Generic PCMCIA IDE CDROM Drive on Amiga

amiman99 · 31 January 2011, 01:48

Last year I have purchased a generic PCMCIA External CDROM drive to test with A1200. The drive is ATAPI. Just now, I decided to ask for opinions. I have tried all PCMCIA drivers for Amiga and I could not get it to work. The card was detected by Amiga, but CDROM was not. I tried changing the drive number with countless combination. The thought behind it was:
PCMCIA and CF is compatible
CF and IDE is compatible
then PCMCIA and IDE is compatible

did anyone try this???

also, will this PCMCIA adapter work with CDROMs http://cgi.ebay.com/PCMCIA-IDE-2-5-h...item43a0dee79d

This unit: Alfa Data: CD1200, can be very easily reverse engineered, one IC and 2 resistors.

mfilos · 31 January 2011, 07:04

I have an AlfaData and it's really an easy circuit as you said.
Tbh, I don't see any reason why this adapter wouldn't work as IDE and CF interface are the same afaik (alas this easy transition for all CF adapters).
I guess you tried Idefix right? Iirc, Idefix was the only thing needed when I was trying my AlfaData (no drivers installed)

amiman99 · 31 January 2011, 17:28

The IDEFix uses this format:
Primary Master (unit 0)
Pirmary Slave (unit 1)
Secondary Master (unit 2)
Secondary Slave (unit 3)
using their adapter.

But, what settings would be used to access the PCMCIA port?

Amigafanboi · 31 January 2011, 18:48

Idefix only assumes that...you can name it unit 10 if you so please.
Idefix works for the squirrell scsi device as well and that is pcmcia based scsi controller but then it has support for the squirrellscsi.device so i assume it supports some sort of alfadata.device.

amiman99 · 31 January 2011, 20:23

Its possible that we can only use old style CDROM drives, IDE but not ATAPI.

Does anyone have a list of CDROM drives, mostly Mitsumi, that are not ATAPI?

31 January 2011, 01:48	#1
amiman99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Age: 50 Posts: 1,185	Generic PCMCIA IDE CDROM Drive on Amiga Last year I have purchased a generic PCMCIA External CDROM drive to test with A1200. The drive is ATAPI. Just now, I decided to ask for opinions. I have tried all PCMCIA drivers for Amiga and I could not get it to work. The card was detected by Amiga, but CDROM was not. I tried changing the drive number with countless combination. The thought behind it was: PCMCIA and CF is compatible CF and IDE is compatible then PCMCIA and IDE is compatible did anyone try this??? also, will this PCMCIA adapter work with CDROMs http://cgi.ebay.com/PCMCIA-IDE-2-5-h...item43a0dee79d This unit: Alfa Data: CD1200, can be very easily reverse engineered, one IC and 2 resistors.

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31 January 2011, 07:04	#2
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	I have an AlfaData and it's really an easy circuit as you said. Tbh, I don't see any reason why this adapter wouldn't work as IDE and CF interface are the same afaik (alas this easy transition for all CF adapters). I guess you tried Idefix right? Iirc, Idefix was the only thing needed when I was trying my AlfaData (no drivers installed)

31 January 2011, 17:28	#3
amiman99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Age: 50 Posts: 1,185	The IDEFix uses this format: Primary Master (unit 0) Pirmary Slave (unit 1) Secondary Master (unit 2) Secondary Slave (unit 3) using their adapter. But, what settings would be used to access the PCMCIA port?

31 January 2011, 18:48	#4
Amigafanboi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fareham Hampshire Age: 54 Posts: 142	Idefix only assumes that...you can name it unit 10 if you so please. Idefix works for the squirrell scsi device as well and that is pcmcia based scsi controller but then it has support for the squirrellscsi.device so i assume it supports some sort of alfadata.device.

31 January 2011, 20:23	#5
amiman99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Age: 50 Posts: 1,185	Its possible that we can only use old style CDROM drives, IDE but not ATAPI. Does anyone have a list of CDROM drives, mostly Mitsumi, that are not ATAPI?

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