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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 03:56:56 PM

Title: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 03:56:56 PM

I just totally bleeped up my HD by using shapeshifter and turning on emulation of Apple harddisk. When I tried to format it in MacOS it erased my Amiga partitions...

Now how do I format my partition in Shapeshifter? If I don't use the Apple HD emulation I get the message that the initialization fails.

Now I'm going to reinstall my poor Miggy...

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: itix on December 10, 2005, 04:13:20 PM

You entered wrong numbers into Shapeshifter prefs or your Mac
partition was above 4GB barrier.

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 04:17:27 PM

Yeah my Mac partition was above the 4Gb barrier but I am running OS3.9. Does it still matter?

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Piru on December 10, 2005, 04:24:48 PM

@Flashlab

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Yeah my Mac partition was above the 4Gb barrier but I am running OS3.9. Does it still matter?

No, except that it will wrap at the 4GB barrier and erase the RDB and the first partition.

It doesn't other than that.

AmigaOS 3.9 doesn't make any difference. It's the same with ANY AmigaOS version.

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Zac67 on December 10, 2005, 04:26:01 PM

I don't think Shapeshifter is able to correctly access the HDD beyond 4 GB, considering its age...

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 04:26:19 PM

So if i set my Mac partition below the 4Gb it will be fine?

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Piru on December 10, 2005, 04:28:40 PM

@Flashlab

Yes.

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 04:29:12 PM

Thanks!

Annoying bug though:(

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 07:44:42 PM

Well restored my Amiga again and made a partition below the 4Gb barrier and it still refuses to be formatted by the mac...

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Framiga on December 10, 2005, 07:48:26 PM

IIRC SS partition, must be under 2GB.

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 07:52:36 PM

Ok it is 2Gb now; maybe just too much...

I'll try that.

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 08:06:22 PM

That was it!!

Thanks

Title: Re: Shapeshifter on dedicated partition
Post by: Flashlab on December 10, 2005, 08:15:52 PM

Now it says re-verifying format and that takes a long time. Is that correct?