Help installing OS3.9 part II !

[Jose]

Sorry I didn't read the whole thread, so I might repeat some stuff,  but it should be simple. 1st you don't need the 3.1 disks for your CDRom to be recognized, just install a cdrom filesystem that's AOS2.1 compatible. I suggest IDE fix wich also might solve a few problems of the IDE bus.
That's it!

As for CD0 driver from AOS3.1 not recognizing your CDRom, it can happend because of incompatibilities with the Amiga IDE's port and the CDRom (again IDEFix will fix this), or simply it's set to a unit/device that doesn't correspond to your CDRom. Open CD0 in a text editor and edit the device and unit to match your CDRom. If this fails, get IDEFix (your need to configure it too, of course).

[Jose]

Ups, I see that you're using WinUAE to read the 3.9 CD. Never tried IDEFix with a PC but if CD0 from 3.1 floppies doesn't do the job you can get another CDRom filesystem from Aminet(like AmiCDFS) and try it out.

I just remembered that WinUAE uses it's own specific device for the IDE port so that might be why the CDRom isn't recognized. Can't remember the name but read the WinUAE docs, there's a tutorial on getting a CD recognized with it.

I think it should be easier if you got a CD/DVD working on your A3000, wich you probably want to do sooner or later anyway. That way the emergency disk you created also has a better chance to work.

[Jose]

@eslapion

"- 3.1 will not recognise my SCSI CDROM drive
- There is no IDE bus on an Amiga 3000 and my CD-ROM drive is SCSI "

Ups, sorry, I know A3000's have scsi but for some stupid reason was thinking all IDE when I posted that...:-)
But it was after all the unit on CD0 as we suggested, so, glad you found a solution.