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Re: nubie Question on installing the A2090 card
« on: August 21, 2008, 04:37:47 AM »
Ahha!  I think I might have found something quarkx.

Scouring through my boxes of old Amiga disks I think I might have found the disk I was using to boot that computer many years ago (for those who don't know, quarkx's "new" A2000 was formally mine).

It has a modified startup-sequence and Mountlist:

Startup-Sequence:

c:SetPatch >NIL: r ;patch system functions
c:BindDrivers
cd DH0:
Execute DH0:s/Startup.HD

Mountlist:
/* MountList for V1.3 */

/*  Mount Entry for the new Console Handler */

NEWCON:
    Handler = L:Newcon-Handler
    Priority = 5
    StackSize = 1000
#

/* This is an example of a non-filing system mount using a handler written
   in C.
*/
 
SPEAK:    
    Handler = L:Speak-Handler
    Stacksize = 6000
    Priority = 5
    GlobVec = -1
#

/*  This is an example of an alternative type of non-filing device mount,
    used to mount the non-buffered serial handler
*/

AUX:
    Handler = L:Aux-Handler
    Stacksize = 1000
    Priority = 5
#
/*  This is a non-filing system device */

PIPE:      
    Handler = L:Pipe-Handler
    Stacksize = 6000
    Priority = 5
    GlobVec = -1
#

/* This is an example of a mount list entry for using the recoverable
   ram disk.  Depending on the amount of memory you wish to devote to
   it, you may want to change the HighCyl value.
*/

RAD:       Device = ramdrive.device
           Unit   = 0
           Flags  = 0
           Surfaces  = 2
           BlocksPerTrack = 11
           Reserved = 2
           Interleave = 0
           LowCyl = 0  ;  HighCyl = 79
           Buffers = 5
           BufMemType = 1
#

/* Sample Mountlist Entry to add another partition to a ST-506 drive */
P2:        Device = hddisk.device
           Unit   = 1
           Flags  = 0
           Surfaces  = 4
           BlocksPerTrack = 17
           Reserved = 2
           Interleave = 0
           LowCyl = 300  ;  HighCyl = 601
           Buffers = 20
      BufMemType = 0
#
/* SCSI drives are units 3 and up */
RES2:     Device = hddisk.device
           Unit   = 3
           Flags  = 0
           Surfaces  = 4
           BlocksPerTrack = 17
           Reserved = 0
           Interleave = 0
           LowCyl = 0  ;  HighCyl = 1
           Buffers = 5
      BufMemType = 0
#

/* An example MOUNTLIST file enabling a 5.25" disk to be mounted
   as DF2: and an interactive serial port mounted as AUX:
*/

/* If you only have 1 3.5" disk, change the name to DF1: and the Unit to 1 */
DF2:       Device = trackdisk.device
           Unit   = 2
           Flags  = 1
           Surfaces  = 2
           BlocksPerTrack = 11
           Reserved = 2
      PreAlloc = 11
           Interleave = 0
           LowCyl = 0  ;  HighCyl = 39
           Buffers = 5
           BufMemType = 3
#
/* An example mount entry for preparing a hard disk for use
   The hard disk is not included; this is only an example.
*/

RES0:      Device = hddisk.device
           Unit   = 1
           Flags  = 0
           Surfaces  = 4
           BlocksPerTrack = 17
           Reserved = 2
           Interleave = 0
           LowCyl = 0  ;  HighCyl = 1
           Buffers = 1
           BufMemType = 3
#

/* Second Hard Drive */

RES1:      Device = hddisk.device
           Unit = 2
           Flags = 0
           Surfaces = 4
           BlocksPerTrack = 17
           Reserved = 2
           Interleave = 0
           LowCyl = 0 ; HighCyl = 1
           Buffers = 1
           BufMemType = 3
#

 
SPEAKER:   Handler = L:s-handler
           Stacksize = 1000
           Priority = 5
      GlobVec = 1
#

/* An example mount entry using the fast file system with a partition
   of the hard disk using the 2090 disk controller.  PREP has been
   used to create the first partition (up to cylinder 20).  The second
   partition is MOUNTed, using the following entry:
   NOTE: Some hard disk drivers require more stack than specified here.
   Some may required less.
   (The hard disk is not included; this is only an example.)
*/

FAST:
    Device = hddisk.device
    FileSystem = l:FastFileSystem
    Unit   = 1
    Flags  = 0
    Surfaces  = 4
    BlocksPerTrack = 17
    Reserved = 2
    Interleave = 0
    LowCyl = 21  ;  HighCyl = 800
    Buffers = 30
    GlobVec = -1
    BufMemType = 1
    Mount = 1
    DosType = 0x444F5301
    StackSize = 4000
#

There are also a couple of files in the Expansion drawer called "hddisk" and "hddisk.info"  "hddisk" is an executable (I think it's a device driver) and "hddisk.info" has the tooltype "PRODUCT=514/1"

pmail me and maybe we can make arrangement to meet so I can give you the disk.
-- Michael A. Piva --


"In engineering, there is no single truth, no one right answer; there\'s a canvas, and you paint it your way, only with chips or gates or subroutines rather than actual paint. That\'s the Amiga..."
-Dave Haynie
 

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Re: nubie Question on installing the A2090 card
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008, 06:39:52 AM »
Hopefully your 2 hour failed install didn't erase the HD or something. :boohoo:
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Re: nubie Question on installing the A2090 card
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2008, 07:10:09 AM »
Have you tried reading through this:

A2090 SCSI Controller FAQ
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"In engineering, there is no single truth, no one right answer; there\'s a canvas, and you paint it your way, only with chips or gates or subroutines rather than actual paint. That\'s the Amiga..."
-Dave Haynie