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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: tonyvdb on February 28, 2015, 05:46:05 PM

Title: 9gb SCSI drive only shows 2 partitions?
Post by: tonyvdb on February 28, 2015, 05:46:05 PM

so how come in OS3.9 when I set up my SCSI Quantum Atlas 9.2gb drive with all 6 partitions keeping them under 2gb each and I save that configuration after a reboot only the first two partitions show up on the workbench?
Im using SFS as the file system

Title: Re: 9gb SCSI drive only shows 2 partitions?
Post by: Thomas on February 28, 2015, 06:14:25 PM

Partition size does not matter. The 4 GB limit applies to the hard drive. As it seems your controller does neither support OS 3.9's NSD nor the more common TD64.

Check if devs:nsdpatch.cfg contains an entry for your controller. Or use a file system which supports direct-SCSI, for example pfs3_aio.

Title: Re: 9gb SCSI drive only shows 2 partitions?
Post by: tonyvdb on February 28, 2015, 06:25:09 PM

Ok, so I should just instal the drive and stay below the 4gb no matter what just to be safe?
4096mb?

Title: Re: 9gb SCSI drive only shows 2 partitions?
Post by: Thomas on February 28, 2015, 06:35:21 PM

That's the easy soluition. But you could as well try to get >4gb support working with your controller.

If you'd share what controller it is, one could give you better advice.

Title: Re: 9gb SCSI drive only shows 2 partitions?
Post by: tonyvdb on February 28, 2015, 06:39:18 PM

Its a GVP A4008 with the 8mb of ram installed

Title: Re: 9gb SCSI drive only shows 2 partitions?
Post by: Thomas on February 28, 2015, 07:09:08 PM

Like I said above: edit devs:nsdpatch.cfg and remove the comment sign (#) before the line with gvpscsi.device. Then reboot and see if the additional partitions appear.