CF card and dual boot (AmigaOS/AmigaSYS)

JackTheKnife · 27 November 2009, 04:52

I have got a CF card with two partitions: AmigaOS (CHD0) and AmigaSYS (CHD1). By default booting to AmigaOS but when I try to switch to AmigaSYS (CHD1) at the early startup meny it won't to boot - I have got only KS boot screen. This same when I will pick AmigaOS (CHD0) at the early startup.

Any idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks.

cosmicfrog · 27 November 2009, 07:03

have you ticked bootable in HDTools

JackTheKnife · 27 November 2009, 18:10

Yes

cosmicfrog · 29 November 2009, 07:29

well thats me out of ideas then, surprised you haven`t had many replies

sounds strange that you can`t select which partion to boot from from early startup

JackTheKnife · 05 December 2009, 22:24

Yes. It is srange for me too. This card was bought here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...id=p2761.l1259 Is there any way to check what is on the second partition?

cosmicfrog · 06 December 2009, 19:46

dir CHD1: ????

realy don`t know
don`t know why they are called chd1 & chd2, might be beter to start again but call partions dh1 & dh2

what size is cf card ? not that any size should be a problem well if its over 4 gig then theres a few tricks to use but still not a problem

dose the card boot at all, sounds like it dose

edit right just read that link

from sounds of it you doing it wrong heheheheh, though just reread it and you may be doing it right after all, I sugest you email the seller as it sounds like something is corrupted on the card.

as a side note a bet the seller has no permission to be selling wb

you could put the card in a pc and use winUAE to look at it

JackTheKnife · 06 December 2009, 21:33

It is 2GB CF card and I emailed the seller which told me that I am doing something wrong to boot from the second partition :\

ppill · 06 December 2009, 21:41

Can you post a picture of the devices (boot options) in the early stratup control?

ppill · 06 December 2009, 21:49

Can you access the second drive 'CHD1:' when using the default boot partition? Has it got a valid startup-sequence in S:?

JackTheKnife · 06 December 2009, 22:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppill

Can you access the second drive 'CHD1:' when using the default boot partition? Has it got a valid startup-sequence in S:?

Yes - I can see mounted AmigaSYS partition. Here you have a video: [ Show youtube player ]

cosmicfrog · 06 December 2009, 22:16

whats that clicking sound ?
you seem to be doing it right
when you boot chd0 can you then see cdh1 in hdtools ? or dose it show an icon on workbench

JackTheKnife · 06 December 2009, 22:19

Clicks come from the floppy drive (A1200 is open). I can see CDH1 at the HDToolBox and I have AmigaSYS icon on WB.

thomas · 06 December 2009, 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackTheKnife

Here you have a video:

Does this only happen if you select CDH1 ? What happens if you select CDH0 and click on boot ? What happens if you don't change anything and only click on boot ? What happens if you click on boot without startup-sequence ?

Up to now I would say that the CF card does not survive a software reset. What happens for example if you run the Reboot program which is on the Install 3.1 disk ?

What happens if you change boot priorities in HDToolbox (CDH0 = prio 0 and CDH1 = prio 1) and then use Ctrl-A-A to reboot ?

What happens if you change the file system of a partition to something else and back in HDToolbox so that it asks you to reboot ?

cosmicfrog · 06 December 2009, 22:25

thats 1 clicky floppy drive you got there, never heard one click like that before

well I`m out of ideas sorry, spose you checked that complete system is there, if it is
send it back for a replacement, like I said bet seller has no license to sell wb
and his help, you must be doing something wrong is of little use

yay thomas to the rescue heheheheh
yep I`d have different priorities as well

JackTheKnife · 06 December 2009, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

Does this only happen if you select CDH1 ? What happens if you select CDH0 and click on boot ? What happens if you don't change anything and only click on boot ? What happens if you click on boot without startup-sequence ?

Is this same situation. No boot, only the Kickstart welcome screen.

ppill · 06 December 2009, 22:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackTheKnife

Yes - I can see mounted AmigaSYS partition. Here you have a video: [ Show youtube player ]

OK, that's weird... I though you were getting at least a shell window (like when you boot without a startup-sequence).

Like others suggested the priorities might be a problem. Here's a tip: if you change the CDH0: priority to something higher than 5 you'll avoid that clicking sound and shave off a few secs of boot time. The downside being that whenever you'll want to boot from a floppy disk you'll need to choose DF0: manually from the menu.

