PCMCIA CARD AND BOOT DISK PROBLEMS- WORKBENCH 3.0

[wrath of khan]

Hi, I bought a pcmcia card and cf card to transfer files between amiga and pc.
It comes with a boot/driver disk. I cannot get it to open or work. I have attached a photo of the read me.

I am new to amiga os- I am not sure if the issue is with my workbench disk- seems theres an error on it- well it was stored somewhere for many years... it does boot though. I was unable to copy the workbench to a blank floppy either- maybe the floppies are rubbish too-

Am I doing something wrong or is it just my wb disk?

https://imgur.com/vIh12Ok

[wrath of khan]

Hi guys, yes its  a Commodore 1200 with wb 3.0 on floppy. The pcmcia card comes with a blank but ready cf card.
I am working on sprite art for a potential amiga game- I wanted to be able to transfer it to my a1200- I think i will need an old crt or is it rgb monitor to view the art properly? I create the art and animations on a pc in pro-motion but on a flat-screen telly, I wanted to check how it displays on my a1200 and do any needed changes in d-paint or such. 

I was under the impression that I could use the pcmcia card as a sort of hard drive/storage space?

I must read the amiga manual some more... so maybe i can try those commands in the shell...

I tried making a copy of the wb 3.0 but there was an error- old floppy disk maybe... might try again.

[wrath of khan]

https://imgur.com/c9aDf8f

I tried a command in the shell- no luck.

I guess i need an internal cf card hardrive thingy then.

[wrath of khan]

ok so i don't have a hard drive but the read me says copy cf0: with cf0:.info anywhere to a harddrive- it also says i can do this without a hard drive- I copied the other drivers to the correct places in wb i believe- the trick with the ram worked well. Thanks

[wrath of khan]

so still stuck on the last step...

[wrath of khan]

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/New-Workbench-System-3-1-on-4GB-CF-Card-Adapter-Amiga-600-1200-Hard-Drive/284002839910?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item421fe36d66:g:RvwAAOSwwUlfVXOO&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACgBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%252Fn%252BzU5L90Z278x5ickk7PdDazAlGltMLJlUhrWsDwdxBrj0m9AOiSlzn5Rtr3PV%252B0mVuY%252F%252BeCy8%252FB1hmGaOKAad%252BPMcK0OjfLl0J5yOv7J9ewWoqeSete%252F04TXwEAslN2w0gGVfQb8xZZ%252BeOTr76G3ptYTiljFGpNna5pv5G3p4yneydrssMk8E4%252FfnzoZkFsfvtpk01MhpyeRozuv%252FNRxcaZV1qiiLODcP9WbeNBorFRcpdP44eSgJAJan9rY5KdAZAiCgi8Pn49NQv53gV73aclg0UPkde1WmvRrR4GvMQD7wA1XOqskMSxe%252BvaiS3S76BipSEX6RSlJvaZy5uxwiW1u6qVYBoiZc0y3Svx2EdN4WdYCS9zNrTl9qDGXu7KnNkeVydl6ZWQpRZw5fDgHonowfA0ybGBIdgYFW6kCJsx9uYE1jN7L9dD6k%252BYw%252FuS%252BWQahHu7r1QBRfss%252Fb3gD7QhPTLH4ZqBzAQm0GNXstbEYAeqQVfj2OEiibtqbivfI25yxZtfGytfD0ogHL9DJ4sxSxEWV3yIcASUJg968VEqvpG2hl5fAbmOw2R5fHt2WCDaRutVFHWiCq0PrY%252FAW2V4VRhBseJ1Plx5ajPcOe3oK9hbbOwFm4V9kEhmL5nzkghIOLN5Pcd6VG%252FuxJRmeFUZQYj8n5c7S%252BrDitEqYa1KmoL%252FgjdwKQSPFwqaKNLUvc7aMyViQzNE4yOaAVfHgLNsC894ylI6kxKQnXawkdJUxYmPcTvojbPUGVIGA89lbZUx3NFJZ5Idsx%252FsUyEK5fmrEcTe8JwD5IJmymmdIPSAEVjZrNHy%252BG%252F8eK%252FY0%253D%7Ccksum%3A28400283991000180c3d08094e8f8959caf9005f7237%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524

I might buy this for the time being? It might help. I can store art on there etc. I am on the waiting list for a vampire board whenever that is available. Although i would like a nice workbench set-up. I see packages online that can be used.  My 1200 is stock- nothing extra yet...

[wrath of khan]

I tried loading the floppy disk icon- it says cf0: already mounted. No new icon appears. I believe i put the drivers in the correct locations...
My cf card is 16 gigabyte which is connected to the pcmcia card of course- is that more storage than the miggy can handle or?

Sorry about all the questions- i am just determined to get my 1200 running and usable until i get a vampire.

I have a harddrive cf card on the way.

[wrath of khan]

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/New-PCMCIA-Adapter-16GB-SanDisk-CF-Card-Transfer-Kit-for-Amiga-600-1200-587/114315319344?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

THAT IS THE ONE I BOUGHT. All set-up apparently.

[wrath of khan]

I have a win 10 laptop.
I don't use linux but I am waiting on a Dragonbox Pyra- a mini linux handheld computer.
Yeah, I could try formatting the card to fat32. I think i did it years ago for my old openpandora console.

But yes, a few 2 gig partitions could work. Whats your recommendation? And thanks very much for your help.

[wrath of khan]

I  will try again tomorrow-with the pcmcia card. My harddrive should be here tomorrow too i hope.

[wrath of khan]

I will let you know- I made a 2 gig partition. Will check it in my amiga later today. Hard drive will arrive on monday at this rate.

[wrath of khan]

Ah well, no luck. The pcmcia card is not recognized it seems. No idea if my pcmcia port is good or not- This a1200 was likely in an attic or such for a long time. It was damn dirty inside. Man using multiple windows is a nice feature- pre windows too.

I mostly used my 500 for games back in the day.

For whatever its worth here is a single sample sprite of the art I did.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sl3uajfli2k1skr/YO%20YO%20TOY%20FINISHED.bmp?dl=0

[wrath of khan]

So, i copied the files to the right places but im not sure about cf0:

Still getting a mount failure dialogue box- it says: Device 'CF0:' is already mounted...

I do have a hardrive installed now with wb 3.1. It works fine

[wrath of khan]

If i had my harddrive/cf card accessible via the rear trapdoor that might work. Then if i put the wb 3.1 cf card in my pc would i be able to transfer files to it and then insert it back in the slot? Would the pc read the wb 3.1 card and allow files to be placed on it?

https://sordan.ie/product/737/amiga-1200-8mb-fast-ram-memory-trapdoor-expansion/

I am thinking of getting one of these... Basically if i can run d-paint or such and transfer 32 colour sprites/frames to the 1200 and make any needed adjustments there i should be good for now. Though an accelerator can be had for 150 euros online. Though i possibly need a specific monitor or old crt? I use a flatscreen at the moment.

Hah, and no i am not the mighty David Pleasance... I took the photo as an avatar years ago- always remembered David's name from back in the day. Believe it or not i got a private message from Petro Tyschtschenko a few years back... he evidently thought I was actually David as the message he sent confirmed it. lol.

[wrath of khan]

Thanks, yes i got it working once i sorted the dos drivers bit. Thanks. Previously i also formatted it to the wrong file format.
So now i have it working but only can access i think 2 or 3 gigs. I will try formatting the card again to restore the 16 gigs.

I have an 020 accelerator incoming and I lucked into an old Crt telly locally. Soon I will have a decent set-up but will buy a vampire a1200 whenever I get notified.