Hardfile size miscalculation?

Leandro Jardim · 26 August 2015, 00:23

Hi, I tried to create a 51.200 MB hardfile, and in AmigaForever HDToolBox it is shown as 7.8GB while in AmigaOS 3.9 it is shown as 50GB? May this be the cause for the bug I posted earlier?

-Acid- · 26 August 2015, 00:46

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Originally Posted by Leandro Jardim

Hi, I tried to create a 51.200 MB hardfile, and in AmigaForever HDToolBox it is shown as 7.8GB while in AmigaOS 3.9 it is shown as 50GB? May this be the cause for the bug I posted earlier?

51200mb is about 50gb? HDToolBox i'm unsure, is 7.8gb the max partition size it can see correctly maybe?

Arnie · 26 August 2015, 01:00

I think HDToolbox from 3.1 and earlier only reports 7.8 while 3.9 HDToolbox reports the correct size. There is an upgrade for pre 3.9 HDToolbox on Aminet.

Leandro Jardim · 26 August 2015, 01:00

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Originally Posted by -Acid-

51200mb is about 50gb? HDToolBox i'm unsure, is 7.8gb the max partition size it can see correctly maybe?

HDToolBox for OS 3.1 can see only 4GB, but theoretically the OS 3.9 version can see 4GB to up. The Amiga can access up to 2TB.

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Originally Posted by Arnie

I think HDToolbox from 3.1 and earlier only reports 7.8 while 3.9 HDToolbox reports the correct size. There is an upgrade for pre 3.9 HDToolbox on Aminet.

Wow, thanks! I will try it.

EDIT: Oh no, I misunderstand that it is for *pre* 3.9. Oh bad... Anyway, thanks, for sure.

*** Anyone have other idea? ***

Toni Wilen · 26 August 2015, 08:04

"Not enough information". "Hardfile" can be lots of things.

My crystal ball says you use IDE emulation and you need scsi.device update if you want to access more than about ~8G using A600/A1200/A4000 internal IDE. Nothing to do with emulation.

Leandro Jardim · 27 August 2015, 02:33

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Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

"Not enough information". "Hardfile" can be lots of things.

My crystal ball says you use IDE emulation and you need scsi.device update if you want to access more than about ~8G using A600/A1200/A4000 internal IDE. Nothing to do with emulation.

Yes, I am using IDE emulation... But I am using OS 3.9, so should not be a problem with scsi.device, or it is?

thomas · 27 August 2015, 08:38

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Originally Posted by Leandro Jardim

Yes, I am using IDE emulation... But I am using OS 3.9, so should not be a problem with scsi.device, or it is?

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Originally Posted by Leandro Jardim

in AmigaOS 3.9 it is shown as 50GB?

Where is your problem?

26 August 2015, 00:23	#1
Leandro Jardim Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Legoland Age: 45 Posts: 1,461	Hardfile size miscalculation? Hi, I tried to create a 51.200 MB hardfile, and in AmigaForever HDToolBox it is shown as 7.8GB while in AmigaOS 3.9 it is shown as 50GB? May this be the cause for the bug I posted earlier?

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Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,506	"Not enough information". "Hardfile" can be lots of things. My crystal ball says you use IDE emulation and you need scsi.device update if you want to access more than about ~8G using A600/A1200/A4000 internal IDE. Nothing to do with emulation.

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