Buffered IDE Interface and IdeFix

[scuzzb494]

And I even tried fresh os 3.1 istall and idefix, the same problem there.
So it should not be a software issue.

/Lauri

OK back to basics... The machine will work with no CD Drive.. Runs fine like that.

What are you calling Primary 44 and 40 from the left most being the connection to the Amiga 1200 motherboard.

When you scan you say you are not seeing an atapi.device  That means the CD is not being recognised by the interface.

Was there any software with the interface ?

What connector did you get with the CD for power and what size power supply have you for the Amiga is it the older style lightweight brick. Is the power light for the CD coming on and is the drawer opening.

Have you checked the ribbon is the correct way round. Has the CD been run on an Amiga before ?

What do you see with both mouse buttons down with the early boor screen. Is the floppy working ... ?

Its a kinda diagnostic process before you start checking the software. I don`t think the machine knows the CD is there... The ribbon could be a prob... Thats why its not booting on primary. Its just ignoring the CD on the secondary.

Are there jumper settings on the CD Rom ? ... ( not sure that matters )

IDE is normally an atapi.device.

What is on the disk you got ? .. Is there a readme file.

scuzz
http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com

[scuzzb494]

You can. It's right that the 44pin and the first 40pin header share the first channel. But the adapter is designed so that you should be able to connect the master to the 44pin and the slave to the 40pin connector. The only thing you may not do is to connect master/slave to each header (i.e. three or four devices on the primary channel).

I'm glad you said that as I thought I was going mad as I am sure I have done this myself. I think its time to put my buffered interface guide on the website with all the options and guide to IDEfix.... Kinda my bible though not written by me... Was from a little known company called Eyetech.. :-)

scuzz

[scuzzb494]

Could it be that my Buffered IDE Interface is faulty, because I don't think that getting it working should be this hard. I'm getting really frustrated, and almost all the hope I had, is gone.

/Lauri

From my notes..

Some CDs also hang the system when used on their own with C:IDEFIX in the
startup-sequence. If you use the drive as a slave to another then they usually
work fine. If the drive is on its own then you do not need the C:IDEFIX command in
the startup. Simply put a ; in front of the line eg ;C:IDEFIX - This will instruct
the system to ignore it. When you require the command (recognise a HD ) then just
delete the ;

Check your startup-sequence in S with an editor and add the semi colon ; in front of
the C:IDEFIX so it reads ;C:IDEFIX and see what happens.

Or open the CLI/Shell and type edit s:startup-sequence and then do above.

The CDROM should be on Channel 2... The top one with Pin 1 to the left of the interface. Pin 1 of the CDROM is normally on the right as you look at the back.

Some UDMA CDs need to be set as Master.

scuzz

[scuzzb494]

Hi

I have added a help page for IDEFIX to the website.

http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com/amiga/amiga_scuzz521.htm

scuzz
http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com

[scuzzb494]

My system boots fine when I connect the CF-HD to port0 44 pin header and a slim cd-rom with a jae->ide to port1 channel2 header. But IdeFix finds nothing under atapi.device, it only sees some unknown devices(4 of them) under tandemat_pcmcia.device. And the HD is set to master, slim cd drive jae->ide adapter should configure itself for slave automatically.

Are you sure you are getting power to the CDROM. Is the drive light active and does the drawer open. Is the floppy working. I had problems with my power supply with my standard Amiga to the extent that the external XL floppy drive often wasn't working. Also I could never get a 3.5" hard drive working in the machine. You are taking power from the floppy power header if I recall and not sure that is active at the time of boot. [ grabbing at straws here ]. Try booting from an old Workbench disk and not from the CF drive and see what happens. The two mouse button down reaching the early boot screen means you have passed the first checks for hardware... I think the arrangement is fine but the drive just isn`t active for some reason. Never used the compact flash card so no idea how that works. Note you are using OS3.9 so I doubt you have an old Workbench 3 or 3.1 disk so that won`t help sadly.

I would get a cheap external box with its own power off Ebay and run a bog standard CDROM to the interface. Just do a search for external ide CDROM and see what comes up then use the 40-way. If you haven`t already get a heavy A500 brick power supply.

Probably not that at all so sorry in advance. Also sorry if I misunderstood your set up. Maybe your in a tower can`t recall.

scuzz

[scuzzb494]

Hi

Here are the pdfs of the articles that may help. Have you tried Amigakit as I think they supplied that interface. Hope its not broken.

http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com/amiga/pdf/eye_tech.pdf

http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com/amiga/pdf/interface.pdf

scuzz