A600HD and PCMCIA CF Issue...

[CodeHunter]

Hello all,
When I insert my PCMCIA CF Adapter (with a 4GB, or 32MB CF cards, different brands) inserted, nothing happens. I am sure that I have installed the necessary files, when I followed this link:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=54572&highlight=FAT95+installation

I am thinking either it is my PCMCIA CF adapter or CF card itself. Here are the specs:
http://ppa-usa.com/1134-cf-adapter-pcmcia.html

I have posted a similar thread here as well:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=758442#post758442
Thanks a million for your help and comments!

[mfilos]

Just install CardPatch from Aminet and insert before your SetPatch line in Startup-Sequence the following lines:
FailAt 11
C:CardPatch

and post back for further info

(...and before any smartpants say that A600 doesn't have the blah blah blah reset issue... Let me assure you that 3 different mobo revisions of A600 of mine had freezing issues with PCMCIA Ethernet adapter if CardPatch wasn't present. CardReset is not needed like A1200 requires but CardPatch is...)

Also... if you installed all the neccesary files, you can check via HDToolBox using the Compactflash.device that the CF is regognised by the system as well.

[CodeHunter]

Thanks. How do I insert before your SetPatch line in Startup-Sequence the following lines:
FailAt 11 C:CardPatch?

Where do I find my Startup-Sequence file? Sorry it has been a long time that  I have not used my Amiga system!

[TheBilgeRat]

Thanks. How do I insert before your SetPatch line in Startup-Sequence the following lines:
FailAt 11 C:CardPatch?

Where do I find my Startup-Sequence file? Sorry it has been a long time that  I have not used my Amiga system!

startup-sequence and user-startup are all in S:

[CodeHunter]

No luck. the cfd readme says:

Mount the drive by double-clicking cfd/devs/CF0.

1) where can I find this?

2) Where do I copy the contents of this fat95 ?

OK I got fat95 into L and tried to mount my CF0 by typing 'mount CF0' in a shell, I get this message:
Please insert volume CF in any drive

I am so frustrated!

[desiv]

Based on the install links you showed above, I'm guessing those files should be in System:devs/dosdrivers

desiv

[CodeHunter]

OK, so I have gathered all the necessary steps/elements that should make a PCMCIA CF to work properly in an Amiga system:

1) PCMCIA Adapter (older, 16bith version)
2) CF card
3) Following this guide here.
4) cfd.lha version 1.27
5) fat95.lha
6) CardReset v3.0
7) Formatting the CF card in FAT or FAT32
I need some entries in my startup-sequence. I am not certain about those.

My Progress:
1) I know my PCMCIA Adapter is a compatible one, so this first step is OK.

2) I have TWO CF cards, one is KINGSTON 4GB 9904318-030.A00LF (5282907-0356683) 2008 and the other one is an older CANON (came with my 2005 CANON Digital camera) FC-32MH 32MB Made in Japan (I need some confirmation on this step, since either of them could be the issues here)

3) Then I simply followed this guide here, and it was successful, (in a sense that I did not see any error message), and all the files/folders 'seem' to be in the correct places.

4) I downloaded cfd.lha version 1.27,

5) fat95.lha  

6) CardReset v3.0 and installed them in the correct places.

7) I have indeed formatted my CF cards using a DOS command on an XP PC by using the following command:  format f: /FS:FAT (f: being my CF drive letter)

What needs to be inserted into my startup-sequence.?

At this point, the reason my A600HD does not see the CF card should either be to an incompatible CF card (unlikely) or something else.

What gives?

These are other resources that I have asked/consulted for help:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=34351
(in the above link, ppill says:

Make sure you've got the following:

compactflash.device in DEVS:
fat95 in L:
CF0 in DEVS:DOSDrivers/ (if you want to mount it automatically each boot)
or SYS:Storage/DOSDrivers/ (if you want to do it manually by clicking on the icon or typing 'mount CF0:' in a shell)

If this fails, have a look at CardReset and CardPatch (there's a bug in the way A1200s handle the PCMCIA port, these proggies try to remedy that)

Both should go in your startup-sequence.

I am asking him: Both should HOW go into my startup-sequence?

In the following link, mfilos says:

Just install CardPatch from Aminet and insert before your SetPatch line in Startup-Sequence the following lines:
FailAt 11
C:CardPatch

Also... if you installed all the neccesary files, you can check via  HDToolBox using the Compactflash.device that the CF is regognised by the  system as well.       

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?p=641015&posted=1#post641015

Please help!

Thanks!

[CodeHunter]

1) Can I use this guide instead?

http://www.amigakit.co.uk/support/adapcmcfl-boot.php

(I have an Amiga with an HDD though, its an A600HD)

2) Or should I reformat my Amiga600HD, and install WB 2.1 from scratch on it?