My Deneb is here! (a little excited here)

[Darrin]

MozzerFan wrote:

I tried the USB DVD drive (HP DVD420e) and the Deneb detected it on startup and then seemed to assign the FAT95 file system to it as if it was treating it as an external hard drive

Start Trident prefs. Goto Classes section and click on
massstorage class. Choose configure and check if the right
filesystem is entered with CD/DVD drives.

Regards,
Lloyd

Thanks Lloyd, I'll give that a go.

I know you want to scream "RTFM!!!" at me, so I appreciate the time and effort to post the "idiot's guide".

I'm in the middle of installing a 80GB Hard drive in the A4000 at the moment along with the CV643D and then I'll reinstall the Deneb.

[Darrin]

Well I did a nice clean install of OS3.1 on the new hard drive, installed the Deneb software, installed LHA, installed MUI and ran the USB stack.  Everything works great.

I tested the memory stick and it came straight up and then I tested the USB drive again, but this time it mounted with the correct file system and my good old AmigaOS3.9 icon and Emergency-boot icon appeared on the screen.

Now I just need some Kickstart 3.1 ROMS and I can try to install OS3.9 off the USB DVD+R drive.

[Darrin]

MozzerFan wrote:
Nah, I know you have a lot on your mind.
Let us know if you can get the USB cd drive to work ok?
It would be nice for people to know what kind of devices
work with the Deneb.

Regards,
Lloyd

We must have been posting at the same time.  :-)

That USB DVD+R is working great now I cleaned up the OS3.1 installation.

Also, my wife came out of the hospital yesterday.  Unfortunately after going through another bunch of tests they're still not sure what's causing her heart problems and recommend that she just keeps taking the medications.  At least they seem sure there's no damage to the heart and that something is just screwing the rhythem up from time to time.

[Darrin]

mbrantley wrote:

Once I get networking through USB/Deneb working on two Amigas, I will have freed up two X-Surf cards for two more of my Amigas.

Keep us informed on that please.  I only have one Amiga hooked up to the net at the moment and that's one of my A1200 towers via a PCMCIA network card from Amigakit.  I have to say that teh software AMigakit supply with it maked setting it up a breeze.  I only wish I'd bought their wireless card instead of the wired one.

[Darrin]

amigadave wrote:
@Darrin,

Have they checked your wife's breathing rate?  I have an irregular heart beat from time to time that was traced to the fact that my respiration is very slow, half what is normal and I have a lung capacity that is 20% to 30% larger than normal for my body weight (something to do with being athletic when I was young, I ran everywhere).  They told me that when carbon-dioxide builds up in my lungs it can trigger an additional heart beat that is out of sync with my normal rhythm and can feel like my heart has skipped a beat.  When it happens several times in quick succession it feels like my heart has stopped for several seconds and can be painful.  I look down at my chest and ask "are you going to start back up, or what?"

There was no treatment recommended, but it is still troubling and I think I am going to get a second opinion soon, but it does not happen often and sometimes I can go for many months without a single occurance.  Hope this is helpful, and if it is not the case for your wife, at least you can rule out one more possible cause.

They've checked everything with her.  They even removed her thyroid because they thought that was to blame and fused two vertebras in her neck in case it was the pressure from a ruptured disk on the spinal column that was causing it.  They can see the problem on the charts, but they just can't narrow down what's causing it.  At least it's not heart disease and the medication she's on now helps a lot.

She's back to work now and thankfully she's a Registered Nurse so if she has a turn at work then she'll be in the right place.   :-)

I’d go for a second opinion if I were you.  It certainly won’t hurt and it might shine some light on the problem.