Hi,
Been trying for about 18 months now to get a CF and a CD drive working together, I don't think it can be done, something there is not allowing something not to talk. Anyhow if I use the CF drive alone it works great. And Paleese don't say I need a buffer for this to work, I have a 4 way buffered ide interface.
This is what makes the Amiga fun
smerf
That and the Voo-Doo of SCSI. If you're trying the CF and CD on the same chain, a thought comes to mind: master/slave configuration, but not your settings -- maybe the CF or its adapter doesn't like having a slave present. I've seen that in the world of old IDE hard drives. If they're on separate chains, then your guess is as good as mine. Anyone have an IDE protocol analyzer?