cf0:: bad number ?

spacey · 10 April 2017, 10:24

i spent yesterday setting up an A1200 i had recently picked up with CF HD, PMCIA CF card & CD/DVD drive amongst other things. everything seemed to be working just fine, but then at some point the PMCIA CF card reader stopped working. it says it's mounted, but if i try to access it i get "cf0:: bad number".. i've tried a couple of different CF cards, and the reader & cards work fine on my other A1200.. i tried re-installing the PMCIA drivers..

anyone come across this? is there anything i can try before nuking it and starting over?

spacey · 16 April 2017, 07:43

just to follow up on this in case someone else ever runs into the same thing..

the amiga came with a DKB1202 board with 8meg ram.. when i removed it the PMCIA CF card started working again, and that is a known thing:

http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.co...ct.aspx?id=987

so i just need to install that magicmem program and i should be good to go.

thomas · 16 April 2017, 12:22

You initial post was misleading, it indicated that the CF reader stopped working without any other change. If you had told that you added a RAM expansion one could have given you a hint that there are known issues with >4MB expansions and Kickstart 3.1.

spacey · 17 April 2017, 05:20

yeah, i got confused about when exactly it stopped working

it was working fine with the DKB1202 in there, then i backed up the old HD to the PMCIA CF, replaced it with a CF card, setup the cd/dvd drive, replaced the 3.0 ROMS with 3.1... so somewhere in there it stopped working.

dumb question... is kickstart 3.1 vs 3.0 significant?

i can't seem to get the magicmem program (which i found on a LSD tools disk) to do anything.. even with the NO4MEG or NOC00000 options.

perhaps unsurprisingly i can get the PMCIA to work if i set the DKB jumpers to only enable 4meg.

weird thing is i can't see anything in the old startup-sequence/user-startup to do with ram settings.. not sure why it worked before (unless it was the change to KS 3.1)

thomas · 17 April 2017, 07:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacey

dumb question... is kickstart 3.1 vs 3.0 significant?

Yes, IIRC the address range conflict between RAM expansions and PCMCIA only exists in 3.1.

squirminator2k · 12 June 2018, 21:27

Hello! Sorry to revive an old thread, but is there a solution to this issue short of temporarily removing the RAM upgrade?

indigolemon · 12 June 2018, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirminator2k

Hello! Sorry to revive an old thread, but is there a solution to this issue short of temporarily removing the RAM upgrade?

You could try this? http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=226

solidcore · 13 June 2018, 00:10

8meg in z2 mode conflicts with the pcmcia, it wont work if you have above 4meg as said above. If you had a full 020 or 030 on an accelerator it can take advantage of z3 , and therefor not conflict with z2 memory map ranges. In any case we are selling a 4mb/8mb option card with SD + Eth support if you fancy exploring options here. You can wire up a switch to the 4mb/8mb jumper to toggle between pcmcia 4mb and 8mb . With Ethernet you can transfer files between amiga and pc and do away with pcmcia hot plugging for transferring files, 8mb while using internet/networking as you would expect!

Retro1234 · 13 June 2018, 00:34

Its only with Kick3.1 the above link probably fixes it.

10 April 2017, 10:24	#1
spacey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	cf0:: bad number ? i spent yesterday setting up an A1200 i had recently picked up with CF HD, PMCIA CF card & CD/DVD drive amongst other things. everything seemed to be working just fine, but then at some point the PMCIA CF card reader stopped working. it says it's mounted, but if i try to access it i get "cf0:: bad number".. i've tried a couple of different CF cards, and the reader & cards work fine on my other A1200.. i tried re-installing the PMCIA drivers.. anyone come across this? is there anything i can try before nuking it and starting over?

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16 April 2017, 07:43	#2
spacey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	just to follow up on this in case someone else ever runs into the same thing.. the amiga came with a DKB1202 board with 8meg ram.. when i removed it the PMCIA CF card started working again, and that is a known thing: http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.co...ct.aspx?id=987 so i just need to install that magicmem program and i should be good to go.

16 April 2017, 12:22	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,987	You initial post was misleading, it indicated that the CF reader stopped working without any other change. If you had told that you added a RAM expansion one could have given you a hint that there are known issues with >4MB expansions and Kickstart 3.1.

17 April 2017, 05:20	#4
spacey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	yeah, i got confused about when exactly it stopped working it was working fine with the DKB1202 in there, then i backed up the old HD to the PMCIA CF, replaced it with a CF card, setup the cd/dvd drive, replaced the 3.0 ROMS with 3.1... so somewhere in there it stopped working. dumb question... is kickstart 3.1 vs 3.0 significant? i can't seem to get the magicmem program (which i found on a LSD tools disk) to do anything.. even with the NO4MEG or NOC00000 options. perhaps unsurprisingly i can get the PMCIA to work if i set the DKB jumpers to only enable 4meg. weird thing is i can't see anything in the old startup-sequence/user-startup to do with ram settings.. not sure why it worked before (unless it was the change to KS 3.1)

12 June 2018, 21:27	#6
squirminator2k Dream17 / PortsCenter guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 37 Posts: 311	Hello! Sorry to revive an old thread, but is there a solution to this issue short of temporarily removing the RAM upgrade?

13 June 2018, 00:10	#8
solidcore Registered User Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: birmingham, uk Posts: 548	8meg in z2 mode conflicts with the pcmcia, it wont work if you have above 4meg as said above. If you had a full 020 or 030 on an accelerator it can take advantage of z3 , and therefor not conflict with z2 memory map ranges. In any case we are selling a 4mb/8mb option card with SD + Eth support if you fancy exploring options here. You can wire up a switch to the 4mb/8mb jumper to toggle between pcmcia 4mb and 8mb . With Ethernet you can transfer files between amiga and pc and do away with pcmcia hot plugging for transferring files, 8mb while using internet/networking as you would expect!

13 June 2018, 00:34	#9
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Its only with Kick3.1 the above link probably fixes it.

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