I need help preparing the SD card for use in A3000 with SCSI2SD

joethezombie · 15 July 2016, 04:05

I have an Amiga3000 I would like to get up and running. I bought an SCSI2SD card, and I am trying to install Workbench 2.04 on the SD card using FS-UAE on my iMac.

So this whats going on. I prepared the SD card: (my device is /dev/disk3)

Code:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/disk3 bs=1 count=1024
sudo chmod a+rw /dev/disk3

I created a configuration in FS-UAE 2.6.2 matching my A3000, using Kickstart 2.04 (37.175)(A3000).

I modified the configuration file by adding:

Code:

  hard_drive_0 = /dev/disk3
  hard_drive_0_type = rdb

Using this configuration, I boot the Workbench2.04 Install ADF. Using the CLI, I start HDToolBox with the command:

Code:

  DF0:Tools/HDToolBox uaehf.device

This starts HDToolBox, and I can see my SD card. I read the information from the drive, save changes. I then move to partitioning and create two partitions of size 1.9GB in the first 4GB of space. The SD card is 8GB, but I leave the rest of the drive unpartitioned.

I format the partitions using CLI again, like this:

Code:

  format drive DH0: name WB_2.x noicons quick ffs
  format drive DH1: name Work noicons quick ffs

I reboot, (again using the Install ADF) and I see the partitions on the workbench. Now here is where I get problems. Attempting to install the system, I get the

Code:

System Request
-------------------
Volume
WB_2.x
is not validated
[Retry] [Cancel]

And this is where I am stuck. In fact, trying to copy any files to the WB_2.x or Work partitions results in this System Request, almost as if the partitions are read only.

I verified the permissions on the SD card /dev/disk3

Code:

  iMac:~ Joe$ ls -lOe /dev/disk3
  brw-rw-rw-  1 root  operator  -   1,  10 Jul 14 19:15 /dev/disk3

A little help?

joethezombie · 15 July 2016, 06:44

OK, After a little more work I found I had set the memory incorrectly in the FS-UAE options. It helps greatly if you don't set the Fast RAM to 0KB. *smacks head*

Once given some working space, the procedure worked and I was able to install 2.04 to the SD card. Too late to test it in the A3000/SCSI2SD tonight. I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Wish me luck!

emufan · 15 July 2016, 07:03

maybe it has something todo with the MaxTransfer setting of your partitions.
i think they should be set to 0x1FE00 ( to be set in HDToolBox).
you can read a better or more information here. not sure if this also applies to SCSI
disks, but since you are using a IDE SD card on the very end, it may apply aswell.

good luck

Hewitson · 15 July 2016, 20:12

Pretty sure it's a MaxTransfer issue as said above. Definitely not a fast ram issue. An Amiga with no fast mem is very normal, most of them were sold without it.

Toni Wilen · 15 July 2016, 20:37

It is not maxtransfer. Max transfer problem only happens with A600/A1200/A4000 built-in IDE (driver does split transfer using weird way, way that become undefined in ATA2 spec)

thomas · 15 July 2016, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by joethezombie

I reboot, (again using the Install ADF) and I see the partitions on the workbench. Now here is where I get problems. Attempting to install the system, I get the

Code:

System Request
-------------------
Volume
WB_2.x
is not validated
[Retry] [Cancel]

And this is where I am stuck. In fact, trying to copy any files to the WB_2.x or Work partitions results in this System Request, almost as if the partitions are read only.

Add more RAM to FS-UAE. FFS needs a lot of RAM to validate. The partitions will magically become available once there is enough RAM to build the bitmap.

joethezombie · 16 July 2016, 01:18

Spot on thomas. I had inadvertently set Fast RAM to 0KB. After giving the system some RAM, everything worked out as it should. Listen guys, it was definitely lack of RAM that caused the issue. 100% reproducible, and not related to MaxTransfer. Attempting the SCSI2SD install now in my real Amiga 3000.

kneehighspy · 16 July 2016, 03:57

i ran into a similar issue with installing an scsi2sd hard drive on my Amiga 1000 (via a2091 / zorro II adapter) whenever i used hdtools to create a large partition, when trying to format, it would say not enough memory and format would fail.

so i used smaller partition sizes and it worked fine. this A1000 had 2meg of fast ram and of course 512kb of chip ram.

obitus1990 · 18 July 2016, 02:57

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/disk3 bs=1 count=1024
sudo chmod a+rw /dev/disk3

^^^ I tried to do this business with DD...I changed the /dev/disk3 to match the /dev/diskname (in my case /dev/disk8s1) of my card I am trying to mount into FSUAE, but, I get an error that the resource is busy. It's not being used in any way, as far as I can tell. How to get around this, Joe?

joethezombie · 18 July 2016, 06:13

You need to unmount the resource first. Open Disk Utility, find your drive on the left hand side, select any partitions that are mounted under it, and click the "Unmount" button at the top of the Disk Utility window.

