Hardfile.device for PC_Task 4

Doddy · 25 December 2005, 14:53

OK... if this has been posted before ..sorry but i cant find it under search

Ive got PC_task4.4 running under Winuae1.1.1 Ive created the hardfile and mounted it with PCTcrossmount no problem but i dont seem to have the Hardfile.device in devs.... Does anyone know where do i get this device driver from or am i missing something obvious. The sad thing is i had this running years ago on my original Miggy but i cant remember what i did. Any help would be really appreciated

RetroMan · 25 December 2005, 15:26

Uhm, WinUAE ? Try uaehf.device in your Mountlist then

Doddy · 25 December 2005, 15:33

Will do

Doddy · 25 December 2005, 15:44

Hmm thats already mounted..

RetroMan · 25 December 2005, 17:40

Hmmm, hardfile.device was replaced by uaehf.device in WinUAE some time ago .... not sure how to handle these things in PCTask then ....

I´ll have a look into it this evening .....

Toni Wilen · 25 December 2005, 18:57

It was changed in UAE 0.8.8

<snipped from Changelog>

970618 Rename hardfile.device to uaehf.device to avoid name clashes

</snip>

I am sure PC-Task's hardfile.device must be something non-UAE related.

DrBong · 25 December 2005, 19:18

Nothing to do with UAE, but everything to do with PC-Task.

@Doddy
Attached below.

Doddy · 25 December 2005, 19:22

Ta DrBong will let you know what happens

Doddy · 25 December 2005, 19:48

Dammit ive put it in devs but how do i read the drive, i thought it would show up as a folder? wish i could remember from all those years ago

mds · 25 December 2005, 20:57

Hi,
i have another problem.
Hardfile works fine for me with PC-task and Winuae,
but i have a problem with uaescsi.device.
I cannot use CD's under PC-task.
How to solve this problem?
Regards

ant512 · 25 December 2005, 21:14

@Doddy: You need the DOS Driver file too. This is a text file that you put in the SYS:Devs/DOSDrivers directory, usually called something like "HD0". It contains various information about the hardfile, such as its size, number of cylinders, blocksize, etc. Not sure if the file can be generated by PC-Task, or if example files come with the PC-Task program, or if the manual gives instructions of how to create one.

Anyway, that's what you're looking for. Can anyone send Doddy the DOS Driver?

Alternatively, give this a go:

http://de4.aminet.net/disk/misc/MakeDrivers.lha

Might do what you need.

Doddy · 25 December 2005, 23:10

OK heres the rub i can mount the hardfiles if i open the crossdos 7 disk and run a program called dr crossdos??? weird ive installed crossdos but this only mounts the pc disk drives.
Im like mds's post now but how do you mount uaescsi.device fullstop! ive installed idefix97(unregistered) but nothing shows up on workbench when i install a cd?

Heh Getting there slowly

Doddy · 26 December 2005, 15:39

Ok ive managed to mount a cdrom driver by installing it off 0S.39 Yippeeee

Now any help in mounting the cdrom drive under PC_Task would be appreciated

Doc Mindie · 09 January 2006, 21:14

For that, you might want to copy something like "oakcdrom.sys" and "mscdex.exe" from a normal MSDOS WIN98 bootfloppy onto the emulated PC hd.

Then in config.sys:

device=c:\oakcdrom.sys /s:CD001

and in Autoexec.bat, at the end of everything else:

LH C:\mscdex.exe /f:CD001

-----<

I'm not 100% sure of the EXACT syntax, but you can open the config.sys and autoexec.bat files on the win98-startupdisk and copy the lines from there.

25 December 2005, 14:53	#1
Doddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lancashire Age: 64 Posts: 14	Hardfile.device for PC_Task 4 OK... if this has been posted before ..sorry but i cant find it under search Ive got PC_task4.4 running under Winuae1.1.1 Ive created the hardfile and mounted it with PCTcrossmount no problem but i dont seem to have the Hardfile.device in devs.... Does anyone know where do i get this device driver from or am i missing something obvious. The sad thing is i had this running years ago on my original Miggy but i cant remember what i did. Any help would be really appreciated

25 December 2005, 21:14	#11
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	@Doddy: You need the DOS Driver file too. This is a text file that you put in the SYS:Devs/DOSDrivers directory, usually called something like "HD0". It contains various information about the hardfile, such as its size, number of cylinders, blocksize, etc. Not sure if the file can be generated by PC-Task, or if example files come with the PC-Task program, or if the manual gives instructions of how to create one. Anyway, that's what you're looking for. Can anyone send Doddy the DOS Driver? Alternatively, give this a go: http://de4.aminet.net/disk/misc/MakeDrivers.lha Might do what you need. Last edited by ant512; 25 December 2005 at 21:19.

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25 December 2005, 15:26	#2
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Uhm, WinUAE ? Try uaehf.device in your Mountlist then

25 December 2005, 15:33	#3
Doddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lancashire Age: 64 Posts: 14	Will do

25 December 2005, 15:44	#4
Doddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lancashire Age: 64 Posts: 14	Hmm thats already mounted..

25 December 2005, 17:40	#5
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Hmmm, hardfile.device was replaced by uaehf.device in WinUAE some time ago .... not sure how to handle these things in PCTask then .... I´ll have a look into it this evening .....

25 December 2005, 18:57	#6
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,502	It was changed in UAE 0.8.8 <snipped from Changelog> 970618 Rename hardfile.device to uaehf.device to avoid name clashes </snip> I am sure PC-Task's hardfile.device must be something non-UAE related.

25 December 2005, 19:22	#8
Doddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lancashire Age: 64 Posts: 14	Ta DrBong will let you know what happens

25 December 2005, 19:48	#9
Doddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lancashire Age: 64 Posts: 14	Dammit ive put it in devs but how do i read the drive, i thought it would show up as a folder? wish i could remember from all those years ago

25 December 2005, 20:57	#10
mds Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bremerhaven germany Age: 60 Posts: 100	Hi, i have another problem. Hardfile works fine for me with PC-task and Winuae, but i have a problem with uaescsi.device. I cannot use CD's under PC-task. How to solve this problem? Regards

25 December 2005, 23:10	#12
Doddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lancashire Age: 64 Posts: 14	OK heres the rub i can mount the hardfiles if i open the crossdos 7 disk and run a program called dr crossdos??? weird ive installed crossdos but this only mounts the pc disk drives. Im like mds's post now but how do you mount uaescsi.device fullstop! ive installed idefix97(unregistered) but nothing shows up on workbench when i install a cd? Heh Getting there slowly

26 December 2005, 15:39	#13
Doddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lancashire Age: 64 Posts: 14	Ok ive managed to mount a cdrom driver by installing it off 0S.39 Yippeeee Now any help in mounting the cdrom drive under PC_Task would be appreciated

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09 January 2006, 21:14	#14
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	For that, you might want to copy something like "oakcdrom.sys" and "mscdex.exe" from a normal MSDOS WIN98 bootfloppy onto the emulated PC hd. Then in config.sys: device=c:\oakcdrom.sys /s:CD001 and in Autoexec.bat, at the end of everything else: LH C:\mscdex.exe /f:CD001 -----< I'm not 100% sure of the EXACT syntax, but you can open the config.sys and autoexec.bat files on the win98-startupdisk and copy the lines from there.