I can´t format my new HD

20 August 2006, 22:07

I has bought a new IBM hardrive 3.1 gig
and I have a amiga1200 3.0, I use HDinstool and the latest FFS 45.9 but it wont work. When I try to format the Harddrive I get a Error -1 message.
What am i doing wrong?

twizzle · 20 August 2006, 23:21

go in to hd/toolbox >partion drive > change drive type >in the top box
file name = drive definitions TYPE RAM: in front then click read configuration > ok your now back in the partioning screen click save changes to drive.
now you can partition your drive then click save changes
now you can format your icons on the w/b screen
now you can install your w/b OS

21 August 2006, 00:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by twizzle

go in to hd/toolbox >partion drive > change drive type >in the top box
file name = drive definitions TYPE RAM: in front then click read configuration > ok your now back in the partioning screen click save changes to drive.
now you can partition your drive then click save changes
now you can format your icons on the w/b screen
now you can install your w/b OS

I get the message "Can´t open RAM:"

thanks for helping me bro, is there something else that i could try?

Jope · 21 August 2006, 07:24

Did you just write in RAM: as the filename or did you write RAM:drive definitions?

21 August 2006, 09:16

now i can open ram, but i still get the error -1 message when i try to save.
One thing is that I get a negative size of the harddrive "heads 16" size -993meg???

Jope · 22 August 2006, 07:39

Again, what did you type in the filename gadget?

Don't worry about negative sizes, HDTB does this with "large" drives.

22 August 2006, 10:23

I did RAM:drive definitions

And was finaly able to come back to "main screen".
But I can´t save thou

, I have tried with SFS and a fastfilesystem from OS3.9 but it still wont work. I have tried to set jumpers to cable select and slave with no result. I have tried HDtoolbox-HDinstool-HDsetup with no result. HDtoolbox gives me a correct drive info CYL and HEADS but HDinstool dont...
Is it impossible to format this damn IBM HD?

rare_j · 22 August 2006, 11:59

Have you partitioned the drive correctly?
This is a good guide to setting up a drive with SFS.
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...martfilesystem

It refers to winuae but is relevent for setting up a drive on a real amiga as well.

Also when you format the drive do a "quick format" not a full format.

20 August 2006, 22:07	#1
Firstbase Posts: n/a	I can´t format my new HD I has bought a new IBM hardrive 3.1 gig and I have a amiga1200 3.0, I use HDinstool and the latest FFS 45.9 but it wont work. When I try to format the Harddrive I get a Error -1 message. What am i doing wrong?

21 August 2006, 09:16	#5
Firstbase Posts: n/a	now i can open ram, but i still get the error -1 message when i try to save. One thing is that I get a negative size of the harddrive "heads 16" size -993meg??? Last edited by Firstbase; 21 August 2006 at 09:25.

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20 August 2006, 23:21	#2
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	go in to hd/toolbox >partion drive > change drive type >in the top box file name = drive definitions TYPE RAM: in front then click read configuration > ok your now back in the partioning screen click save changes to drive. now you can partition your drive then click save changes now you can format your icons on the w/b screen now you can install your w/b OS

21 August 2006, 07:24	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,929	Did you just write in RAM: as the filename or did you write RAM:drive definitions?

22 August 2006, 07:39	#6
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,929	Again, what did you type in the filename gadget? Don't worry about negative sizes, HDTB does this with "large" drives.

22 August 2006, 10:23	#7
Firstbase Posts: n/a	I did RAM:drive definitions And was finaly able to come back to "main screen". But I can´t save thou , I have tried with SFS and a fastfilesystem from OS3.9 but it still wont work. I have tried to set jumpers to cable select and slave with no result. I have tried HDtoolbox-HDinstool-HDsetup with no result. HDtoolbox gives me a correct drive info CYL and HEADS but HDinstool dont... Is it impossible to format this damn IBM HD?

22 August 2006, 11:59	#8
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,179	Have you partitioned the drive correctly? This is a good guide to setting up a drive with SFS. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...martfilesystem It refers to winuae but is relevent for setting up a drive on a real amiga as well. Also when you format the drive do a "quick format" not a full format.

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