--->Please be *very* careful.<---
If you run dd on the wrong device, you will wipe out important data, or even your main drive, resulting in a non-booting computer!

15 July 2016, 04:05	#1
joethezombie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Idaho Posts: 24	I need help preparing the SD card for use in A3000 with SCSI2SD I have an Amiga3000 I would like to get up and running. I bought an SCSI2SD card, and I am trying to install Workbench 2.04 on the SD card using FS-UAE on my iMac. So this whats going on. I prepared the SD card: (my device is /dev/disk3) Code: sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/disk3 bs=1 count=1024 sudo chmod a+rw /dev/disk3 I created a configuration in FS-UAE 2.6.2 matching my A3000, using Kickstart 2.04 (37.175)(A3000). I modified the configuration file by adding: Code: hard_drive_0 = /dev/disk3 hard_drive_0_type = rdb Using this configuration, I boot the Workbench2.04 Install ADF. Using the CLI, I start HDToolBox with the command: Code: DF0:Tools/HDToolBox uaehf.device This starts HDToolBox, and I can see my SD card. I read the information from the drive, save changes. I then move to partitioning and create two partitions of size 1.9GB in the first 4GB of space. The SD card is 8GB, but I leave the rest of the drive unpartitioned. I format the partitions using CLI again, like this: Code: format drive DH0: name WB_2.x noicons quick ffs format drive DH1: name Work noicons quick ffs I reboot, (again using the Install ADF) and I see the partitions on the workbench. Now here is where I get problems. Attempting to install the system, I get the Code: System Request ------------------- Volume WB_2.x is not validated [Retry] [Cancel] And this is where I am stuck. In fact, trying to copy any files to the WB_2.x or Work partitions results in this System Request, almost as if the partitions are read only. I verified the permissions on the SD card /dev/disk3 Code: iMac:~ Joe$ ls -lOe /dev/disk3 brw-rw-rw- 1 root operator - 1, 10 Jul 14 19:15 /dev/disk3 A little help? Last edited by joethezombie; 16 July 2016 at 02:57. Reason: typo

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15 July 2016, 06:44	#2
joethezombie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Idaho Posts: 24	OK, After a little more work I found I had set the memory incorrectly in the FS-UAE options. It helps greatly if you don't set the Fast RAM to 0KB. smacks head Once given some working space, the procedure worked and I was able to install 2.04 to the SD card. Too late to test it in the A3000/SCSI2SD tonight. I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Wish me luck!

15 July 2016, 07:03	#3
emufan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: #DrainTheSwamp Posts: 4,545	maybe it has something todo with the MaxTransfer setting of your partitions. i think they should be set to 0x1FE00 ( to be set in HDToolBox). you can read a better or more information here. not sure if this also applies to SCSI disks, but since you are using a IDE SD card on the very end, it may apply aswell. good luck

15 July 2016, 20:12	#4
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,772	Pretty sure it's a MaxTransfer issue as said above. Definitely not a fast ram issue. An Amiga with no fast mem is very normal, most of them were sold without it.

15 July 2016, 20:37	#5
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,506	It is not maxtransfer. Max transfer problem only happens with A600/A1200/A4000 built-in IDE (driver does split transfer using weird way, way that become undefined in ATA2 spec)

16 July 2016, 01:18	#7
joethezombie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Idaho Posts: 24	Spot on thomas. I had inadvertently set Fast RAM to 0KB. After giving the system some RAM, everything worked out as it should. Listen guys, it was definitely lack of RAM that caused the issue. 100% reproducible, and not related to MaxTransfer. Attempting the SCSI2SD install now in my real Amiga 3000.

16 July 2016, 03:57	#8
kneehighspy Registered User Join Date: May 2015 Location: cerulean / usa Posts: 75	i ran into a similar issue with installing an scsi2sd hard drive on my Amiga 1000 (via a2091 / zorro II adapter) whenever i used hdtools to create a large partition, when trying to format, it would say not enough memory and format would fail. so i used smaller partition sizes and it worked fine. this A1000 had 2meg of fast ram and of course 512kb of chip ram.

18 July 2016, 02:57	#9
obitus1990 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Mandeville USA Posts: 203	sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/disk3 bs=1 count=1024 sudo chmod a+rw /dev/disk3 ^^^ I tried to do this business with DD...I changed the /dev/disk3 to match the /dev/diskname (in my case /dev/disk8s1) of my card I am trying to mount into FSUAE, but, I get an error that the resource is busy. It's not being used in any way, as far as I can tell. How to get around this, Joe?

18 July 2016, 06:13	#10
joethezombie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Idaho Posts: 24	You need to unmount the resource first. Open Disk Utility, find your drive on the left hand side, select any partitions that are mounted under it, and click the "Unmount" button at the top of the Disk Utility window. --->Please be very careful.<--- If you run dd on the wrong device, you will wipe out important data, or even your main drive, resulting in a non-booting computer!

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