Removable CF in IDE for A4000

[LoadWB]

I'm considering replacing the rarely-used Zip drive in my A4000D with a IDE/CF adapter.  I'm curious to know if anyone has experience with these in a removable context, and what mountlist one might use for such a job.

[LoadWB]

Hrmmmm... interesting tidbit of information.  I would have to assume that it is up to the IDE-CF interface to make the card hot-pluggable, operating much the same way as a CD-ROM, Zip, etc.  hrmmmm...

[LoadWB]

rkauer wrote:

 Alex, m8, there is a "driver" who manage NTFS in the Amiga! I just don't remember its name right now.

 It is available on Aminet. here!

Good job!  I remember seeing one before, but a Google search didn't turn up anything, and I didn't have but a second so I did not do a direct AmiNet search.  I think I'll be playing with that this weekend.

So, the though occurs to me that probably the best way to do what I want is to get a Subway or Deneb and a USB CF reader.  That would also open up other expansion options.  (For that matter, I could get one of those 50-in-one card readers that mounts in the 3.5" bay.)

[LoadWB]

alexh wrote:

LoadWB wrote:
So, the though occurs to me that probably the best way to do what I want is to get a Subway or Deneb and a USB CF reader

Hmm, spend £80-150 on USB adapter OR ....spend £5 on a IDE->CF adapter and power-cycle your Amiga when you want to remove the card.

I know which one makes most sense to me.

I guess that depends upon your purposes.  With the UKP50-180 USB adapter, I can also use USB drives, flash devices, mouse and keyboard, and the 50-in-one card reader to read more than just CF cards.

I know which makes sense to *me*.

Read only. Making it totally useless for transferring files FROM the Amiga.

Yeah, but there's more times that I transfer files *to* the Amiga than from.  But in any case, I have an X-Surf and use SMB-Mount so I don't really have to depend upon media to move files to and from my Amiga.

BTW, are you okay?  Any particular reason for the overwhelming rash of negativity lately?  You're being a real buzz-kill these days.

[LoadWB]

You should have read my posts instead of reading into them.  My post about the USB clearly stated that other options would be available to me above and beyond the simple IDE interface.

And since USB can be used for things other than just cards, I might infer as a reader that the NTFS driver would be useful for those other purposes: hard drives, flash drives, and whatever.  Especially since I never said that I would be formatting CF cards in NTFS, nor did I directly state that I would be using CF cards for file transport.  Again, smb-mount (or smb-connect, rather) is utilized for that purpose.  The CF interface was intended to be a carriage between my 4000 and 1200 system.

Personally, I do format all of my external devices with NTFS due to the increased reliability and security over FAT/FAT32.  Cards are a different story, since portable devices cannot do NTFS, at least none of which I am aware.  My Cannon camera and Palm LifeDrive do FAT and FAT32 on an SD, and my SE K790a does FAT32 on an M2.

So having said that, I believe it to be a realistic expectation to acquire a USB interface for my 4000D, install a multi-card reader as a replacement for the Zip drive currently in the 3.5" bay, and also provide myself with the flexibility of USB keyboard and mouse, flash drives, and external hard drives.  Maybe even a USB scanner.  If supported, perhaps USB-to-SCSI and my ScanJet 3c.

In any case, I think the simple answer to my original question is "No hot-swap IDE for CF."  Given that, I can go USB and find much more functionality than for what I had originally aimed.  Reasonable, realistic, and rational.