Set up External CD Rom with Subway

Peter · 21 February 2009, 13:30

I have an external CD ROM - nothing flash - just one that has two usb connections (one for power) I have plugged it into a powered hub which in turn connects to my Subway usb in my A1200...

I want to set up the CD ROM so Workbench can read some CD's and I will have to install some software to do so... before I started messing about I wondered if anyone had attempted this and knew the best sotware to use... AmiCROM, AMICDFS. AsimCDFS, CacheCDFS etc... I THINK I have to suggest to the software that the device is "usbscsi.device" but I guess I am going to have to test a little - anyway - anyone had any success doing this?

I will test today and post any results I get...

kriz · 03 May 2009, 22:16

Im doing this also ow.. I try with Asim cdfs. Usbscsi.device shoulde be correct, it find the drive on Unit 0.. But after booting, its unable to open the usbscsi.device unit 0 it says here.

Any tips ?

Peter · 03 May 2009, 23:32

I installed CacheCDFS to configure my CD ROM - I didn't test any other other CD software once I got this working - I still have to configure it a bit more precisely but it works and reads all the CD's I have for my Amiga...

cosmicfrog · 03 May 2009, 23:39

so which is the "recomended" cd fileing system to go for ?

suggestions plz.... havn`t got usb but would like to know any ways

Peter · 03 May 2009, 23:49

I will post more details tomorrow when I get a bit more time but when I spoke to Amiga kit about this the recommended software to use was CacheCDFS.

cosmicfrog · 04 May 2009, 01:27

kriz · 04 May 2009, 10:48

allright, will try with cachecdfs also

kriz · 04 May 2009, 13:10

Copy from os3.9 cd ?

Peter · 07 May 2009, 23:37

Hi Kriz - sorry to take a while replying to this... I used CacheCDFS from the OS 3.5 CD ROM - I just set things up with a CD0: DOS Driver which used the usbscsi.device.

The only problem I have which I haven't really investigated a solution for as yet is the fact that when the system boots if the CD0: driver is in Dos Drivers drawer, Poseidon hasn't had enough time to initiate so the CD0: Driver I have set up throws up an error message... my quick and lazy fix is to just give myself a short cut to CD0: which I leave in Storage/Dos Drivers - once the system (including Poseidon) has fully booted I just double click my CD0: icon and my USB CD ROM Drive fires into life....

I am sure there is a better way of doing this...??
It must be just a case of adjusting the boot order somehow...?
How have you got on setting your CD ROM up ?

rkauer · 08 May 2009, 05:49

IIRC, there is an utility to wait for for a delimited time and then fire up a program. Other amigan can point you in the right direction.

cosmicfrog · 08 May 2009, 09:41

wait (seconds)
in start up sequence ?

thomas · 08 May 2009, 10:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter

I am sure there is a better way of doing this...??

Move CD0 from Devs/DosDrivers to WBStartup.

Or move the Poseidon start command from user-startup into startup-sequence before the mount command.

Peter · 08 May 2009, 10:32

Thanks Thomas - I will give these ideas a go... will post back with result.

Peter · 08 May 2009, 11:47

Success - it seems like just dropping the CD0: icon into workbench start-up drawer does the trick - gosh, that was l lot simpler than I thought...

Many thanks Thomas!

Another thing I cant work out is how to play an audio CD through the usbscsi.device - all my audio CD's appear on screen as CD0:NDOS

There is an error message that appears when trying to use PlayCD - it states that Device does not conform to SCSI-2 Standard (referring to my device which is usbscsi.device, unit 0, version 0)
Same problem when trying to access any mp3 files from CD Also...

21 February 2009, 13:30	#1
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Set up External CD Rom with Subway I have an external CD ROM - nothing flash - just one that has two usb connections (one for power) I have plugged it into a powered hub which in turn connects to my Subway usb in my A1200... I want to set up the CD ROM so Workbench can read some CD's and I will have to install some software to do so... before I started messing about I wondered if anyone had attempted this and knew the best sotware to use... AmiCROM, AMICDFS. AsimCDFS, CacheCDFS etc... I THINK I have to suggest to the software that the device is "usbscsi.device" but I guess I am going to have to test a little - anyway - anyone had any success doing this? I will test today and post any results I get...

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03 May 2009, 22:16	#2
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Im doing this also ow.. I try with Asim cdfs. Usbscsi.device shoulde be correct, it find the drive on Unit 0.. But after booting, its unable to open the usbscsi.device unit 0 it says here. Any tips ?

03 May 2009, 23:32	#3
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	I installed CacheCDFS to configure my CD ROM - I didn't test any other other CD software once I got this working - I still have to configure it a bit more precisely but it works and reads all the CD's I have for my Amiga...

03 May 2009, 23:39	#4
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	so which is the "recomended" cd fileing system to go for ? suggestions plz.... havn`t got usb but would like to know any ways

03 May 2009, 23:49	#5
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	I will post more details tomorrow when I get a bit more time but when I spoke to Amiga kit about this the recommended software to use was CacheCDFS.

04 May 2009, 01:27	#6
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557

04 May 2009, 10:48	#7
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	allright, will try with cachecdfs also

04 May 2009, 13:10	#8
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Copy from os3.9 cd ?

07 May 2009, 23:37	#9
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Hi Kriz - sorry to take a while replying to this... I used CacheCDFS from the OS 3.5 CD ROM - I just set things up with a CD0: DOS Driver which used the usbscsi.device. The only problem I have which I haven't really investigated a solution for as yet is the fact that when the system boots if the CD0: driver is in Dos Drivers drawer, Poseidon hasn't had enough time to initiate so the CD0: Driver I have set up throws up an error message... my quick and lazy fix is to just give myself a short cut to CD0: which I leave in Storage/Dos Drivers - once the system (including Poseidon) has fully booted I just double click my CD0: icon and my USB CD ROM Drive fires into life.... I am sure there is a better way of doing this...?? It must be just a case of adjusting the boot order somehow...? How have you got on setting your CD ROM up ?

08 May 2009, 05:49	#10
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	IIRC, there is an utility to wait for for a delimited time and then fire up a program. Other amigan can point you in the right direction.

08 May 2009, 09:41	#11
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	wait (seconds) in start up sequence ?

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08 May 2009, 10:32	#13
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Thanks Thomas - I will give these ideas a go... will post back with result.

08 May 2009, 11:47	#14
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Success - it seems like just dropping the CD0: icon into workbench start-up drawer does the trick - gosh, that was l lot simpler than I thought... Many thanks Thomas! Another thing I cant work out is how to play an audio CD through the usbscsi.device - all my audio CD's appear on screen as CD0:NDOS There is an error message that appears when trying to use PlayCD - it states that Device does not conform to SCSI-2 Standard (referring to my device which is usbscsi.device, unit 0, version 0) Same problem when trying to access any mp3 files from CD Also...