Some assistance is needed.....

[PanterHZ]

Buddha doesn't work with CF drives. You need to use TrueIDE with Buddha for CF cards.

Yes, but the patches Cosmos mentions should be able to fix this. However, the IDEFix_patches.readme file contains these lines though:

Requires:     OS 3.0+ and 68000+
Catweasel and non-flash Buddha users will need to burn the driver to a new EPROM.

Which may be a bit problematic.


Another thing is that just like with the A600 and A1200, standard HDToolbox may need to be patched in order to use CF cards: http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/HDToolBoxPatch
Or as an alternative, just simply use HDInstTools instead: http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/hdinst

[PanterHZ]

A noob question, how do i apply the patch to the hdtoolbox i use?

In addition to the HDToolBoxPatch.lha archive, you will also need this one: http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/gpatch

The below instructions assumes that you are using HDToolBox v40.4

Extract both archives and copy the following files to the Ram disk:

HDToolBox
HDToolBox40.4_MO.gpch
GPatch-2.6

Then enter the following in Shell:

CD Ram:
GPatch-2.6 HDToolBox HDToolBox40.4_MO.gpch HDToolBox-NEW

NB! The old GPatch-2.6 is the only one that works with these .gpch patch files.

[PanterHZ]

I should be able to make that work. though, WB2.1 install comes with HDToolbox V2.22
How much does that matter?

I will still suggest that you try a patched HDToolBox V40.4 since it's better than V2.22, and yes it actually does work with KS2.0. But you cannot boot the WB3.1 install disk though (fails at the LoadWB command).

the strange thing is if i use the buddha_atapi.device tooltype hdtoolbox wont find anything connected to buddha. At all....
but using scsi.device it find hdd's just fine. even lets me partition and boot of one.
And i have used all my knowledge i have ever had in amigas. but im shortcomming....

I must say that I have never owned a Buddha, but with the IDE controller of an A600 or A1200, the atapi.device is mainly meant to be used with CD-ROMs only. I have a feeling that the same goes for buddha_atapi.device as well.

[PanterHZ]

I have hdtoolbox v40.4 and patched it. worked quite nice. but do not detect any cf cards. it does not detect the IDE-SD adapter either.
However, it is extremely picky about which hdd's are connected.
None of the WD disks works... at all...
and i cant use my "above" 4 gig drives. since SFS require 3.x to work. and the PFS i find only supports partitions of 32mb.

Seems like i am forced to go 3.x if i want to use this computer....

When testing the CF or SD card, make sure that it's set as Master, and let it be the only thing connected to the IDE cable (middle position). My personal experience with CF-IDE adapters, is that they won't work with any other device attached to the same cable.

The old SFS 1.58 should work with KS2.0, and when it comes to PFS, I will suggest that you try PFS3-AIO.

Maybe one of my Amiga911 boot disks could be of interest? This one should be suitable for your Amiga: https://app.box.com/s/qyggwmfwa6r9kynughlobs929ul4mjfp
It contains both the SFS 1.58 and PFS3-AIO filesystems + the commands for formatting the partitions (SFSformat & PFSformat). For more info about the disk, take a look here: http://amiga911maker.site11.com/main-ready-made_amiga911_disks.htm

NB! What else it contains, is shown in the left green entry of the table.

[PanterHZ]

@PanterHZ and Oldsmobile_mike

I had been reading on PFS9.5 readme.
So many files, so much to do wrong...

Yes I also found things a bit confusing with all the PFS3 versions back when I installed a CF card in my A600. So hats off to Toni Wilen for his work with PFS3-AIO, where he merged everything into a single file.