JackTheKnife · 06 December 2009, 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

thats 1 clicky floppy drive you got there, never heard one click like that before

idk, maybe it was something different then clicks from the FFD and just it was circumstance with another environmental sound

JackTheKnife · 06 December 2009, 22:47

Can somebody explain to me why at the HDToolBox device status comes as changed for that CF card? It was from the beginning.

ppill · 06 December 2009, 22:52

OK so:

When you turn the Amiga on it boots using the first CDH0 partition? Right?

Then when you press Crtl+A+A it boots to it again? Right?

But when you press Crtl+A+A and enter the early startup menu and choose CDH0 or CDH1 you get the kickstart screen? Right? And does the same thing happen when you enter the menu right after powering up?

JackTheKnife · 06 December 2009, 22:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppill

OK so:

When you turn the Amiga on it boots using the first CDH0 partition? Right?

Then when you press Crtl+A+A it boots to it again? Right?

But when you press Crtl+A+A and enter the early startup menu and choose CDH0 or CDH1 you get the kickstart screen? Right? And does the same thing happen when you enter the menu right after powering up?

Yes

PS.
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27 November 2009, 04:52	#1
JackTheKnife Amiga Fetish Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Downstate NY Age: 49 Posts: 267	CF card and dual boot (AmigaOS/AmigaSYS) I have got a CF card with two partitions: AmigaOS (CHD0) and AmigaSYS (CHD1). By default booting to AmigaOS but when I try to switch to AmigaSYS (CHD1) at the early startup meny it won't to boot - I have got only KS boot screen. This same when I will pick AmigaOS (CHD0) at the early startup. Any idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks.

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27 November 2009, 07:03	#2
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	have you ticked bootable in HDTools

27 November 2009, 18:10	#3
JackTheKnife Amiga Fetish Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Downstate NY Age: 49 Posts: 267	Yes

29 November 2009, 07:29	#4
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	well thats me out of ideas then, surprised you haven`t had many replies sounds strange that you can`t select which partion to boot from from early startup

05 December 2009, 22:24	#5
JackTheKnife Amiga Fetish Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Downstate NY Age: 49 Posts: 267	Yes. It is srange for me too. This card was bought here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...id=p2761.l1259 Is there any way to check what is on the second partition?

06 December 2009, 19:46	#6
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	dir CHD1: ???? realy don`t know don`t know why they are called chd1 & chd2, might be beter to start again but call partions dh1 & dh2 what size is cf card ? not that any size should be a problem well if its over 4 gig then theres a few tricks to use but still not a problem dose the card boot at all, sounds like it dose edit right just read that link from sounds of it you doing it wrong heheheheh, though just reread it and you may be doing it right after all, I sugest you email the seller as it sounds like something is corrupted on the card. as a side note a bet the seller has no permission to be selling wb you could put the card in a pc and use winUAE to look at it

06 December 2009, 21:33	#7
JackTheKnife Amiga Fetish Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Downstate NY Age: 49 Posts: 267	It is 2GB CF card and I emailed the seller which told me that I am doing something wrong to boot from the second partition :\

06 December 2009, 21:41	#8
ppill CON: artist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poland Age: 43 Posts: 1,250	Can you post a picture of the devices (boot options) in the early stratup control?

06 December 2009, 21:49	#9
ppill CON: artist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poland Age: 43 Posts: 1,250	Can you access the second drive 'CHD1:' when using the default boot partition? Has it got a valid startup-sequence in S:?

06 December 2009, 22:16	#11
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	whats that clicking sound ? you seem to be doing it right when you boot chd0 can you then see cdh1 in hdtools ? or dose it show an icon on workbench

06 December 2009, 22:19	#12
JackTheKnife Amiga Fetish Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Downstate NY Age: 49 Posts: 267	Clicks come from the floppy drive (A1200 is open). I can see CDH1 at the HDToolBox and I have AmigaSYS icon on WB.

06 December 2009, 22:25	#14
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	thats 1 clicky floppy drive you got there, never heard one click like that before well I`m out of ideas sorry, spose you checked that complete system is there, if it is send it back for a replacement, like I said bet seller has no license to sell wb and his help, you must be doing something wrong is of little use yay thomas to the rescue heheheheh yep I`d have different priorities as well

06 December 2009, 22:47	#18
JackTheKnife Amiga Fetish Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Downstate NY Age: 49 Posts: 267	Can somebody explain to me why at the HDToolBox device status comes as changed for that CF card? It was from the beginning.

06 December 2009, 22:52	#19
ppill CON: artist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poland Age: 43 Posts: 1,250	OK so: When you turn the Amiga on it boots using the first CDH0 partition? Right? Then when you press Crtl+A+A it boots to it again? Right? But when you press Crtl+A+A and enter the early startup menu and choose CDH0 or CDH1 you get the kickstart screen? Right? And does the same thing happen when you enter the menu right after powering up?

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