A1200 CD rom install issues

[bbond007]

OK I figured out that the slot load CDROM I intended to use MUST be the master and it appears that the A1200 IDE will only allow booting from master so I will need to find a different CD solution.  Well I WAS able to get a standrd internal CDROM to work until I figure out a slot load solution..

So onto the next issue..  I can boot from my CF card (that already had 3.1 on it) but when I try to see the drive in HDtools it is not listed. (This is a problem as I can't setup a new CF card until I can see it in HDtools)  

I seem to recall something about the SCSI.DEVICE name possibly being the culprit.  I have an accelerator in this Amiga (DKB Power Computing 020?)

Also, how do you stop the constant nag with IDEFIX97?  Says it isn't registered and yet no way to get the serial that I can see..  ??

Any suggestions are much appreciated!  (And thanks for the help folks)

You could use one of those 4xIDE adapters so that both drives could be masters...

In the Info for HDToolBox tool type make sure SCSI_DEVICE_NAME=scsi.device and not dkbscsi.device or whatever.

Also if you have AmigaForever then it contains a licensed copy of IDEFix.

[bbond007]

I have to agree with bbond007, a 4xIDE adapter might be your best bet. Especially since you already have confirmed that this CD-ROM works on your Amiga (a lot of them doesn't work at all).

This is the adapter I'm currently using.

http://amigakit.amiga.store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=194

It comes with 4xEIDE'99 software which works a lot like IdeFIX but can split large HDs into several 4GB HDs for compatibility for 3.1.

I find it does not play well with BlizKick, but the adapter is available (most seem sold out)

I've got it hooked to a 4GB transcend disk on module. The secondary port I have hooked to a IDE->SATA converter which hooks to 32GB SSD. I have hooked an external CD over ESATA.

[bbond007]

bbond007 the adapter looks pretty sweet and may be just what the doctor ordered, but I am going to holdoff on ordering as I have been spending too much on this project already...  Had I not ordered a Squirrel SCSI yesterday I would have ordered this adaptor already!

That elbox 4xEIDE is kind of expensive for what it is. You could could get an IDEFix-Express for not much more which is twice as fast. If they were available

https://amigakit.amiga.store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=425

I don't know if I'd want my PCMCIA tied up with a CDROM - I use PCMCIA for ethernet.

Good luck with your project

[bbond007]

OK confused here as I did not see anything stating that using the elbox interferes with the PCMCIA slot..   ??   Am I missing something?

I was under the impression the Squirrel SCSI used PCMCIA. Leaving it unavailable for anything else. For that reason, I'd probably never go that route...

Not trying to confuse you...

I know for a fact that the elbox 4xEIDE works fine with PCMCIA ethernet because is what I'm currently using.

All 4xIDE things should work fine with PCMCIA. In fact, some help the PCMCIA work better.

There are some bugs in the A1200's PCMCIA implementation where the card does not get reset on reboot.

The elbox FastATA clips over the gayle chip for more speed and also contains a PCMCIA fix for the reset problem.

I'm not sure if IdeFix Express also has the PCMCIA fix.

[bbond007]

Anyway, I swap devices out left and right so no problem with that!  (I would use it for ethernet too but I haven't had any luck getting my wireless adaptor to work with it yet..)

I try not to swap stuff too much. The PCMCIA wears out... commodore computers were designed to last 3 years. Had a 1200 with messed up PCMCIA.

I my wireless did great (with WEP/Prism) many years and several routers ago, but I sort of gave up on that. I've wired the house for ethernet.

This is what I'm using now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/D-Link-PC-Card-16-Bit-10-100mb-Laptop-to-any-Network/181891299983

If i really need wifi on the amiga then I'd probably buy something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Universal-Ethernet-Adapter-GWU627/dp/B004UAKCS6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518846430

But I already have a similar thing by netgear.