OS 3.9 crazy boot time????

[save2600]

Is that CD/DVD combo drive a recordable deal by any chance? Every Amiga I've ever hooked one of those to, or any SCSI device that records, besides a HD, has always been a thorn in my side boot time wise. Something about logical unit numbers or some stupid **** that nobody should ever be bothered with. Even dealing with all the stupidity like changing drive and device numbers makes no difference.

To make matters worse, no version of your commercial software such as AsimCDFS, diddling termination or changing jumper settings (timeout or otherwise) has ever fixed that little "minor" irritation, which currently has me frosted with my current setup. Like I'd ever go through all the hoops necessary to burn, close and finalize a CD or DVD (even if it did accidentally work) using an Amiga. Pfffft.    :mad:

Seriously, anyone want this recordable SCSI Plextor/Plexwriter, whatever it's called POS? Gladly exchange it for a nice read only drive. Wish I never sold my nice read only NEC that worked flawlessly and allowed my system to boot in mere seconds, like a regular Amiga should and would running 3.1.  

[save2600]

Here's a tip for y'all: Don't mount CD0 at the startup-sequence...

Even when it's not invoked in Startup-Sequence, my system will still waste at least 32 seconds, diddling itself (the HD LED literally blinks 32 times) before it loads WB with this PlexWriter hooked up. I've tried every possible termination combo on the 2091 and the drive itself. Even upgraded to 7.0 ROMS on the SCSI card, but no change. What I do to help speed things up is keep a CD in the drawer. As soon as it spins up and gets a read, the computer proceeds to boot, shaving lots of time off the "normal" boot process.

Not trying to de-rail the thread, but thought *maybe* the OP was experiencing something similar - but yeah, seems like he's experiencing the super slow picture rendering times. Easy to do with OS3.9 and Alice and her AGA buddies, as they trick you into thinking they can handle even moderately sized .jpgs. Hell, even the dock likes to take its own sweet time loading.

[save2600]

I don't have any experience with an 2091/PlexWriter combo, but maybe you should
move over to another SCSI controller and/or CD-player/writer if the system struggles
to recognize the PlexWriter..

System mounts the Plexwriter just fine and I use it all the time. Btw: I also tried it with a GVP HC+8 and it exhibited the same nonsensical 32second wait time, so it has to be the goofy nature of this particular drive. Years ago, I remember when I had an A4000 hooked to a SCSI Syquest 52mb removable magnetic drive deal, same exact thing.