Amiga Squirrel not recognized...

06 January 2005, 16:42

Hi all,
I just bought an Amiga Squirrel SCSI adapter. I'd like to connect and install it on my A600 (KS 3.1, WB 3.0, HD 2 Gygas installed).
When using the provided disk, it seems to install everything but at there is a screen that asks me to choose between "scsi.device" and "squirrelscsi.device". I choose the second one (of course) and... none of my 2 Plextor SCSI CD-Rom are detected ? :-(
On the other hand, both CD-Roms are working fine on my A1200 which is equiped with a Blizzard 68030 processor + integrated SCSI...

A few questions now:
- Is there by any chance a software that would allow me to CLEARLY identify if it is the Squirrel that causes the problem or the PCMCIA port of my A600 ?
- If I try to install the Squirrel on my A1200, will there be any CONFLICT with the installed Blizzard SCSI one ???

Any help would be great ;-)

thank you all for support !

Patrick

Amiga1992 · 06 January 2005, 17:10

do try it in your A1200 i dont think there would be any sort of conflict. I could be wrong but at least you cannot damage anything, I suppose...

manicx · 07 January 2005, 09:04

Read the docs regarding installation. At some point, you have to type the number of the device like 0,1,2 etc. Make sure you haven't make any mistakes there. Also, make sure that all pins of the PCMCIA port are in place.

MSC · 07 January 2005, 10:36

As above, make sure all devices have a unique ID, and that you have termination on your last device.

TameBest · 07 January 2005, 16:11

I read all your answers... and finally installed the Squirrel on my A1200... and ... IT WORKS !!!
So... there is possibly a problem with my A600... This A600 was never opened... I opened it and found... nothing :-(
This Amiga is in mint condition...
Is there by any chance anything that needs to be activated to "open" the PCMCIA interface ???
If anyone has still any experience... he is WELCOME ;-)

Answer to MSC: My IDs are 2 and 5 (and it's working fine on my 1200)
Answer to Manicx: Installation of the Squirrel is FULLY automatic... no need to specify an ID or anything... you install it, you reboot and... it's working ! ;-)
Answer to Akira: It's ok on my A1200 :-)

Galaxy · 07 January 2005, 23:19

You might want to check the pins on the PCMCIA connector on your A600 as they are male, and fairly fragile.

lloyd · 08 January 2005, 11:00

I would have said for you to try SCSI mounter. My CD drive is mounted right away, but my HD isn't. As you have it working on your 1200 though, you've probably got the same software installation for the Squirell on both systems.

Galaxy is right about the pins on the PCMCIA slot though, they are really dodgy and easy to bend. I'm male and fragile too - think it was the beer I had last night tho :-)

TameBest · 10 January 2005, 20:27

I had a deeper look at my male pins :-)
I used some "contact spray" unsuccessfully :-(

The problem is you can't really have a look at the pins because (even when you open the Amiga), there is plastic around that don't let you have a look... :-(

I guess I need to sell mine and buy another one with a working PCMCIA...

Anyway, thank you all !!!

Big-Byte · 11 January 2005, 12:50

The Squirrel SCSI and CD-ROM drive that I have plugged into my A1200 comes with drivers from Hi-soft and one of the programs on the floppy disk is cd32em... I presume this will allow you to run some cd32 titles via basic emulation. Any idea how to get a c32 game to run. I only want to run the cd32-444 iso I have to see what its like.

Amiga1992 · 11 January 2005, 13:46

Maybe there is a better cd32 emu in the net that you can use with the squirry. id be interested in this as well...

TameBest · 11 January 2005, 17:20

... I never gave it a try but I confirm that it installed CD32 drivers on my Amiga too...

Good luck !

MSC · 11 January 2005, 17:57

I also have the squirrel and the hi-soft software(though not in use at the mo).

I can confirm the presence of CD32 emulation drivers, but it was very game dependant. I got diggers with the Cd drive and that worked, but Last Ninja and Premiere which i bought second hand, did not.

rampartsagain · 23 May 2012, 03:51

i have squirell too and mine could be not in good shape because i opened it and touching the wires the drive appeared in the scsimounter but sadly the mounter is only for harddrives scsi and the squirell was installed when the drive didn´t appear in the mounter scsi,now i have to fix manual install after i repaired it i am going to use a biger cable too on the inside plug from an old db25 printer cable ,if you have to go ,go with a smile

rampartsagain · 25 May 2012, 02:36

~finally fixed from a single seller onebay i got the heade for soldering a new cable ,alter cd0 on devs/dos.. and go into info alter device=cd.scsi to device=squirrelscsi.scsi and then unit number that appeared on the scsimounter and voila ,no need to rename cd0 to number of unit(CD2) ,reboot and os 3.5 cd detected only problem is interplay don´t read audio cd keep saying cd.scsi not detected and mtec card 1230/rtc needed to be unpluged going to workout that later

