v26 no Compact flash available (and some other minor quirks)?

emuola · 09 May 2011, 20:46

I upgraded (formatted and replaced) my v24 to v26 by using a WB3.1 floppy with drivers for cf0

Now I have the same files for compact flash in the same places for the v26 installation as I had for the WB3.1 floppy, but I my cf-card does not show up on "desktop". Is there something special in v26 compared to v24/WB3.1?

I also get an error "Intuition is attempting to reset the workbench..." on every boot. Amy clues for this?

Btw, v26 looks awesome

prowler · 09 May 2011, 21:02

Does the CF card show up on the Desktop when you boot from your WB3.1 floppy with the CF driver? It sounds to me like either the CF card or the CF-PCMCIA adapter is not pressed home fully or you have a bent pin or pins on those interfaces.

emuola · 09 May 2011, 21:05

It works fine with WB31 floppy... Cannot be a hw issue

That's why I'm so confused.

prowler · 09 May 2011, 21:14

Does the CF card show up if you type "mount CF0:" in the shell?

If not, check your startup-sequence and CF0 carefully for typos.

emuola · 09 May 2011, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

Does the CF card show up if you type "mount CF0:" in the shell?

If not, check your startup-sequence and CF0 carefully for typos.

That did it

Thank you

This might be a really stupid question, but why do I have to manually mount the cf0 (as I never had to do that before)?

prowler · 09 May 2011, 21:23

You need to move the CF0 file from the Storage/DOSDrivers folder into the Devs/DOSDrivers folder of your boot drive in order for it to be mounted at bootup (just drag it from one folder into the other).

emuola · 09 May 2011, 21:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

You need to move the CF0 file from the storage/devices folder into the devices/dosdrivers folder (or something like that) in order for it to be mounted at bootup (just drag it from one folder into the other).

Yes, that's how the files were on v24 and are also now. Strangely the automount does not work for some reason. I just noticed that, if I run the command (card icon shows up), then remove card (icon disappears) and then re-insert the card, it automatically shows up!? I guess this is kinda funky here?

prowler · 09 May 2011, 21:47

Yes, once you have run the "Mount CF0:" command to get the card icon to show up, it will disappear and reappear every time you remove and replace the card in the same way that a floppy icon does when you remove and replace a floppy disk.

If your automount does not work at bootup, then I suggest that you recheck your startup-sequence for typos and, if that is okay, then overwrite the CF driver files on your hard drive with those from your WB3.1 floppy and see if that helps.

emuola · 10 May 2011, 19:52

Ok, still no luck with the automount, but I solved the "Intuition is attempting to reset the workbench..." -error on every boot. It was caused by the uaefsdb-file in devs:Monitors... Apparently WinUAE creates those files by itself for some reason. So, if you get that error, you know how to solve it

emuola · 11 May 2011, 07:04

Actually it seems that the uaefsdb-files caused also the compact flash weirdness. I had one of those dreaded files in the Storage

OSDrivers and as soon as I removed it the automount started to work... I then used SimpleFind to locate all those uaefsdb-files (found 245 of them...) and deleted them all. I hope the system runs smoother now

prowler · 11 May 2011, 21:55

How strange, and a great job in getting to the bottom of this one.

Bloodwych · 14 May 2011, 10:47

Sounds like you ran the Workbench in a hard drive directory rather than keeping it on the HDF before transferring or zipping since uaefsdb files appeared. Those files don't appear when running on HDF's.

Glad you got it sorted anyway.

09 May 2011, 20:46	#1
emuola Registered Whdload user Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Age: 48 Posts: 532	UPDATE v26 Compact flash crashes I upgraded (formatted and replaced) my v24 to v26 by using a WB3.1 floppy with drivers for cf0 Now I have the same files for compact flash in the same places for the v26 installation as I had for the WB3.1 floppy, but I my cf-card does not show up on "desktop". Is there something special in v26 compared to v24/WB3.1? I also get an error "Intuition is attempting to reset the workbench..." on every boot. Amy clues for this? Btw, v26 looks awesome Last edited by emuola; 11 May 2011 at 17:49.

09 May 2011, 21:23	#6
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	You need to move the CF0 file from the Storage/DOSDrivers folder into the Devs/DOSDrivers folder of your boot drive in order for it to be mounted at bootup (just drag it from one folder into the other). Last edited by prowler; 09 May 2011 at 21:36. Reason: Got the right folders now.

11 May 2011, 07:04	#10
emuola Registered Whdload user Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Age: 48 Posts: 532	Actually it seems that the uaefsdb-files caused also the compact flash weirdness. I had one of those dreaded files in the StorageOSDrivers and as soon as I removed it the automount started to work... I then used SimpleFind to locate all those uaefsdb-files (found 245 of them...) and deleted them all. I hope the system runs smoother now

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09 May 2011, 21:02	#2
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Does the CF card show up on the Desktop when you boot from your WB3.1 floppy with the CF driver? It sounds to me like either the CF card or the CF-PCMCIA adapter is not pressed home fully or you have a bent pin or pins on those interfaces.

09 May 2011, 21:05	#3
emuola Registered Whdload user Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Age: 48 Posts: 532	It works fine with WB31 floppy... Cannot be a hw issue That's why I'm so confused.

09 May 2011, 21:14	#4
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Does the CF card show up if you type "mount CF0:" in the shell? If not, check your startup-sequence and CF0 carefully for typos.

09 May 2011, 21:47	#8
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Yes, once you have run the "Mount CF0:" command to get the card icon to show up, it will disappear and reappear every time you remove and replace the card in the same way that a floppy icon does when you remove and replace a floppy disk. If your automount does not work at bootup, then I suggest that you recheck your startup-sequence for typos and, if that is okay, then overwrite the CF driver files on your hard drive with those from your WB3.1 floppy and see if that helps.

10 May 2011, 19:52	#9
emuola Registered Whdload user Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Age: 48 Posts: 532	Ok, still no luck with the automount, but I solved the "Intuition is attempting to reset the workbench..." -error on every boot. It was caused by the uaefsdb-file in devs:Monitors... Apparently WinUAE creates those files by itself for some reason. So, if you get that error, you know how to solve it

11 May 2011, 21:55	#11
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	How strange, and a great job in getting to the bottom of this one.

14 May 2011, 10:47	#12
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Sounds like you ran the Workbench in a hard drive directory rather than keeping it on the HDF before transferring or zipping since uaefsdb files appeared. Those files don't appear when running on HDF's. Glad you got it sorted anyway.

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