CF card not recognized by UAE

LeftyFPB · 19 February 2015, 06:25

I read through the card FAQ a few times before attempting to connect a CF card to a UAE environment. Here's how I attached the card to my computer, a MacBook Pro:

-- Card plugged into IDE adaptor, which is plugged into an external drive enclosure.
-- Enclosure connected to the MBP via FireWire

I tried FS-UAE on the Mac and WinUAE in Windows. In both cases, the main OS (Mac, Windows) recognized the device. On the Mac side, I got the device number for the card (/dev/disk3) and added it to a config file (hard_
drive_0 = /dev/disk3). HD Toolbox didn't recognize the card whether the tool type was set to scsi.device or uaehf.device. WinUAE didn't even let me choose it in the hard drive drop-down, though the other two drives were available.

Apparently, I'm missing a step somewhere. As I said above, the card works great under the main OS. I can format it under either Mac or Windows. For some reason, I just can't get UAE to recognize it.

fitzsteve · 19 February 2015, 09:20

On the Windows PC make sure you are running WinUAE with Administrator privileges (right click/run as Administrator)

If you want to prepare it like a real hard drive under WinUAE you should also use Diskpart to clean the CF first so no Windows partitions remain.

I don't use a Mac so can't help there.

19 February 2015, 06:25	#1
LeftyFPB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 16	CF card not recognized by UAE I read through the card FAQ a few times before attempting to connect a CF card to a UAE environment. Here's how I attached the card to my computer, a MacBook Pro: -- Card plugged into IDE adaptor, which is plugged into an external drive enclosure. -- Enclosure connected to the MBP via FireWire I tried FS-UAE on the Mac and WinUAE in Windows. In both cases, the main OS (Mac, Windows) recognized the device. On the Mac side, I got the device number for the card (/dev/disk3) and added it to a config file (hard_ drive_0 = /dev/disk3). HD Toolbox didn't recognize the card whether the tool type was set to scsi.device or uaehf.device. WinUAE didn't even let me choose it in the hard drive drop-down, though the other two drives were available. Apparently, I'm missing a step somewhere. As I said above, the card works great under the main OS. I can format it under either Mac or Windows. For some reason, I just can't get UAE to recognize it.

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19 February 2015, 09:20	#2
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,685	On the Windows PC make sure you are running WinUAE with Administrator privileges (right click/run as Administrator) If you want to prepare it like a real hard drive under WinUAE you should also use Diskpart to clean the CF first so no Windows partitions remain. I don't use a Mac so can't help there.

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