A2000 Formatted HELP!

[Amigadude]

ddogg66 wrote:
So I will not do a low-level format. Like I mentioned before, the SCSI drive had already been formatted, That is not the issue. What I need to know is this:

Do not low-level format

Is using HDToolbox the only way I can create partions on my drive? If so, where can I DL this software?

No HDToolbox isn't the only software to create partitions, software to partition the drive should of come with the harddrive controller card.  Even if you download it how you going to get it onto the Amiga?  Nothing else can format Amiga disks & no PC disk reading util comes with wb1.3

If there is another method for creating partions I need to know. The only way I can boot is with the 1.3 disk. When I do so the 1.3 disk icon is on the workbench but NOTHING ELSE. My HD isn't being recognized. When I type in command like '1> copy df0: to dh0: all clone' i get a bad argument response.

Not sure what going on but you need to find out if any partitions r on the drive....

Dunno if this worked the same under wb1.3 (I'm using 3.1 here) but try the command 'info' in a CLI/Shell & post the output here.

On my machine it produces this output:

15> info

Mounted disks:
Unit      Size    Used    Free Full Errs   Status   Name
RAM:       17M   18294       0 100%   0  Read/Write Ram Disk
HD0:      152M  186054  125943  60%   0  Read/Write workbench
DF0:      No disk present
HD1:      171M  108186  242211  31%   0  Read/Write BackUp

Volumes available:
Ram Disk [Mounted]
BackUp [Mounted]
workbench [Mounted]
15>


To format the main system partition I'd use:
Format DEVICE HD0: NAME Workbench FFS NOICONS

The 1.3 version of the format command might be different (I don't have it here...) so if you get an error get the command template and post here.

To get a template type ?
Format ? in this case.

The SCSI/CPU card I've never seen or used, but I would guess the software that came with the card would have partitioning s/w that can set a partition to be bootable.  I've never used the install command to make a harddrive bootable (works on floppies) but then again I never had a harddrive on a machine with less than 3.0.

Hope I helped a little...

    JohnN aka Amigadude

[Amigadude]

ddogg66 wrote:
Here is the info i get AFTER i did what wain said (i am on a mac so I can't copy and paste the info from the amiga :-(  :

I'm not posting from my miggy but it's on the network so I can telnet into it and run commands and paste the output on this PC. The Amiga is my webserver BTW My webserver toy

Unit:  Size:  Used:  Free:  Full: Errors:  Status:        Name:
RAM   2K       4           0       100%    0        Read/Write RamD
DF0     880K  1754    4       99%       0       Read Only GVP.in
DH0    203M  103      407526 0%    0       Read/Write Untitle

Looks like 'DH0:' is the entry you needed for formatting.

But as you've already formatted try:
  copy df0:#? dh0: all clone
When you have the wb1.3 disk in drive

What happens if you reset with no floppy disk in?
If you just reformatted and didn't mess with the partitions it should still boot.  But because you formatted the drive it should just come up with a shell prompt.

If you wanna speed this up & you can use IRC jump on #amihelp channel on de1.arcnet.vapor.com.

I'm sitting there with the nick JohnN

[Amigadude]

copy df0:#? Workbench: all clone

will copy the contents of the floppy to the harddrive

about not bootable...

try:

  install workbench:

or one of these disks

•GVP Impact Series II 030 Install Disk & Harddisk installation
•Trump Pro Configuaration Utilities Rev. Z.1C
 
I would think includes partitioning s/w that can set the partition as bootable.

[Amigadude]

The formatting go ok?

You had any luck copying the OS across?

JohnN

[Amigadude]

ddogg66 wrote:
now when i boot from HD, after installing toaster soft, i get this message:

setpatch:Unknown command
setpatch failed return code 10
1>
 

after you get the above message insert the workbench floppy disk & type:
copy df0:c/setpatch c:

As a side note once this is setup it might be an idea to create a directory on dh1: called backupsys and do:
copy dh0: dh1:backupsys all