hd install.....errr yer im a noob

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that was the plan, but the power went out for the last 3 hours, so now I'm going to format the disk again in the pc and put the files on it, then I will try again to mount in with the Amiga. wish me luck  :-P

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no joy it would seem, I put the pc formated disk in the amiga. only one icon pops up and that looks the same as the wb disk icon only it says DF0:? thats it.

I took a look at the contents of the pc0: file that I copied to the WB disk and I noticed that the unit field is commented out. Is this normal? it says at the top of the file that the unit field is used to set which device to mount.

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thats correct taunusand.

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they are already there,
And the default tool is = c:Mount

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it is commented out with /* and *\, do I use MEmacs to edit it  or is there another way?

p.s. sorry for all this, like I said at the start I'm a noob and just learning how to use this thing after not having one since 1993.

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did that, but it does not seem to have worked.

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hi rkauer, thanks for your help, I tried to do what you said, but when I get as far as the end of step 3, it askes for the WB disk again. I insert it then remove it when its done reading. I then place the disk I want to format in to the drive and wait for the two I cons to appear, but only one shows up, and its DF0:?
If I try to format it, I con only for mat DF0: PC0 does not show up anyplace. This I did with an unedited copy of WB disk.

I checked the PC0 file as you said, the Unit field is commented with a value of 0, but I don't see an active field.

 I'm starting to think there is something else wrong with my Amiga. I'm not sure if the floppy drive thats in it is a true DD drive or a 1.44 'fixed' to work in an Amiga. I have another one sitting here, do you think if a swap it out it may help?

Thanks

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I'm using a DD disk with only the write protect hole. and its an original WB disk, I haven't got around to making a back up yet, I guess I should have.

I can not find crossDosFilesystem in the L draw on the Wb disk is it meant to be there of someplace else?

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I found it, its on the Extras disk

I'm going to copy it to the Disk and see if that works.

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SUCCESS :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D

Well that was an endeavor and a half. Now on the next step of my original problem.

Thank you all for your help and suggestions on that one. And I'll make a note of that.
thanks you all again.