CF Adapter Red Light stays on

[Pat the Cat]

Not necessarily sign of faulty unit, my SD A1200 adaptor also lights up permanently.

Can you run HDToolBox from floppy? That is important, it should be able to read the configuration already on the card.

Rev 2b A1200s aren't that different from other A1200s as far as the IDE port goes. Should not make a difference.

Also, what Kickstart ROMs are installed on the A1200? KS 3, 3.1 or 3.x?

ONLY 3.x will recognize and be able to boot from a boot partition larger than 2GB. It contains the file system and scsi.device enhancements necessary to do that, so no patching necessary.

AmigaDOS is a 32 bit operating system from the late 90s. I assume you already know about this thread...

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=61666

First page, look out for "Size of Boot Partition" as a heading. The site does not allow for direct cut and paste so I can't quote it here.
 
 Edit: HDToolbox is on the Amiga Install disk, but only versions 2.05 or later supports IDE controller built into A600 and A1200.

[Pat the Cat]

Pat you always chip in and help. Thank you!

I do not have a floppy with HDTools. Perhaps I should order a set.

Thanks for the compliment, but I freely admit my advice is often flawed. It's just I have a lot of diplomatic experience in support so it seems smoother.
 
Definitely makes sense to get a full set of Workbench floppies. That way, you know you are getting an uncorrupt starting position.

I was very fortunate to get a full set with my A1200. Only Workbench 3. But good enough to run a basic, unexpanded system - I don't do games generally, didn't need 24 bit RTG support.

Technically older versions of HDToolbox should work OK with the IDE based Amigas, the snag is they were never tested with the later hardware and scsi.device.

The Amiga Forever downloads include Workbench sets, but the cheapest option for $10 US is only Workbench 1.3 - you need to full or Deluxe version to get all the variants up to 3.1. That's if you don't want a set of floppies.

[Pat the Cat]

:b
 
 It makes SUCH a big difference to boot times.