Hard drive partitioning - CF Card

Lamaman71 · 14 March 2022, 23:00

Hi folks, just burned a 4gb Amiga Image onto a 32gb CF card and want to use the rest of the space without upsetting the existing partitions. Can anyone recommend a safe way of doing this?

fgh · 15 March 2022, 08:30

there is only one way - use Thomas Rapp’s fixhddsize.

Leon Besson · 15 March 2022, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by fgh

there is only one way - use Thomas Rapp’s fixhddsize.

Linky;

https://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de/download.html

fitzsteve · 16 March 2022, 00:32

Don't forget you'll need to patch the scsi.device to use over the 4gb (or 8gb barrier) depending on the file system installed.

Lamaman71 · 16 March 2022, 18:01

I am using ehide.device - so that shouldnt be an issue. Problem I have now is that Toolbox see's a larger HDD but doesnt see the existing partition and seems hell bent on scrubbing the entire card rather than simply letting re-partition the addition space! merde!

Jope · 16 March 2022, 19:10

So if you go directly to the partitioning screen after you start hdtoolbox, it's empty?

thomas · 16 March 2022, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamaman71

Problem I have now is that Toolbox see's a larger HDD but doesnt see the existing partition

Is this before or after you used FixHDDSize?

Which program did you use to partition the 4GB card? You should use the same program now. It's not a good idea to mix different partitioning programs.

Lamaman71 · 16 March 2022, 22:56

Hey Folks, thanks for the advice. In the end I scrubbed a cf card and set it back up in winUae. Mounted the image as a secondary drive and copied all the files over…. A bit of a kludge but it worked.

Jope · 17 March 2022, 06:59

I wouldn't call that a kludge - it's how I always do it so I can get the partition setup I want. :-)

14 March 2022, 23:00	#1
Lamaman71 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Katy, USA Posts: 154	Hard drive partitioning - CF Card Hi folks, just burned a 4gb Amiga Image onto a 32gb CF card and want to use the rest of the space without upsetting the existing partitions. Can anyone recommend a safe way of doing this?

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15 March 2022, 08:30	#2
fgh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 817	there is only one way - use Thomas Rapp’s fixhddsize.

16 March 2022, 00:32	#4
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Don't forget you'll need to patch the scsi.device to use over the 4gb (or 8gb barrier) depending on the file system installed.

16 March 2022, 18:01	#5
Lamaman71 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Katy, USA Posts: 154	I am using ehide.device - so that shouldnt be an issue. Problem I have now is that Toolbox see's a larger HDD but doesnt see the existing partition and seems hell bent on scrubbing the entire card rather than simply letting re-partition the addition space! merde!

16 March 2022, 19:10	#6
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	So if you go directly to the partitioning screen after you start hdtoolbox, it's empty?

16 March 2022, 22:56	#8
Lamaman71 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Katy, USA Posts: 154	Hey Folks, thanks for the advice. In the end I scrubbed a cf card and set it back up in winUae. Mounted the image as a secondary drive and copied all the files over…. A bit of a kludge but it worked.

17 March 2022, 06:59	#9
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	I wouldn't call that a kludge - it's how I always do it so I can get the partition setup I want. :-)

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