LS-120 Questions in 2022

orphan264 · 28 September 2022, 17:00

I am using an LS-120 drive (IDE) with my Amiga 4000D running OS 3.2.1. LS-120 drive/disks work great with OS 3.2 "SuperFloppy" mountlist and A4000 IDE interface (No other software needed!). I was wondering if anyone had insight into the following:

When I format an LS-120 disk in the drive, it works perfectly. However, the icon used is the same as what the floppy drive uses. Is there any way to have Workbench use a different icon for this device? (also, does anyone have an LS-120 icon? )
Is it worthwhile to add buffers to this device using "AddBuffers"? Can I add a entry to the mountlist to achieve this instead? Is it worth the trouble?
I have read that the LS-120 drive firmware can read PC floppies (Not Amiga floppies though). Do I need a different mountlist to use the drive in that manner?

Thanks for any thoughts or ideas.

Nobby_UK · 28 September 2022, 17:14

Icon I used attached:

orphan264 · 28 September 2022, 20:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

Icon I used attached:

Hey great! That is just what I was hoping for! Thanks Nobby!

(Ashamed to ask) Would you please tell me how to make it work in OS 3.2? Do I need to use Def_Icon? Does it matter what the name of the icon is vs what the name of the device is?

Thanks again!

orphan264 · 29 September 2022, 16:19

Well, I tried just about everything I could and failed. Only way I could get close to the result I wanted was by putting the disk.info on each and every LS-120 diskette.

If anyone knows how to make a default icon for this device in OS 3.2, please let me know.

Matt_H · 29 September 2022, 20:58

What is the name of your LS-120 device, i.e., what you have in the DOSDrivers drawer? The icon name should follow that pattern. If the device is called LS0, the icon should be called def_LS0.info. Put it in ENVARC:sys.

Slight hiccup: I believe OS4 uses the format def_LS0disk.info - I'm not sure if that behavior was backported to 3.2.

Bottom line, one of def_LS0.info or def_LS0disk.info will work. Although I'm uncertain which.

orphan264 · 30 September 2022, 00:59

Thanks Matt! I will give it a try this evening!

orphan264 · 30 September 2022, 16:39

I got it to work using def_XXX.info, where XXX is the device.

Thanks for that bit of information Matt!

Matt_H · 30 September 2022, 22:02

28 September 2022, 17:00	#1
orphan264 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 45	LS-120 Questions in 2022 I am using an LS-120 drive (IDE) with my Amiga 4000D running OS 3.2.1. LS-120 drive/disks work great with OS 3.2 "SuperFloppy" mountlist and A4000 IDE interface (No other software needed!). I was wondering if anyone had insight into the following: When I format an LS-120 disk in the drive, it works perfectly. However, the icon used is the same as what the floppy drive uses. Is there any way to have Workbench use a different icon for this device? (also, does anyone have an LS-120 icon? ) Is it worthwhile to add buffers to this device using "AddBuffers"? Can I add a entry to the mountlist to achieve this instead? Is it worth the trouble? I have read that the LS-120 drive firmware can read PC floppies (Not Amiga floppies though). Do I need a different mountlist to use the drive in that manner? Thanks for any thoughts or ideas.

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29 September 2022, 16:19	#4
orphan264 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 45	Well, I tried just about everything I could and failed. Only way I could get close to the result I wanted was by putting the disk.info on each and every LS-120 diskette. If anyone knows how to make a default icon for this device in OS 3.2, please let me know.

29 September 2022, 20:58	#5
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 811	What is the name of your LS-120 device, i.e., what you have in the DOSDrivers drawer? The icon name should follow that pattern. If the device is called LS0, the icon should be called def_LS0.info. Put it in ENVARC:sys. Slight hiccup: I believe OS4 uses the format def_LS0disk.info - I'm not sure if that behavior was backported to 3.2. Bottom line, one of def_LS0.info or def_LS0disk.info will work. Although I'm uncertain which.

30 September 2022, 00:59	#6
orphan264 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 45	Thanks Matt! I will give it a try this evening!

30 September 2022, 16:39	#7
orphan264 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 45	I got it to work using def_XXX.info, where XXX is the device. Thanks for that bit of information Matt!

30 September 2022, 22:02	#8
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 811

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