25 December 2011, 22:48 | #1 |
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Problems with PCMCIA and CF card 2GB
I have read some threads here but still I have issues with my CF card.
I have downloaded cfd.lha and copied over the compactflash.device to DEVS: and tried mounting the drive by double clicking the CF0 icon but nothing happens. Am I missing something? Was told on this forum that the setup I bought would work ok, not blaming anyone Regards Volt. |
25 December 2011, 23:05 | #2 |
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sorry, more cf 2 giga and over, don't go
i have a 2 e 4 giga don't go, a 64 mega and 128 mega are ok you need a max 1 giga or a model tested |
25 December 2011, 23:40 | #3 |
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I see, thanks.
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26 December 2011, 00:23 | #4 |
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Hi VoltureX, your 2GB card should work fine, I have used several 2GB and 4GB cards in my PCMCIA adapter. I tried a 8GB Kingston and it won't work no matter how it's formatted, but it works in a USB card reader plugged into the Subway in the A1200, so I guess it's a hardware limitation of the adapter and not the OS.
The reason your card isn't showing up is because you also need to install a compatible filesystem. Download and install Fat95 and then your card should work, provided you also installed cfd properly (compactflash.device in Devs/ and CF0 in Devs/DOSDrivers/ http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/fat95 |
26 December 2011, 15:01 | #5 |
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Wow that was kewl to know. Thanks cammy I will add the fat95 to my WB 3.1 then. Have a great new years eve.
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26 December 2011, 16:05 | #6 |
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Do I only need to copy the file fat95 to L: or do I need other files from fat95.lha placed somewhere also?
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26 December 2011, 16:29 | #7 |
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Yes place fat95 into the L dir.
On my A600, the card takes a while to show up after mounting CF0:. |
26 December 2011, 19:04 | #8 |
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My CF card reader still doesn't work. I have even tried both FAT and FAT32.
Any suggestions? Regards Volt. I know my PCMCIA port is working coz I use it for my network aswell. When I load up CLI and type CF0: it says "Bad loadfile hunk". |
26 December 2011, 19:10 | #9 |
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Does the CF card show up under Windows? (it should)
What happens if you type "mount cf0:" at a shell prompt instead of double clicking the icon? (there may be some error messages) |
26 December 2011, 19:20 | #10 |
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It shows up fine in Windows and if I type "mount CF0:" it just mounts. If I type the same command again it tells me it's already mounted.
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26 December 2011, 19:31 | #11 |
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Sorry not sure what the error message "Bad loadfile hunk" might mean in this context.
Are you sure your CF0 file and DEVS:compactflash.device and L:fat95 are all not corrupt? Those 3 files are all you need and you seem to have installed them fine. I guess you do not have another CF card you can also try? (not all CF card and PCMCIA-CF adapter combos seem to work) |
26 December 2011, 21:08 | #12 |
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What make of card do you have?
As Cammy mentioned, not all cards work. |
27 December 2011, 01:23 | #13 |
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I have a Trascend x133 2GB CF card and a Delock adapter.
Volt. Update: Got the hardware to work. It was corrupted files. I think it was the Fat95. Thanks though for everything Last edited by VoltureX; 27 December 2011 at 04:53. |
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