Subway USB

DyLucke · 15 August 2009, 12:44

Hi there folks, some months ago i acquired one of these useful devices for my A1200. And it really works great.

However i've not been able to read any stick bigger than 4gb. At first i thought it could be due the Wb3.1 filesystem.

But recently i upgraded my miggy with 3.1 roms and OS3.5 and a 40gb HDD.
And despite i can use the full lenght of the HDD without problems after installing the needed patches and utilities, big usb sticks are not being displayed still.

I think i was wrong about the problem there, bec i do figure USB sticks have nothing to do with the amiga file system since they use FAT.

But then, the question again is... Why can't i access to big USB pens?
I bet i'm missing something here.

By the way, i'm using Poseidon Stack v4, however i would need someone to drop the v3.3 version in the zone bec this one is heavy and wouldn't fit into a floppy. Anticipated thanks guys.

Cheers!

demusse · 15 August 2009, 12:48

i think you should use the latest Poseidon though, 4.3 was just released

DyLucke · 15 August 2009, 13:49

Yep, it's the one i'm using now and i'm still having the problem.

About the 3.3 version i need it bec i need to fit it on a disk. The floppy provided with the product got lost.

Bamiga2002 · 15 August 2009, 13:52

You could email Chris Hodges directly and ask for advice (email address at the bottom of the page).

rkauer · 15 August 2009, 18:41

I think your problem is related with the FAT file system you have on the Amiga.

There are some options on Aminet to try.

DyLucke · 17 August 2009, 00:35

I reallo don't know rkauer, the thing is i'm working with a 40gb HDD with no problems at all, but i can't access anything bigger than 4gb using the subway device. But well, i guess it's about the FAT system here, however i'm using Fat95, is there any other option?

FOL · 17 August 2009, 00:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by DyLucke

I reallo don't know rkauer, the thing is i'm working with a 40gb HDD with no problems at all, but i can't access anything bigger than 4gb using the subway device. Strange?

What about uninstalling everything it installs, then reinstall 4.3 posiedon?

DyLucke · 17 August 2009, 00:56

I'm actually using poseidon 4.3 from zero, i didn't install v3.3 on this system.

FOL · 17 August 2009, 01:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by DyLucke

I'm actually using poseidon 4.3 from zero, i didn't install v3.3 on this system.

Try installing V3.3 then, and then update it to V4.3.
Worth a try.

Ive had no problems, even mounted a 320GB HDD with V4.3, V4.2 didnt like 320GB HDD.

DyLucke · 17 August 2009, 02:11

Forget it guys... I've found the problem here... I'm sorta dumb... i owe you a round of pints.

The problem was quite simple... The stinkin' 8gb usb drive is formatted to NTFS, not FAT... So i do figure that's the problem. I can't format it back to FAT or FAT32 because i needed like that on the PC for win7 booting purposes. However, whenever i'll have another >4gb pen i'll try it and post the results.

XD

rkauer · 17 August 2009, 02:21

http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/fatfs_0.3 is an option.

NTFS is supported on another already existing package.

15 August 2009, 12:44	#1
DyLucke Cookie Muncher Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spain Age: 49 Posts: 239	Subway USB Hi there folks, some months ago i acquired one of these useful devices for my A1200. And it really works great. However i've not been able to read any stick bigger than 4gb. At first i thought it could be due the Wb3.1 filesystem. But recently i upgraded my miggy with 3.1 roms and OS3.5 and a 40gb HDD. And despite i can use the full lenght of the HDD without problems after installing the needed patches and utilities, big usb sticks are not being displayed still. I think i was wrong about the problem there, bec i do figure USB sticks have nothing to do with the amiga file system since they use FAT. But then, the question again is... Why can't i access to big USB pens? I bet i'm missing something here. By the way, i'm using Poseidon Stack v4, however i would need someone to drop the v3.3 version in the zone bec this one is heavy and wouldn't fit into a floppy. Anticipated thanks guys. Cheers! Last edited by DyLucke; 15 August 2009 at 12:46. Reason: Missing line

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15 August 2009, 12:48	#2
demusse Input Needed Join Date: May 2009 Location: Overpelt/Belgium Age: 57 Posts: 44	i think you should use the latest Poseidon though, 4.3 was just released

15 August 2009, 13:49	#3
DyLucke Cookie Muncher Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spain Age: 49 Posts: 239	Yep, it's the one i'm using now and i'm still having the problem. About the 3.3 version i need it bec i need to fit it on a disk. The floppy provided with the product got lost.

15 August 2009, 13:52	#4
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	You could email Chris Hodges directly and ask for advice (email address at the bottom of the page).

15 August 2009, 18:41	#5
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	I think your problem is related with the FAT file system you have on the Amiga. There are some options on Aminet to try.

17 August 2009, 00:35	#6
DyLucke Cookie Muncher Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spain Age: 49 Posts: 239	I reallo don't know rkauer, the thing is i'm working with a 40gb HDD with no problems at all, but i can't access anything bigger than 4gb using the subway device. But well, i guess it's about the FAT system here, however i'm using Fat95, is there any other option?

17 August 2009, 00:56	#8
DyLucke Cookie Muncher Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spain Age: 49 Posts: 239	I'm actually using poseidon 4.3 from zero, i didn't install v3.3 on this system.

17 August 2009, 02:11	#10
DyLucke Cookie Muncher Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spain Age: 49 Posts: 239	Forget it guys... I've found the problem here... I'm sorta dumb... i owe you a round of pints. The problem was quite simple... The stinkin' 8gb usb drive is formatted to NTFS, not FAT... So i do figure that's the problem. I can't format it back to FAT or FAT32 because i needed like that on the PC for win7 booting purposes. However, whenever i'll have another >4gb pen i'll try it and post the results. XD

17 August 2009, 02:21	#11
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/fatfs_0.3 is an option. NTFS is supported on another already existing package.

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