull, UK Age: 43 Posts: 791	Finally executed atcfwchg /p /f and got a 'PASS'. So hopefully it will work when I get home tonight.

15 August 2008, 17:27	#29
tonyyeb Has the Amiga bug again Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hull, UK Age: 43 Posts: 791	Woop woop! It worked! Alex you are a star

15 August 2008, 20:11	#32
MagerValp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Göteborg / Sweden Posts: 237	After flashing my Buddha, everything works! My Amiga 2000 is booting from the SanDisk Extreme IV CF card, after having the firmware ID set to fixed with atcfwchg /p /f. Joy!

15 August 2008, 22:42	#34
davideo Amiga Tomcat Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Lincs Posts: 1,500	Isn't life funny at times Last night I couldn't get my Buddha or Tandem card to see my backplate CF IDE adaptor. Tried again earlier and still no joy. So I thought bugger it and disconnected my CD drive from the internal IDE and plugged in the adaptor. Card was found, initialised, partitioned and formated. Dumped a load of stuff on it to check it was saving and loading ok. All ok without problems. Now I've just reconnected it to my Tandem and it's there - all intact and working a treat. Going to try the Buddha again later tonight if I get chance. Dave G

16 August 2008, 14:57	#36
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,330	There is no such thing. SD cards are not IDE. (CF cards are IDE devices, adapters are just wires). You would need to change the setting within the IDE->SD adapter itself. If such a setting exists. What make is it?

16 August 2008, 15:34	#37
tonyyeb Has the Amiga bug again Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hull, UK Age: 43 Posts: 791	No brand shown. Only things on are: MM-IDE to SD-01HN02 S/N: 080321GS0723029 S/N: 18803496 On the chips are: KTC GP FC1306T FRY040205 -FU SST MPF 39SF010 90-4C-NH 0052152-D http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=320283051265

16 August 2008, 16:02	#38
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,330	Nothing... I am afraid you'll have to use it with the PC.

16 August 2008, 16:28	#39
tonyyeb Has the Amiga bug again Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hull, UK Age: 43 Posts: 791	Ill stick to CF then. Cheers.

17 August 2008, 17:19	#40
davideo Amiga Tomcat Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Lincs Posts: 1,500	I've just finished trying again with my Buddha Flash and backplate CF IDE converter. Still no joy. So I'm going to stick with my Tandem. It works a treat and as I don't need to boot up with the CF card - that will do me. So I've now got a spare Buddha Flash Dave G

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