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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: flaviosr on June 17, 2008, 08:18:21 PM

Title: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: flaviosr on June 17, 2008, 08:18:21 PM
Hi,

I have just received a card as for the subject.
Before making and damage... does it work with an A1200 (in a tower)?
I have obviously an IDE cable 44 pin => 40 pin...
I think I could install the A4000 drivers...

Has anybody already done this?
Title: Re: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: rkauer on June 18, 2008, 10:19:54 PM
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flaviosr wrote:

I have obviously an IDE cable 44 pin => 40 pin...
I think I could install the A4000 drivers...

Has anybody already done this?


 I did!

 Works OK, some glitches sometimes (maybe caused by my f#$@%ing Apollo 1240).

 Works flawlessly with with my old Microbotics M1230XA (030+FPU+128Mb RAM).

 BTW: the SCSI+ (the software for A4000) is exactly the same as the Dataflier1200 SCSI software.
Title: Re: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: flaviosr on June 22, 2008, 09:41:10 PM
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rkauer wrote:
Quote

flaviosr wrote:

I have obviously an IDE cable 44 pin => 40 pin...
I think I could install the A4000 drivers...

Has anybody already done this?


 I did!

 Works OK, some glitches sometimes (maybe caused by my f#$@%ing Apollo 1240).

 Works flawlessly with with my old Microbotics M1230XA (030+FPU+128Mb RAM).

 BTW: the SCSI+ (the software for A4000) is exactly the same as the Dataflier1200 SCSI software.


Ok... the card works (I noticed that if I install the A4000 drivers the Amiga hangs!!!)
And I cannot see the IDE CD-ROM (the only one I have)!!!
I tried with the ExpSomething.device (now I cannot remember the name of the device) but nothing seen. The scsi.device hangs the Amiga...
What can I do?
HD=master
CD=slave
Title: Re: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: rkauer on June 22, 2008, 10:25:56 PM
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flaviosr wrote:

Ok... the card works (I noticed that if I install the A4000 drivers the Amiga hangs!!!)
And I cannot see the IDE CD-ROM (the only one I have)!!!
I tried with the ExpSomething.device (now I cannot remember the name of the device) but nothing seen. The scsi.device hangs the Amiga...
What can I do?
HD=master
CD=slave


 You are using the CD and IDE HD after the SCSI board? You need also to install the board and add it to your s-s. Mine works OK, albeit slowly with ROM3.1.
Title: Re: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: flaviosr on June 22, 2008, 10:56:46 PM
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rkauer wrote:
Quote

flaviosr wrote:

Ok... the card works (I noticed that if I install the A4000 drivers the Amiga hangs!!!)
And I cannot see the IDE CD-ROM (the only one I have)!!!
I tried with the ExpSomething.device (now I cannot remember the name of the device) but nothing seen. The scsi.device hangs the Amiga...
What can I do?
HD=master
CD=slave


 You are using the CD and IDE HD after the SCSI board? You need also to install the board and add it to your s-s. Mine works OK, albeit slowly with ROM3.1.


mumble, mumble...
Yes... I have the HD AND the CD after the card! So that they are SCSI 0 (I think the HD, master) and SCSI 1.
I have installed the driver and I see the external HD! :)
But... how for the CDs... :(((
Can paste your mountlist for the CD (CD#)?

Thank you
Title: Re: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: Matt_H on June 22, 2008, 11:13:47 PM
Using an IDE CD drive with a Dataflyer attached should be just like using an IDE CD drive without a Dataflyer attached. IE, unit 1, and the device either being atapi.device from the IDEFix package, or asim_atapi.device from AsimCDFS.
Title: Re: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: alexh on June 23, 2008, 12:51:45 AM
Mine worked as a SCSI controller in an A1200 with a bus board before.

It's a very crap card. Like dog-shit it's everywhere. A very old A500 design that popped up time and time again in new clothes.
Title: Re: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: rkauer on June 23, 2008, 11:38:38 PM
 My DVD-RW is set as atapi.device unit 1 via IDEfix97. I rename the icon to CD0:, but internally it is more like "CD1:"...

 And like Alexh said, the board is an old SCSI controller without DMA, nor boot ROM. It mount SCSI devices only after the startup-sequence.
Title: Re: Dataflyer SCSI 4000+ and A1200...
Post by: alexh on June 24, 2008, 09:07:15 AM
Mine has a boot ROM but I can't get it to work.