-A2000 CD ROM Install

[Drummerboy]

Hello,

i am installing a SCSI CDROM Drive in any A2000, OS 2.0, but not reconize, with some software installed request a SCSI.device, but i dont have that. Somebody knonw where i can find the scsi.device?. I read in any Amiga World Magazine of the 1996 talking about ASIM, thats work like a driver for SCSI CDROMS, in that time there haved a Cost, but i dont know if today are avaible or can obtain in some site. Or maybe if somebody have any suggest about the way for mount a CDROM Drive, please let me know

Anyway, any help, suggest, comment, always are welcome

Regards.

[Drummerboy]

What SCSI card are you using?

I can`t remember now, but is like GVP (Great Valley Products): A2000 SCSI+8 its veri similar... you know the HD has a own controller, and in other Zorro Slot it has this for the CD ROM drive (Creative) .

[Drummerboy]

Unless the SCSI controller you want to use is the worst designed controller, the device driver is placed in a boot rom on the controller. The device name for this device driver depends on the SCSI controller, a GVP HC2+ has scsidev.device for instance, GVP HC8+ has gvpscsi.device, etc. You can use SysInfo to find out what your device driver is called. When you know what the device driver is called and you have selected an ID on the SCSI drive, you have all the information you need.

On OS2.x you use mountlists; DOSDrivers first comes with OS3.0. Your CDROM installation software would either add the CD drive mountlist to the existing mountlist, or create a seperate mountlist for the CD drive, and execute it through the startup-sequence or user-startup. You have to either edit the global mountlist or the specific mountlist.

Use AmiCDFS or IDEfix97 from http://www.aminet.net to install the CDROM software. The latter is prefered, it comes with a nice program to scan for available device drivers, and works very well if you don't have a problem with a requestor popping up every 30 minutes.

Finally, obtain a ASIMCDF and this came with System Monitor, and later check the system, not reconize the Card and CDROM Drive..

I dont know why.. but its like not installed..

I will need check open the box for see what are happen..

[Drummerboy]

Ok,

I was very busy, last days, i hope soon open the A2000 and check what happen inside  becouse not reconicced the CDROM conected.

Yes, the CDROM Drive are in another card  dedicated only for the CDROM