Using XFS to mount an ADF image from the shell

[Gaula92]

Sorry for my questions retaliation these days!
I'm trying to make an script to automatically mount ADFs using XFS.
I've carefully read the docs, but it's not that clear... After I

copy xfsd to L:,
copy fd.device to devs:
copy mountlist.xfs to devs:

then I can do

mount fd0: from devs:mountlist.xfs

..and I DO get a new fd0: unit. Great!
But now, HOW am I supposed to insert an ADF into this unit??
I imagine it's related to xfsd, but I can't get it to accept any parameters...
Any ideas, please?

[Arnie]

You need to use file.device.

Akira made a tutorial for XFS http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=67110

[Gaula92]

@Arnie, that's not for mounting ADFs from the shell, but clicking around.

[Arnie]

Originally Posted by gaula88@hotmail

@Arnie, that's not for mounting ADFs from the shell, but clicking around.

Which one, file.device or Akira's tutorial?

Try,

Setenv env:file.device,0 <path to adf>

mount file0: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil:

devio --reset file.device,0 >nil:

[Gaula92]

Tried that, Arnie. I put it all in a script, but after running it, if I do "dir file0:", I get "file0: is not a directory. Directory not found".
So the ADF isn't mounted and I can't access it's contents.
I also tried using fd0: instead of file0: , putting in the script:

mount fd0: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil:

instead of

mount file0: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil:

This way, fd0: exists after running the script, but if I try to dir fd0: or to cd fd0:, I get a "No disk present in device fd0:"...
So I'm near but not there yet. The ADF is not "inserted" in fd0.

[Arnie]

FD0: is for physical disks you insert in DF0: It uses fd.device.

File0: is for mounting adf files. It uses file.device.

If you type info you should get a list of mounted drives. My guess is that file0: isn't mounted. Make sure file.device is in Devs:

[Gaula92]

@Arnie I never thanked you back in the day for all the help on this thread.
Today, thanks for your information, I was able to install RocketRanger on an Amiga 500 HDD, using XFS!

Thank you, really.

[Gaula92]

This is the script that works for running Rocket Ranger on an Amiga 500 HDD without having to use WHDLoad (which is fantastic but needs RAM expansion to avoid OS-swaps):

setenv env:file.device,0 DISK1.ADF                                                                                                               
mount file0: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil:                                                                                                       
devio --reset file.device,0 >nil:                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                 
setenv env:file.device,1 DISK2.ADF                                                                                                               
mount file1: from devs:mountlist.xfs >nil:                                                                                                       
devio --reset file.device,1 >nil:

file0:
rr

[Nor Bert]

Why play with Shell , if changing floppy disks can be done with the keyboard shortcut lshift lamiga numeric 0 (df0) lshift lamiga numeric 1 (df1)