06 January 2005, 16:42	#1
TameBest Posts: n/a	Amiga Squirrel not recognized... Hi all, I just bought an Amiga Squirrel SCSI adapter. I'd like to connect and install it on my A600 (KS 3.1, WB 3.0, HD 2 Gygas installed). When using the provided disk, it seems to install everything but at there is a screen that asks me to choose between "scsi.device" and "squirrelscsi.device". I choose the second one (of course) and... none of my 2 Plextor SCSI CD-Rom are detected ? :-( On the other hand, both CD-Roms are working fine on my A1200 which is equiped with a Blizzard 68030 processor + integrated SCSI... A few questions now: - Is there by any chance a software that would allow me to CLEARLY identify if it is the Squirrel that causes the problem or the PCMCIA port of my A600 ? - If I try to install the Squirrel on my A1200, will there be any CONFLICT with the installed Blizzard SCSI one ??? Any help would be great ;-) thank you all for support ! Patrick

07 January 2005, 16:11	#5
TameBest Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Belgium Age: 48 Posts: 17	Thank you all ! I read all your answers... and finally installed the Squirrel on my A1200... and ... IT WORKS !!! So... there is possibly a problem with my A600... This A600 was never opened... I opened it and found... nothing :-( This Amiga is in mint condition... Is there by any chance anything that needs to be activated to "open" the PCMCIA interface ??? If anyone has still any experience... he is WELCOME ;-) Answer to MSC: My IDs are 2 and 5 (and it's working fine on my 1200) Answer to Manicx: Installation of the Squirrel is FULLY automatic... no need to specify an ID or anything... you install it, you reboot and... it's working ! ;-) Answer to Akira: It's ok on my A1200 :-)

10 January 2005, 20:27	#8
TameBest Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Belgium Age: 48 Posts: 17	Thanks everybody :-) I had a deeper look at my male pins :-) I used some "contact spray" unsuccessfully :-( The problem is you can't really have a look at the pins because (even when you open the Amiga), there is plastic around that don't let you have a look... :-( I guess I need to sell mine and buy another one with a working PCMCIA... Anyway, thank you all !!!

11 January 2005, 17:20	#11
TameBest Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Belgium Age: 48 Posts: 17	Squirrel is new to me... ... I never gave it a try but I confirm that it installed CD32 drivers on my Amiga too... Good luck !

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06 January 2005, 17:10	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	do try it in your A1200 i dont think there would be any sort of conflict. I could be wrong but at least you cannot damage anything, I suppose...

07 January 2005, 09:04	#3
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	Read the docs regarding installation. At some point, you have to type the number of the device like 0,1,2 etc. Make sure you haven't make any mistakes there. Also, make sure that all pins of the PCMCIA port are in place.

07 January 2005, 10:36	#4
MSC Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Age: 52 Posts: 137	As above, make sure all devices have a unique ID, and that you have termination on your last device.

07 January 2005, 23:19	#6
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	You might want to check the pins on the PCMCIA connector on your A600 as they are male, and fairly fragile.

08 January 2005, 11:00	#7
lloyd Mehh :D Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bristol, SW UK Age: 61 Posts: 242	I would have said for you to try SCSI mounter. My CD drive is mounted right away, but my HD isn't. As you have it working on your 1200 though, you've probably got the same software installation for the Squirell on both systems. Galaxy is right about the pins on the PCMCIA slot though, they are really dodgy and easy to bend. I'm male and fragile too - think it was the beer I had last night tho :-)

11 January 2005, 12:50	#9
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	The Squirrel SCSI and CD-ROM drive that I have plugged into my A1200 comes with drivers from Hi-soft and one of the programs on the floppy disk is cd32em... I presume this will allow you to run some cd32 titles via basic emulation. Any idea how to get a c32 game to run. I only want to run the cd32-444 iso I have to see what its like.

11 January 2005, 13:46	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Maybe there is a better cd32 emu in the net that you can use with the squirry. id be interested in this as well...

11 January 2005, 17:57	#12
MSC Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Age: 52 Posts: 137	I also have the squirrel and the hi-soft software(though not in use at the mo). I can confirm the presence of CD32 emulation drivers, but it was very game dependant. I got diggers with the Cd drive and that worked, but Last Ninja and Premiere which i bought second hand, did not.

23 May 2012, 03:51	#13
rampartsagain Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Porto/Portugal Posts: 385	i have squirell too and mine could be not in good shape because i opened it and touching the wires the drive appeared in the scsimounter but sadly the mounter is only for harddrives scsi and the squirell was installed when the drive didn´t appear in the mounter scsi,now i have to fix manual install after i repaired it i am going to use a biger cable too on the inside plug from an old db25 printer cable ,if you have to go ,go with a smile

25 May 2012, 02:36	#14
rampartsagain Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Porto/Portugal Posts: 385	~finally fixed from a single seller onebay i got the heade for soldering a new cable ,alter cd0 on devs/dos.. and go into info alter device=cd.scsi to device=squirrelscsi.scsi and then unit number that appeared on the scsimounter and voila ,no need to rename cd0 to number of unit(CD2) ,reboot and os 3.5 cd detected only problem is interplay don´t read audio cd keep saying cd.scsi not detected and mtec card 1230/rtc needed to be unpluged going to workout that later

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