FAT95 Installation

sbeehre · 19 January 2008, 08:45

Hi everyone! so far ive been trying to get my PCMCIA --> CF Adaptor working in my 1200 with little sucess! Prepcard reports a silicon image disk in there and ive installed cfd and fat95.... however it doesnt show up any drives mounted for my CF card. Im wondering if i have installed fat95 incorrectly? is there more to it than double clicking the install fat95 icon?

coze · 19 January 2008, 08:49

double clicking the fat95 icon is enough. did you install cfd properly ? and mounted the cf device ? also keep in mind that you should format your cf card at windows side with fat16.

sbeehre · 19 January 2008, 08:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by coze

double clicking the fat95 icon is enough. did you install cfd properly ? and mounted the cf device ? also keep in mind that you should format your cf card at windows side with fat16.

when you say mounted the cf device do you mean double clicking on the CF0 Device like the readme says? or do you need to put a mount command or something into your startup sequence?

coze · 19 January 2008, 09:05

no, double clicking is enough ... and if you place it in devs:dosdrivers it will be automatically mounted next boot.

sbeehre · 19 January 2008, 09:15

all i did was copy compactflash.device to DEVS: and installed fat95 by double clicking on the installer... i know the PCMCIA port is ok cause i use a network card with it to.

thomas · 19 January 2008, 09:26

You have to create a DosDriver for your CF card. Fat95 comes with very detailed instcuctions in different languages, so just RTFM.

sbeehre · 19 January 2008, 09:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

You have to create a DosDriver for your CF card. Fat95 comes with very detailed instcuctions in different languages, so just RTFM.

ok i just thought i was alot more simple than that

coze · 19 January 2008, 09:55

cfd needs some other stuff in C: and devs:. it's not just compactflash.device. though it should have warned you when you're mounting the device that some stuff is missing.

ppill · 19 January 2008, 10:58

Make sure you've got the following:

compactflash.device in DEVS:
fat95 in L:
CF0 in DEVS:DOSDrivers/ (if you want to mount it automatically each boot)
or SYS:Storage/DOSDrivers/ (if you want to do it manually by clicking on the icon or typing 'mount CF0:' in a shell)

If this fails, have a look at CardReset and CardPatch (there's a bug in the way A1200s handle the PCMCIA port, these proggies try to remedy that)

Both should go in your startup-sequence.

That's it. Looks complicated but trust me, it's all pretty straightforward.

Jope · 20 January 2008, 17:40

compactflash.device already does a cardreset, at least I remember reading so in the docs. It's mainly needed for network cards.

ppill · 20 January 2008, 18:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jope

compactflash.device already does a cardreset, at least I remember reading so in the docs. It's mainly needed for network cards.

You're right (from the readme file):

Quote:

v1.21 04/2003
Fixed "multiple mode" bug.
Added "write multiple" support.
Added PCMCIA soft reset.
Added CFA_ERASE support.

Somehow missed that one. Thanks Jope!

02 April 2008, 16:44

Where is the L: in my workbench or is it on another place i shuld put it ?

i am using a Amiga 600hd !!

Graham Humphrey · 02 April 2008, 17:57

The L directory should be on your Workbench partition...

02 April 2008, 18:04

AS when i start My amiga i click on Workbench and then i copy it there ?

sorry if i bother u guys but im rather new to this !!

thx in advance

Graham Humphrey · 02 April 2008, 18:09

Yep, that's it. Just copy the fat95 file to the L directory in Workbench.

And no worries, we were all new once

Zetr0 · 02 April 2008, 18:37

you may need to select (Show all Files) from the menu.

Open the Work bench directory.

Right mouse click, and select Window >> Icon >> Show All Files

the director L should appear. as well as C and a couple of others.

you could use the CLI

thats as easy when you know how.

02 April 2008, 18:51

and the files in C: ? shuld i put them in C in workbensh aswhell ?

