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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: voyager on August 11, 2006, 06:39:13 PM
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Hi to all
I’am trying to install a cdrom drive on my a2000.
First I wanted to know if the drive was realy there, so I checkt hdtool box. I told me I had no driver. I have a GVP 2000 HC+8 so I downloaded the install disk.
Learnt to extract a dms file and I now have a working non dos install disk. I booted from the disk used hdd prep and found out there was a plextor cdrom on ID1. That was all I wanted to know.
Do I still need a driver? Something like scsi.device?
The drive was there so I could focus on the software part.
Searched the forums and found a link to Amicdfs
Tried to read the .guide file, I still have no idea how to read it, so I used word for windows, now I have a almost readable piece of text.
"Install" "How to install AmiCDFS"
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How to install AmiCDFS 2.40
Step 1
Copy the supplied Mount and SetPatch commands to C:
Found a mount file and a setpatch file copy it to C: DONE
Step 2
Copy SetCDFS to your C: drawer. DONE
Step 3
Copy AmiCDFS to L: If you own a 68020 or better copy
AmiCDFS.030 instead and rename it. DONE
@{b}Step 4
Copy the CD0: mount entry file to DEVS:DOSDrivers/ and edit it as described in the next section.
What is a mound entry file? I quest it was the CD0 file with the icon looking like a recycle mark and the strip under it, there was also a mc0 version of it
Step 5
Copy def_CDDAdisk.info to ENVARC:sys/ if you wish to use CDDA disks. Set the Default Tool as described in a later section of this manual.
What is a Envarc:sys/ ???? do I have to make a directory called Envarc in de system dir or what? But it says CDDA so it must be audio cd related I ignored it
If you are still using Kickstart 2.x copy WBStart-Handler to L:, else copy wbstart.library to LIBS: Yes I am using 2.x so DONE
Step 6
Copy MCDPlayer wherever you want. DONE
Step 7
Reboot your machine. DONE
NOTTING….
Whats next? Do I have to modify the startup S.?
Edit the cd0 mound entry file?
/* $VER: CD0 2.40 (14.12.97)
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* CD-ROM filesystem mount entry
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Device = scsi.device Do I have one? 1)
Unit = 1 unit is device 1 2)
FileSystem = L:AmiCDFS
Flags = 0
BlocksPerTrack = 32
BlockSize = 2048
Reserved = 0
LowCyl = 0
HighCyl = 11000
Surface = 1
Buffers = 64 3)
BufMemType = 1 4)
Mask = 0x7fffffff 5)
GlobVec = -1
Priority = 10
DosType = 0x43444653
StackSize = 600
Mount = 1
Control = "LC BL=8 FB=32" 6)
I’am on it all day now and its not funny anymore is there realy no other way? What about os 3.1 has it support by default for cdrom drives?
Kind Regards Sebastian
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Grab a copy of AsimCDFS off eBay for $5.
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You've almost got it. In the CD0 file, change scsi.device (refers to SCSI interface on Commodore SCSI peripherals) to whatever your GVP board uses - probably gvpscsi.device.
ENVARC: is a system assign created automatically by the startup-sequence. It refers to the directory SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive. All your prefs settings are stored there. The contents are copied to RAM:Env on bootup for fast access. If you plan on playing audio CDs with your Amiga, the instructions are telling you to copy an icon to ENVARC: that will be displayed on the Workbench whenever you insert an audio disc. The default tool will call up a CD player program when you open the disc.
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I have GVP HC+8 in A2000 and it works with 16x SCSI CD-ROM. I don't remember now what CDFS I installed to it.. not too long time ago, but can't just remember :) I could check it some other day. But anyway, it's not using scsi.device, it's gvpscsi.device or something like that. And unit depends how you've configured your cd-rom drive. SCSI id's are configured with jumpers on drive.
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Where is the gvpscsi.device located? is it stored on the gvp eprom? of do i have to install it from the gvp instal disk?
How do i edit the cd0 file? word or notepad makes a mess of it. I remember there was a text reader called more or someting like that, but has it a file or text editor?
It WORKS! Great thanks you, now i can transver files ;-)
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An easy ascii text editor I've used is AZ
aminet location (http://www.aminet.net/search.php?query=az+text+editor)
Just click on CD0: while holding shift and double click on AZ to bring up the script. Just change scsi.device to gvpscsi.device and save.
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i got a cdrom hooked up to my A2091 with v7.0 roms, i was lazy so i used the ASIM CDFS. i was simple but not sure bought the aminet cdfs, but if ya get tired of figuring it out get the asim cdfs. i was simple
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gvpscsi.device is in card's rom.. so you can't find a file.
AmigaOS comes at least with editor called ed. It sucks in many ways, but if you haven't installed better one, you can do simple things with it.