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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: moschops99 on February 20, 2008, 09:13:55 PM

Title: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: moschops99 on February 20, 2008, 09:13:55 PM
hi im trying to install a highsoft squirrel on my a1200 with a scsi cdrom drive with no luck im using the install disc but it gets so far then says
volume
squirrelscsi
is full
sorry an error has occured
copyfiles:couldnt copy a file
dos error type:could not write to disk-the disk was full
help
thanks andy
also says a dos error 221 has occured
Title: Re: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: davideo on February 20, 2008, 09:39:27 PM
The squirrel normally installs the required software onto a hard drive.

A daft question for you - have you got a hard drive in your system? :idea:

Dave G 8-)
Title: Re: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: moschops99 on February 20, 2008, 09:42:37 PM
yeah got a 3 gig one so should be plenty of room dunno what im doing wrong .
if i select the novice user option i thought it would do it all automatically
but if i select the intermediate user i can select the drive i want it installed on and it still says squirrelscsi is full
Title: Re: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: davideo on February 20, 2008, 09:45:06 PM
It sounds as if it's trying to install onto your floppy  :-?

Especially with it saying your disc is full!!

Are you booting from the hardrive and then sticking the floppy in once its booted up? And then running install script?

Dave G  8-)
Title: Re: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: moschops99 on February 20, 2008, 09:47:18 PM
no im putting the disc in and booting from that
and as i say i can select what drive i want it installing to and it still says full
Title: Re: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: twizzle on February 20, 2008, 09:49:44 PM
thats where you are going wrong .
boot up your system first,
then install the scsi squirell software.

after the install, go to dev/drivers and see if it has put CD0 in there, if not, go to storage/dev/drivers and copy it to dev/drivers drawer, rename CD0 to CD2, from the pull down menu info, edit the tooltypes UNIT=2, double click the CD2 icon to mount it, reboot.
Title: Re: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: davideo on February 20, 2008, 09:51:37 PM
Hmmm!!

If I remember rightly (it's a long time since I set up my Squirrel) you need to boot from your hardrive and once your Amiga is up and running - then insert the floppy and run install script from floppy.

The floppy startup will overwrite some important assigns that Squirrel software is looking for which are setup by your hardrive normal startup.

Give it a try. You've got nothing to lose  :idea:

Dave G  8-)
Title: Re: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: moschops99 on February 20, 2008, 09:52:17 PM
sorted thanks very much
andy
Title: Re: help installing scsi squirrel cd drive
Post by: davideo on February 20, 2008, 09:53:53 PM
You're welcome.

Dave G 8-)