Installing Blizzard 1230 with SCSI

[irishmike]

Hello:

I am working on installing my new Accellerator card in my A1200.  Everything seems to work fine except my CD won't mount so I figure I am missing something.  Could someone walk me through the SCSI setup.

Here is what I have done so far:

The CD drive is an external Plextor that is properly terminated, it is the only device on the SCSI chain.

I have attempted to install the Phase V SCSI tools that came with the disk, but the CD does not appear on my workbench.  If you scan the chain, the device does show up.

Basically need to get this working so I can install OS 3.9 -- if 32 MB is enough.

Please advise on what I am missing here.

Many thanks,

Mike

[irishmike]

@amije

Thanks for comment on my new avatar :-)


Here's the problem.   My miggie is cut off from the whole world until I get the CDFS up.  All my Amiga files are on CD and I no longer have a PC to copy a file to to get the device working.   The networking software is also on the CD.

Is there a way to get this functioning with the software that was installed by default by OS 3.1?   Or, do I need to seek a friend with a PC and get everything to get the CD ROM running copied to PC formatted disk?

Help is greatly needed.  BTW: I was afraid I would somehow need to get AMICDFS over there ;-)

Thanks again!!!

[irishmike]

Well got most of AMICDFS installed and I suspect I am missing the 1230scsi.device file... not sure where to look or get this file?

EDIT:  Looked on AMINET and could not find the file.  I suppose I am missing the disk that may have had the file or is it actually someplace on the SCSI Tools Disk?  Anyhow, guess I definitely need the 1230scsi.device file so if someone has a copy and would send it to me?  PMAIL me please.



Thanks,

Mike

[irishmike]

ok... and I feel real silly now.

I am not sure then why the CD won't mount.   I suppose it could be an unsupported drive, but it is the only one I had.  

Have moved all AMICDFS files into their respective drawers on my hard disk, the software "sees" the drive, but alas the CD will not appear on my WB 3.1?   Seems like everything *should* be a go, but I am at a loss.

EDIT:  Tried the version command and it is 7.19




I *MUST* be missing something.

The drive is a Plextor Plextor PX-W124TSe

I have just now reset the SCSI ID to 5

Also the termination is on and the parity is on

should the parity make any difference?

EDIT:  Think I found it?  How do you edit the mount file (CD0) in DEVS:DOSDrivers?  It seems to be a executable type file.

Thanks,

Mike

[irishmike]

Hello all again:

thanks for bearing with me.  Figured out the system and have my cd mounted on my workbench!

Just needed to edit the file to point to 1230scsi.device and unit 5 (the scsi id) and all is happy now.

I believe the answer was given by amije early on, but I just read it too quickly... thanks for answering it and all :-)

Anyhow, hope that this thread helps the next guy!

Thanks again all and have a great night!

Mike

[irishmike]

@motorollin

Thanks for the help anyhow :-)