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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: kas1e on March 18, 2006, 11:57:47 AM

Title: back from fastata to idefix ? (also bvision + voodoo3 at the same time works)
Post by: kas1e on March 18, 2006, 11:57:47 AM

hi all.

today i put in my a1200 with mediator, also a bvision. but, in fact of 'hardware mess' i clipoff fastata and do not want to use it now. So, if someone in interest, it works. I have now 3 video output: scandoubler, voodoo3 and bvision. Inside mediator i have 100mb realteck, and it works too. At this moment i use a voodoo, but i test bvision in bootmenu per 2 mouse buttons, and 31khz mode works fine.

So, and first problem. Over fastata driver i was have 5 partitions split per 4gb (sfs). It was like scsi.device 10, scsi.device 20, etc. Now, with idefix, i have only first 4gb partition (system) and nothink more. So, question number one: it is possible to save all other partition, or i must split under idefix new partitons ?

And second question, i want to create a second boot partition
where i setup CGX for bvisoin. So, maybe someone can said what i need to do for bvision, etc (i mean software side) ?

Title: Re: back from fastata to idefix ? (also bvision + voodoo3 at the same time works)
Post by: rare_j on March 20, 2006, 06:03:12 PM

I would consider getting elbox's buffered IDE interface. It's called a "4xEIDE'99 Buffered Interface"
The driver supplied with it also allows you to use the "split" option, although I can't say for sure if it will work with a drive already split by the fast ATA's drivers.

It's not as quick as the fast ATA obviously but it is quick enough and it does the job for me.

Title: Re: back from fastata to idefix ? (also bvision + voodoo3 at the same time works)
Post by: kas1e on March 20, 2006, 07:51:48 PM

I am just reinstall all partions (was save it before tests).
Btw, this buffered IDE interface put on kickstarts place too, or on amiga ide interface ?  

Title: Re: back from fastata to idefix ? (also bvision + voodoo3 at the same time works)
Post by: twizzle on March 20, 2006, 09:22:13 PM

hi
Gavilan from argentina is looking for a power flyer
as his is fried :-(

Title: Re: back from fastata to idefix ? (also bvision + voodoo3 at the same time works)
Post by: on March 20, 2006, 10:02:48 PM

Quote

kas1e wrote:
I am just reinstall all partions (was save it before tests).
Btw, this buffered IDE interface put on kickstarts place too, or on amiga ide interface ?  

The buffered 4x IDE interfaces are all very slow compared to the FastATA.

I use FastATA using the IDEFix drivers and it works beautifully.  I had too much trouble with the Elbox drivers so switched and now get no problems at all.