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IDE on X-SURF
« on: January 18, 2004, 02:46:16 PM »
Hi All,
I recently installed an X-SURF network card that has an IDE connector on it .  I am wondering if anyone has tried using an IDE CD drive on this.  If anyone has done this I would like to know how they did it and what if any software is required.  If so please dumb it down for me.  Just the simple bare basics please.  I have also noticed that the Catweasel also has an IDE connector.  Mabe it would be better to use it.  I'm interested in learning if that can be used in the same manner.  Thanks.

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Re: IDE on X-SURF
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2004, 04:27:46 PM »
Install idefix '97. I believe there's a free key for it somewhere.
 

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Re: IDE on X-SURF
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2004, 06:25:39 PM »
I installed a ZIP-Drive once..

AFAIK you only need the xsurf_atapi.device
You can download it on the Individual Computers
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Re: IDE on X-SURF
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2004, 10:31:21 PM »
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AFAIK you only need the xsurf_atapi.device


I think I have that already.  At least it comes up when I run HDTools.  Might that have been with the X-Surf software?
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Re: IDE on X-SURF
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2004, 12:53:39 AM »
The one thing you really need is this.

Unpack it and copy it in your expansion directory.
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Re: IDE on X-SURF
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2004, 06:34:49 PM »


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Hi Duesi,
Sorry about the delayed response.  I did indeed find that the above mentioned software was already on my Amiga from the CD ROM that came with the X-Surf.  I installed a CD drive.  I can go into HD Tools and see xsurf_atapi.device listed as well as the CD Rom drive.  However, it is not mounted and I don't know how to do that.  the readme text I have for this says it will be automatically mounted on start up but it's not happening.  Any suggestions?  HDTools will not mount the drive.

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Re: IDE on X-SURF
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2004, 08:27:24 PM »
hello :-)

You will need some more to have your CDRom drive "mounted" and it's..... a mountlist! :-D

go into the sys:storage/dosdrivers directory,
chose the file named cd0:
edit it with editpad or whatever editor you want, you will see this :

/***************************************************************/
/*  CacheCDFS mountlist entry © 1999 Amiga Internation Inc.    */
/***************************************************************/
       FileSystem     = L:CacheCDFS /* The name of the game */
       Device         = "cybppc.device" /* Name of exec device driver */
       Unit           = 5 /* exec device unit */
       Flags          = 0 /* OpenDevice flags */
       BlocksPerTrack = 351000 /* Unused */
       BlockSize      = 2048 /* True, but unused */
       Mask           = 0xffffffff /* Memory mask for direct read */
       MaxTransfer    = 0x00ffffff /* Maximum amount of bytes for direct read */
       Reserved       = 0 /* Unused */
       Interleave     = 0 /* Unused */
       LowCyl         = 0 /* Unused */
       HighCyl        = 0 /* Unused */
       Surfaces       = 1 /* Unused */
       Buffers        = 50 /* Number of cache lines */
       BufMemType     = 1 /* MEMF_PUBLIC */
       BootPri        = 2 /* Boot priority for MountCD */
       GlobVec        = -1 /* Do not change! */
       Mount          = 1 /* Mount it immediately */
       Priority       = 10 /* Priority of FileSystem task */
       DosType        = 0x43443031 /* Currently unused */
       StackSize      = 16384 /* Minimum stack required is 3000! */
       Control        = "MD=1 LC=1 DC=8 S L LV AL LFC=1 HD=.dat HR=.rsrc AUDIO=Utilities/PlayCD RET=5"
   /* The Control field is for special adjustments */
   /* L/S convert all file/volume names to lowercase */
   /* LV/S convert volume names to lowercase */
   /* AL/S Auto-Lower converts only non-Amiga CDs */
   /* LFC/N start converting at this character */
   /* LC/N/A number of blocks per cache line */
   /* DC/N/A number of cache lines for the data cache */
   /* MD/N/A number of blocks, when starting direct read, not using */
   /* the cache. 0 will be a reasonable default (LC*DC+1) */
   /* S/S Do SCSI direct commands, no Trackdisk like commands! */
   /* NC/S Do NOT use TD_ADDCHANGEINT, poll for DiskChange! */
   /* M/S Issue a TD_MOTOR (OFF) command after read */

all you have to do to have your cdrom mounted is editing the lines :

       Device         = "cybppc.device"

to :   Device         = "xsurf_atapi.device"

and    Unit           = 5
to     Unit           = 0 (I'm assuming the cdrom is the only device on the xsurf)

let the rest of the file untouched and save it back to the disk.

you have to set the cdrom to master using it's jumpers too.

next if you want the cdrom automatically mounted at each reboot, copy the cd0: file and it's icon to the sys:devs/dosdrivers directory.

that's all :-)

Hope this help :-)

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