smartfilesystem

stuntpup · 05 June 2021, 14:26

Hi,
Been setting an amiga 600 up over the last few days. I used to have a A500 and 1200 back in the day, but getting back in to it now.
I spent most of yesterday trying to install workbench etc to the Compact Flash card, i dont remember it being so difficult back then !
Anyway the 600 has 2.04 rom so i figured just install OS 2.04. I wanted to use the SFS file system, but hdtoolbox won't use it, as it reverts to FFS.
It shows as FFS international i think, but says no disk present when trying to format.

Incidentally the FFS didnt work either but i managed to find the FFS file in the L directory on the floppy install. Not sure why that wasnt copied over during installation.
So i am wondering why SFS is not recognised. like with the FFS it was just a single file copied to L.
Anyone have an idea what i'm doing wrong, or any recommendations ?

cheers

stuntpup · 05 June 2021, 15:13

Actually it seems i might need a 3.0 rom.

I missed that.. oh well good excuse for an upgrade !

fryguy · 05 June 2021, 15:41

If I remember correctly I also tried SFS on A600 and it just crashed, then later realised it requires a 020 CPU.
But PFS should work fine on A600, that's what I use now.

https://aminet.net/search?query=pfs3aio

stuntpup · 06 June 2021, 10:15

it needs an 020 too ?

PFS3 looks like a better option anyway, so will give that a go soon.

cheers

05 June 2021, 14:26	#1
stuntpup Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 62	smartfilesystem Hi, Been setting an amiga 600 up over the last few days. I used to have a A500 and 1200 back in the day, but getting back in to it now. I spent most of yesterday trying to install workbench etc to the Compact Flash card, i dont remember it being so difficult back then ! Anyway the 600 has 2.04 rom so i figured just install OS 2.04. I wanted to use the SFS file system, but hdtoolbox won't use it, as it reverts to FFS. It shows as FFS international i think, but says no disk present when trying to format. Incidentally the FFS didnt work either but i managed to find the FFS file in the L directory on the floppy install. Not sure why that wasnt copied over during installation. So i am wondering why SFS is not recognised. like with the FFS it was just a single file copied to L. Anyone have an idea what i'm doing wrong, or any recommendations ? cheers

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05 June 2021, 15:13	#2
stuntpup Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 62	Actually it seems i might need a 3.0 rom. I missed that.. oh well good excuse for an upgrade !

05 June 2021, 15:41	#3
fryguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Skarabörg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 1,019	If I remember correctly I also tried SFS on A600 and it just crashed, then later realised it requires a 020 CPU. But PFS should work fine on A600, that's what I use now. https://aminet.net/search?query=pfs3aio

06 June 2021, 10:15	#4
stuntpup Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 62	it needs an 020 too ? PFS3 looks like a better option anyway, so will give that a go soon. cheers

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