Interesting questions Thomas ... :-)
-Did you run FastATA.driver in your startup-sequence ?
There is normally not enough place to mount the software on an already filled Install3.1 floppy ... but I tried that too,including the AllegroCDFS software ... no better result so I went back to the original floppy ...
-Does partitioning of one of the other 4GB parts work ?
Didn´t try it because the A1200 looks at the first 2 Gb of any harddrive, doesn´t it ??
-What happens if you disable split mode and try to partition the entire hdd ?
Now this is interesting because to my surprise the option "split" is disabled ... don´t know why ...
-What were the problems you had with the drive initially which made you try to start all over again ?
Now this is easy to answer, just referring to a topic
here ...-Does the drive work on the internal IDE bus ?
Gosh, where could I find an old 2,5" cable for that
-Did you check the correct placement of cables and jumpers ? A loose cable can well cause strange effects.
Checked that, it´s supposed to be a standard procedure ...
-Why doesn't your emergency floppy work ?
Startup sequence gives error on ">" sign that it doesn´t know. But according to DirOpus on my other working Amiga this sign is not even there on the floppy, but it does have that sign in the startup sequence of the Emergency Disc on the CDrom ... but still the OS 3.9 CDrom is mounted, but I can not load HDtoolbox ...