I read the whole thread in EAB. Awesome.
I'm sharing the same pains you did at the beginning of your project. But now, your writings have helped me a lot.
I still have these questions:
1. I have already updated the firmware of the codec card using the utility, but what else I need to do while connected to my PC, before installing in the 3000?
2. Since I have to internal, physical HDDs inside the 3000, Can I disconnect the one labeled and being used as "Work" to do the partitioning, formating and cloning of my "Workbench" (Quantum 49 MB HDD).
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3. I have Workbench 3.9 installed in the machine. Can you please share details of what parameters to use when partitioning a 16 GB card just like yours?
I have never partitioned an actual HDD in a real Amiga before, so if you could please guide me through what I need to do within HDToolBox?
5. Is there any way, and is it recommended, to prepare the SD card, say in WinUAE, so just to connect and clone the HDDs?
NEW ADDITION TO THIS EDIT: I just checked to different original CDs with OS3.9, and I can't see the SFS file system tool, and I am not sure how to check if my installation has it already. If I don't have it in my L: folder, where can I find the tools/files that I will need, and where to install them?
Sorry of this bombardment of questions, but I nee so much help in this my first hardware project. :confused:
*Welcome, and it was a pain at first with no DOCS!
1. I didn't do much, just connected it and it powered with the usb, updated firmware, set my size under device 1 i set it to scsi id 4. Left it all as one disk size. I think I enabled scsi 2 mode under general also..( Cant remember sorry) I will pull the card out and snap pics of settings if like. My actual Hard drive was scsi id 5 and cdrom was id 6
2. I put the Scsi2sd card at the end of the scsi chain on the internal scsi since it is self terminating. I do have a External cdrom that is terminated that that other side of the chain. My harddrive that I copied from I booted it and from that and went into HDInstTools 6.9 and clicked on partition drive. From there I set my drive sizes on the 16 gig card into 4 partions. (hd0,dh1,dh2, and dh3) Dont forget Dh0 make bootable.
On the main screen of HDinstTools on file system I use ffs 43.20 which works fine for me.
From there save exit reboot and depending on the how you have your scsi chain set with your drives you may have to enter the early start up and select your old drive to boot off. Once in Workbench I selected my drives and quick format on them all. Dont do regular. it will make a muck of things from what i read. (never tried, always did quick).
from there I loaded Opus (or what ever you like to use DM2 etc) and copied everything over to the drive. This might take longer than doing it on winuae but I like doing things native on the system.
Once it was all copied I shut down, disconnected the old hard drive and rebooted and worked fine. Well as fine as it would be when i figured it all out lol.
3. I didnt install 3.9 . no use for me as all i do is putz around utils, games etc.
4. see 2
5. see 2.
6. I haven't tried SFS . not really think its worth the hassle or is needed for what i do TBH. I just use the classic Workbench by bloodwych
hope this helps alittle.
edit here pics of some settings on amiga side ..
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