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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: FrankBrana on July 12, 2006, 05:53:29 PM

Title: Tandem IDE controller
Post by: FrankBrana on July 12, 2006, 05:53:29 PM

Hi dudes

I have been trying to setup a tandem IDE controller in my A2000 setup,( it doesnt matter if its dog slow, since curremtly I only have scsi bus on the B2060, and from time on time i must have access to ide devices )

This is the card

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=532

Since it has one connector for standart IDE devices, I tried to have a 3gb ide HD which i cant partition above 2gb ( the disk is test as OK in other machines and the info displayed when I initilize the drive under HDtoolBox is ok too ), since it seems to do weird things if i put data on partitions made above the 2gb "barrier"

Also tried to put on it a CompactFlash to IDE adapter, and even HDtoolbox seems to recognize OK the capacity of the CF cartridge i put on it, I cant format the drive ( no matter what FS used )

This card isnt autobootable, so the system is a 3.9 running from the scsi on the b2060, and for the drivers of the tandem, im using a pair of files in EXPANSION drawer (OktagonAT IIRC) and in DEVS ( oktagon.device IIRC )

Can anyone can give me a hint of what the hell is happening here? Prolly im not using the correct drivers, but i really dunno.

Thank you in advance

Title: Re: Tandem IDE controller
Post by: amiga4001 on July 12, 2006, 08:18:47 PM

There is an other device driver available for this card.
Called octapussy.device which does a better job with cdroms and bigger harddrives etc..
Think it is in aminet.
Also the cd connector can't be used with an IDE device.
It was hooked to some older standard or something?
So you can only connect two IDE devices max.

hope this helpes.

Title: Re: Tandem IDE controller
Post by: FrankBrana on July 13, 2006, 07:08:49 PM

Yes, It was hooked to the mutsumi device standard.

No problem. I will try the new device.

Thank you very much

Title: Re: Tandem IDE controller
Post by: smiley1635 on July 13, 2006, 08:03:10 PM

Did you buy this off ebay uk?

Title: Re: Tandem IDE controller
Post by: FrankBrana on July 14, 2006, 06:25:45 AM

No.

An examigan gave it to me for free ( really I saved it from the trash )

Actually it works perfect with the new oktapussy device.

Thanks Aminet!

Title: Re: Tandem IDE controller
Post by: keropi on July 14, 2006, 07:01:50 AM

oktapussy eh? nice name, a programmer must have been a James Bond and porn movies fan, LOL