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Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Issues with CF card...anything I'm missing?
« on: March 24, 2023, 11:21:46 AM »
I'm having problems with a CF card. I suspect it's hardware (card or adapter) so want to see if there's anything I've missed in diagnosis.

- Second hand 8GB transcend 133x CF card card from CEX
- New startech cf to ide adapter as slave on primary ide channel
- My real A1200

I'm well practiced at installing and using PFS.

In HDtoolbox or HDinsttools after I add PFS to the rdb and reboot, PFS vanishes from the list of filesystems.

I can partition the drive (tried 1x8GB and 2 4xGB partitions) and format. They turn to Dhx:NDOS after reboot

Trying to write files results in errors similar to this https://forum.amiga.org/index.php?topic=33722.0

Running repair from the PFS tools appears to work but after a reboot the volumes turn to NDOS.

The CF card appears to work fine as NTFS under Windows.

Thanks.
« Last Edit: March 24, 2023, 11:44:38 AM by AndyFC »
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.2), OS 3.2.2 with ClassicWB, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU. 3COM PCMCIA Network card running with Miami DX.
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Offline RetroPassion

Re: Issues with CF card...anything I'm missing?
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2023, 01:58:35 PM »
Change the brand of card, I always have issues with Transend.

Good luck!
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Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Re: Issues with CF card...anything I'm missing?
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2023, 04:37:44 PM »
Thank you. Are there any recommended brands, it other particular ones to avoid. I'm not going to risk the generic brands from Amazon etc.
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.2), OS 3.2.2 with ClassicWB, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU. 3COM PCMCIA Network card running with Miami DX.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro
 

Offline vince_6

Re: Issues with CF card...anything I'm missing?
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2023, 07:19:49 PM »
What OS are you using?
Sometimes CFs are incompatible and do stuff.
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Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Re: Issues with CF card...anything I'm missing?
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2023, 11:27:18 PM »
I have physical OS 3.2 roms. I have tried with both softkicked 3.2.2 and plain 3.2 roms. I have OS 3.2.2 installed.

I've ordered another CF card (Integral) which will arrive tomorrow.
« Last Edit: March 24, 2023, 11:28:06 PM by AndyFC »
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.2), OS 3.2.2 with ClassicWB, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU. 3COM PCMCIA Network card running with Miami DX.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro
 

Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Re: Issues with CF card...anything I'm missing?
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2023, 11:05:34 AM »
The new card arrived this morning and I was able to install PFS, partition and format it all in about 10 mins, and it's working beautifully.

Here are the items I got from Amazon:
16GB card: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07C7HVT2T
CF to IDE adapter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0026OYEEQ

Thank you all  for the advice.
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.2), OS 3.2.2 with ClassicWB, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU. 3COM PCMCIA Network card running with Miami DX.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro
 

Offline RetroPassion

Re: Issues with CF card...anything I'm missing?
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2023, 04:20:01 PM »
Anything generic, Sandisk for a brand.
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Re: Issues with CF card...anything I'm missing?
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2023, 04:26:08 PM »
That's strange, I use Transcend all the time and never had an issue yet.
I am using the x133 ones.

Partition and format to PFS3 or SFS no problems.

Currently use a 32Gb one in my A1200 with 9 partitions.
« Last Edit: May 07, 2023, 04:28:02 PM by speshady »