Idefix with OS 3.9

[Thomas]

Why do all of you talk so much nonsense

1. OS3.9 does *not* come with IDEfix. It uses an installed IDEfix but copying it removes the registration. Just enter your reg code again and it'll be registered again.

2. OS3.9 does *not* handle 4-way adapters on its own. If you have a 4-way adapter you *need* IDEfix.
"atapi.device" is a part of IDEfix and handles the 4-way adapter. Still you need to register or you will get nerve-requesters.

If you don't have a 4-way adapter, you no longer need IDEfix because OS3.9 comes with its own ATAPI driver so CD-ROM drives are recognised by the standard scsi.device.

Bye,
Thomas

[Thomas]

Ryu wrote:
@Thomas

No disrespect but OS3.9 does in a fashion. If you arent running OS3.9 you must run the IDEFix command to be able to access the 2nd IDE chain. With OS3.9 that isnt needed and infact can cause problems. I know this for a fact, I have setup many many amiga's with IDE interfaces over the years. The only thing OS3.9 doesnt seem able to do is use scsi.device on the second chain, so there I have my CD-Rom drives and use atapi.device. I also use atapi.device if I have a CD-Rom on the first IDE chain because the device driver is a lot more efficiant at reading CD-Roms than scsi.device is.

You contradict yourself. First you say OS3.9 does support the 4-way adapter and then you say it does not support the second chain. What should your so-called "support" be good for if it does not see the second chain ? The adapter does nothing other than to add a second chain. Nothing more. So support means to see the second chain. And not seeing the second chain means no support.

Both on OS3.1 and OS3.9 scsi.device is able to see the first chain, no matter if the adapter is built in or not. To see the second chain you need IDEfix. Either the IDEfix program or atapi.device.

Atapi.device certainly does not need the IDEfix program. It knows how to handle the second IDE chain on its own. You don't need to install IDEfix if you only have ATAPI drives on the second chain, neither on OS3.9 nor on OS3.1. Using atapi.device is totally sufficient for CD-ROM drives. You need the IDEfix program only if you want to use HDDs on the second chain. And if so then you *need* IDEfix both on OS3.1 and on OS3.9.

Bye,
Thomas