Scsi Cdrom

DDNI · 28 October 2007, 21:12

Need some guidance with a problematic CDROM please.

SCSI chain = BPPC - CDROM (UNIT 5) -HDD (UNIT 2)- Terminator.

My HDD works perfectly. SCSI Config shows both devices.
I also have an IDE HDD and an IDE CDROM as CD0:

With a CD in the SCSI drive I can select Mount and Start from SCSI Config. However the CDROM is never read, it is always (after a long delay) reported as a NONDOS disk.

Without a CD in the drive, SCSI Config Start option Returns a drive error

Is there another way to mount this CDROM?
Do I need to change the chain order?

The SCSI CDROM can be Terminated with Jumpers. Would this terminator be sufficient to terminate the whole SCI chain?

thomas · 28 October 2007, 22:13

I am quite sure that SCSIConfig cannot mount CD drives. You have to install a CD file system like AmiCDFS, CacheCDFS or AsimCDFS. Or enable the CD Mount function in the BPPC's BIOS menu (hold down the Esc key after a reset).

DDNI · 28 October 2007, 22:55

Thx Thomas, my mistake it was Unit Control that I was trying...

I will look at the bios menu.

Do you think the SCSI chain is set ok?

YoJoe! · 28 October 2007, 23:13

thomas rules!

thomas · 29 October 2007, 07:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

Thx Thomas, my mistake it was Unit Control that I was trying...

UnitControl can't mount CD drives, either. The mount button is for hard drives, only.

Quote:

Do you think the SCSI chain is set ok?

If the terminator is an active one (as opposed to a passive one) and none of the drives has its own termination enabled, then yes, should be ok.

28 October 2007, 21:12	#1
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Scsi Cdrom Need some guidance with a problematic CDROM please. SCSI chain = BPPC - CDROM (UNIT 5) -HDD (UNIT 2)- Terminator. My HDD works perfectly. SCSI Config shows both devices. I also have an IDE HDD and an IDE CDROM as CD0: With a CD in the SCSI drive I can select Mount and Start from SCSI Config. However the CDROM is never read, it is always (after a long delay) reported as a NONDOS disk. Without a CD in the drive, SCSI Config Start option Returns a drive error Is there another way to mount this CDROM? Do I need to change the chain order? The SCSI CDROM can be Terminated with Jumpers. Would this terminator be sufficient to terminate the whole SCI chain?

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28 October 2007, 22:13	#2
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,987	I am quite sure that SCSIConfig cannot mount CD drives. You have to install a CD file system like AmiCDFS, CacheCDFS or AsimCDFS. Or enable the CD Mount function in the BPPC's BIOS menu (hold down the Esc key after a reset).

28 October 2007, 22:55	#3
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Thx Thomas, my mistake it was Unit Control that I was trying... I will look at the bios menu. Do you think the SCSI chain is set ok?

28 October 2007, 23:13	#4
YoJoe! Amiga Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 217	thomas rules!

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