Graham Humphrey · 02 April 2008, 18:56

Yes. As a rule, if any programs come with C, Libs, L directories etc then you copy their contents to the equivalent directories on your Workbench.

02 April 2008, 19:03

ahh ok i will get back to u Amiga gurus when i have tryed all this out .. thx

02 April 2008, 20:05

Got all to work now thx to all the information u guys provided

19 January 2008, 08:45	#1
sbeehre Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hamilton, NZ Posts: 43	FAT95 Installation Hi everyone! so far ive been trying to get my PCMCIA --> CF Adaptor working in my 1200 with little sucess! Prepcard reports a silicon image disk in there and ive installed cfd and fat95.... however it doesnt show up any drives mounted for my CF card. Im wondering if i have installed fat95 incorrectly? is there more to it than double clicking the install fat95 icon?

02 April 2008, 16:44	#12
A600HdFan Posts: n/a	Where Where is the L: in my workbench or is it on another place i shuld put it ? i am using a Amiga 600hd !!

02 April 2008, 18:04	#14
A600HdFan Posts: n/a	L: AS when i start My amiga i click on Workbench and then i copy it there ? sorry if i bother u guys but im rather new to this !! thx in advance

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19 January 2008, 08:49	#2
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	double clicking the fat95 icon is enough. did you install cfd properly ? and mounted the cf device ? also keep in mind that you should format your cf card at windows side with fat16.

19 January 2008, 09:05	#4
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	no, double clicking is enough ... and if you place it in devs:dosdrivers it will be automatically mounted next boot.

19 January 2008, 09:15	#5
sbeehre Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hamilton, NZ Posts: 43	all i did was copy compactflash.device to DEVS: and installed fat95 by double clicking on the installer... i know the PCMCIA port is ok cause i use a network card with it to.

19 January 2008, 09:26	#6
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,987	You have to create a DosDriver for your CF card. Fat95 comes with very detailed instcuctions in different languages, so just RTFM.

19 January 2008, 09:55	#8
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	cfd needs some other stuff in C: and devs:. it's not just compactflash.device. though it should have warned you when you're mounting the device that some stuff is missing.

19 January 2008, 10:58	#9
ppill CON: artist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poland Age: 43 Posts: 1,250	Make sure you've got the following: compactflash.device in DEVS: fat95 in L: CF0 in DEVS:DOSDrivers/ (if you want to mount it automatically each boot) or SYS:Storage/DOSDrivers/ (if you want to do it manually by clicking on the icon or typing 'mount CF0:' in a shell) If this fails, have a look at CardReset and CardPatch (there's a bug in the way A1200s handle the PCMCIA port, these proggies try to remedy that) Both should go in your startup-sequence. That's it. Looks complicated but trust me, it's all pretty straightforward.

20 January 2008, 17:40	#10
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	compactflash.device already does a cardreset, at least I remember reading so in the docs. It's mainly needed for network cards.

02 April 2008, 17:57	#13
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	The L directory should be on your Workbench partition...

02 April 2008, 18:09	#15
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Yep, that's it. Just copy the fat95 file to the L directory in Workbench. And no worries, we were all new once

02 April 2008, 18:37	#16
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	you may need to select (Show all Files) from the menu. Open the Work bench directory. Right mouse click, and select Window >> Icon >> Show All Files the director L should appear. as well as C and a couple of others. you could use the CLI thats as easy when you know how.

02 April 2008, 18:51	#17
A600HdFan Posts: n/a	and the files in C: ? shuld i put them in C in workbensh aswhell ?

02 April 2008, 18:56	#18
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Yes. As a rule, if any programs come with C, Libs, L directories etc then you copy their contents to the equivalent directories on your Workbench.

02 April 2008, 19:03	#19
A600HdFan Posts: n/a	ahh ok i will get back to u Amiga gurus when i have tryed all this out .. thx

02 April 2008, 20:05	#20
A600HdFan Posts: n/a	Got all to work now thx to all the information u guys provided

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